[Travis McGee]

Oh, really? Just out of currently issued .40 caliber pistols? Would you mind informing us of the total # of feds currently on the rolls toting a .40 caliber weapon? We'd love to know. If there are so many .40 caliber toting feds that 450 million rounds is just a blip, I think that's interesting in itself, and certainly would, on a sheer numbers to population basis, be said to constitute the National Police our founding fathers so dreaded, feared and warned against.

[Ajnin]

I don't know what the actual numbers are in DHS and ICE, but there are 20k just in the Border Patrol. Every BP agent must qual every 3 months. Quals consist of 72 rounds just for the primary qual. This doesn't even account for ancillery mandatory quals such as night fire and various tactical quals. Just the primary quals in the Border Patrol represent around 100k rounds every 3/mo. Border Patrol Firearms Instructors alone fire between 10-30K rounds per year. The Border Patrol is just one agency among probably 20 agencies in DHS.

I don't think there is anything particularly nefarious about the ammo order, especially since it spans a five year period. However, the fact that we need that many feaking rounds just to train people properly clearly justifies your concern about an out of control government.

[Marine Inspector]

Travis,

CBP alone has about 25,000 armed agents and officers. Each go through over 1,000 rounds a year in just qualifications.