Obama DHS Purchases 2,700 Light-Armored Tanks to Go With Their 1.6 Billion Bullet Stockpile

Gateway Pundit ^ | March 3, 2013 | Jim Hoft

[2ndDivisionVet]

This is getting a little creepy.

According to one estimate, since last year the Department of Homeland Security has stockpiled more than 1.6 billion bullets, mainly .40 caliber and 9mm.

DHS also purchased 2,700 Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles (MRAP).

Modern Survival Blog reported:

The Department of Homeland Security (through the U.S. Army Forces Command) recently retrofitted 2,717 of these ‘Mine Resistant Protected’ vehicles for service on the streets of the United States.

Although I’ve seen and read several online blurbs about this vehicle of late, I decided to dig slightly deeper and discover more about the vehicle itself.

The new DHS sanctioned ‘Street Sweeper’ (my own slang due to the gun ports) is built by Navistar Defense (NavistarDefense.com), a division within the Navistar organization...

[WalterSkinner]

..my question is who are they going to man this DHS army with?

Surely they won't wait for the FEMA youth to grow up.

Will they draw from FEMA ICE SS BT or will they add another division under the radar--interesting times...

[Defiant]

Why on earth would the left rise up? They are in charge. The loony left is running the country, even though it is a small portion of the populace. It has convinced the liberals and the morons in the middle that they are just liberal, not Hugo Chavez in drag. Only the right sees this regime for what it is. I see zero chance of a leftist insurrection, and it would be tiny if it did occur. It would look like a G7 riot, or an OWS rally, a few hundred idiots.

[Bender2]

Re: Lets see. 2,717 vehicles / 50 states = 54.34 Light Armored Tanks per state.

Heck, here in Texas, our fishermen over 65... could take out 50 of those suckers--

And kids under 18 helping out with grilling steaks... would do away with the other 4.34!

[Old Sarge]

These. Are. Not. Tanks!

[null and void]

Looks like they expect Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and other large cities ... to go up in smoke soon?

Yes, in much the same way that John Wilkes Booth expected Lincoln to leave office soon!

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[null and void]

Nice to have around when the EBT cards bounce

I'm predicting that the July 1st EBT recharge will not happen.

They want a "long hot summer" and they want to co-opt the 4th of July.

[CodeToad]

One of the things we might want to change is the use of the term ‘wannabees’ as many, if not most, LEOs SWAT teams are prior specops. Many LEO orgs practically mandate that.

[Nachum]

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[Nachum]

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[Las Vegas Ron]

What I don’t get is that the DHS does not have a branch called “Homeland Security”.

DHS = Department of Homeland Security

[null and void]

You. Are. Velkom!

[riri]

Are we headed for a violent takeover?

The takeover already happened.

The armaments are for any organized resistance. Americans.

[Carriage Hill]

“Special Response Team” sounds pretty ominous, to me.

[FreeAtlanta]

That is what I am expecting. When the ebt cards fail, the urban centers that depend on gov for everything will riot and explode. Unless their intent is to use them to confiscate food from farms, they will be fuuly deployed in the ghettos and barrios.

[philman_36]

Q6: How should the American Flag patch be worn?

(http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FAQs/faqs.aspx)

• The U.S. Code states "no part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica should be worn on the left lapel near the heart."
• The U.S. Code does not address the positioning of the flag patch. It is appropriate to wear an American flag patch on the left or right sleeve. When worn on the left sleeve, the union would appear towards the front and the stripes would run horizontally toward the back. When worn on the right sleeve, it is considered proper to reverse the design so that the union is at the observer’s right to suggest that the flag is flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward.
• Since the law does not specifically address the positioning of the patch, a decision is left to the discretion of the organization prescribing the wear. As many states and cities have ordinances pertaining to the use of the flag, you may wish to contact the Attorney General of your state or the City Attorney’s office regarding this matter.

It's considered the same for vehicles. Right and left sides are inverse so that the "moving forward" impression is always present.

[Las Vegas Ron]

CWII Ping!

[philman_36]

US Army Uniform Regulation AR 670-1 Nov 1981

[GregNH]

Thanks!

[redgolum]

There is real fear on the left that there will be cuts to entitlements (there will be, the only question is if they will be planned). And then there is those on the left who feel that Obama isn’t moving fast enough.

But the real reason is that the State is very scared of the people right now.