600,000 Rounds to Capitol Police!:
("The United States Capitol Police, Training Services Bureau has a requirement to procure the following Ammunitions: 1. (600) 165 Grain Gold Dot Hollow Point, 40 S&W, 1,000/Case - 53970; NOTE: Ship in 2 equal shipments of 300,000 rds each. The first delivery no later than September 30, 2012 and second delivery no later than December 30, 2012." )
Armed EPA OIG:
("SIG Sauer Model P229 Semi-Automatic Pistol (P229); E29R-357-BSS-G; Caliber .357 SIG; DA/SA old style Alloy Frame; Stainless Slide; Black Nitron Finish; DA/SA Trigger; Supplied with three MecGar twelve (12)-round magazines and Trijicon three (3) Dot (White ? Glow Green) Night Sights; Milled locking inserts; and, Manufacturer carry case. ")
Weather Service Buys 46000 Rounds of Illegal Hollow Point Bullets: NOAA Needs Hollow Points?
(A solicitation which appears on the FedBizOpps website asks for 16,000 rounds of .40 S&W jacketed hollow point (JHP) bullets, noted for their strength, to be delivered to locations in Ellsworth, Maine, and New Bedford, Mass. A further 6,000 rounds of S&W JHP will be sent to Wall, New Jersey, with another 24,000 rounds of the same bullets heading to the weather station in St. Petersburg, Florida. )
I guess the fair question is to compare these purchases to previous Administrations. Surely if the job requires you to carry, there is going to be Range time. Also what is shelf life of ammo?
I’ll hold my concerned until these questions are answered.
~50,000 rounds? meh. Many individual FReepers have that much, or aspire thereto.
A half-million rounds? See prior comment, multiply by 10.
A half-billion rounds? For domestic use? the math may prove sensible ... and, with prudent suspicion, justifies individuals stocking up.
“In June the Secret Service was shopping for “40,000 rounds with two options for 20,000 rounds” of Winchester .300 Magnums. Awarded to an outfit in Rapid City June 30, if we’re reading it and all to be delivered before year end.)”
.300 WinMag ammo is used by government for sniper operations. It is primarily used by AgencyPerson snipers such as the infamous Lon Horiuchi, who shot Weaver in the back when Weaver was seeking cover and who shot and killed Weavers wife and child.
This ammo is for sniper use inside the USA by government snipers like Lon Horiuchi, and WILL BE USED AGAINST US.