Frankly, I think the recent rush to buy ammo is just a way for these agencies to ‘fill out’ their budgets...so they can request more money the next year. Its a common goverment trick...and one I was an unwilling participant in many years ago, as I was ordered to burn through several hundred rounds of blanks at the end of a training exercise. So, I’m pretty sure I know why all these requests are coming now.
But lets talk about the ‘hoopla’ about them being hollow points. Somebody has taken it upon themselves to find all these ammo solicitations, and publicize them for the first time...exposing the large scale purchases of ammo by the government. The government reponse “don’t worry your pretty little self, this is just for qualifying at the range.” Well, I’d like to bring on the hoopla....because its government waste on top of government waste, if they are using premium ammunition at the range. Since we the people are paying for this, maybe these federal agencies should be forced to do what we do....and for me that means firing unjacketed crap for practice.
I view these ammo stories as a crack in the window, giving us a small view of what the federal government employees really think of the rest of us. I worked with DA civilians my last year in the Army, so I have a little bit of perspective. They view their day to day jobs in terms of how they can circumvent the law, and violate your liberties...and they treat your money as if it were water flowing from an endless spring. These ammo buy stories expose both of those attitudes.