Posted on 09/05/2012 2:42:50 AM PDT by EBH
It didn't take long for the Internet to start buzzing with conspiracy theories after the Social Security Administration posted a notice that it was purchasing 174,000 hollow-point bullets.
Why is the agency that provides benefits to retirees, disabled workers, widows and children stockpiling ammunition? Whom are they going to use it on?
"It's not outlandish to suggest that the Social Security Administration is purchasing the bullets as part of preparations for civil unrest," the website Infowars.com said...
...The bullets are for Social Security's office of inspector general, which has about 295 agents who investigate Social Security fraud and other crimes, said Jonathan L. Lasher, the agency's assistant IG for external relations.
The agents carry guns and make arrests — 589 last year, Lasher said. They execute search warrants and respond to threats against Social Security offices, employees and customers.
Agents carry .357 caliber pistols, Lasher said. The bullets, which add up to about 590 per agent, are for the upcoming fiscal year. Most will be expended on the firing range.
Some bloggers have taken issue with the type of ammunition the agency is buying, questioning why agents need hollow-point bullets. Hollow-points are known for causing more tissue damage than other bullets when they hit a person because they expand when they enter the body.
The bullets, however, are standard issue for many law enforcement agencies, Lasher said, a fact confirmed by the directors of two law enforcement training centers...
"Six hundred rounds per year for training, qualification and I would assume to carry on duty is not out of line at all," said John W. Worden,
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“Sidling”.
The SSA has 295 LEOs and you can’t tell the difference between that and a military.
Hystericals are right at home on the left. We don’t need you panic-stricken paranoids on our side.
” - - - the military uses 2000lb HE bombs against personnel, so what would a hollow point do that isn’t already beng done? “
The “let’s just say” answer is simple: the owner of the hollow point can gain the use of the 2000 lb HE bomb.
“Let’s just say” that a rogue Fast and very Furious WH Marxist Wing begins to stockpile vast amounts of very effective Ammo OUTSIDE of the control by the US Military, “let’s just say” at the TSA, and the SSA.
“Let’s just say” that this WH Marxist Wing can thus easily overwhelm any non-Military Federal Agency’s storehouse of Ammo and take overnight control of The Pentagon, “let’s just say.”
Monday morning, “let’s just say,” Fox and Friends, Giggly Solidad, haughty Mika and Morning Joe are stunned to learn that from now on English will be their second language, “let’s just say.”
BTW, in the 1930’s didn’t Hitler issue handshovels to his “worker” army to fool his critics?
Hmmmm, - - - - ? Trogan Horse, handshovels, hollow point ammo. Maybe History does repeat itself?
NAH! Not even an Arrogant, Marxist, Dictator-in-his-own-mind, Ex-Foreign Student Obama would do something like that, unless - - - ?”
Ah name calling, the refuge of those who lack facts to refute an argument. You learned your Alinsky well. Now about that bridge . . .
However...they since fired them all (no pun intended) and introduced a flat 13% tax rate.
Simplicity itself:
postcard size tax form...
Line 1 = total income
Line 2 = 13% of line 2...
Attach check and mail to tax office....
End result...Tax revenues rose substantially.
Infowars.com sez, you’re stupid to worry.
Who?!?
Believe ‘em or else. Thanks EBH.
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