The majority of the bullets purchased by the DHS as part of its 2 billion round ammo buying spree were hollow point bullets (one order alone amounted to 450 million of them). Hollow point bullets just happen to be completely unsuitable for training purposes because they cost significantly more money compared to standard firing range bullets. This debunks both the ‘saving money’ argument and the ‘for training purposes only’ claim in one fell swoop.
http://www.examiner.com/article/feds-explanation-of-hollow-point-bullets-raises-more-questions
What I would like to know.....WHO is manufacturing these orders?
and he replied (with a straight face)....
They just going to take the bullets out and re-melt them into regular rounds...and re-install into the casings....
and as for the 2750 light IED resistant vehicles.....
"they all for border patrols"
...I think this guy is missing a great career as a comedian...
Hollow points are used for training. Hollow points have always been used for training even before DHS existed.
And all this talk about some relationship between this procurement and the shortages of available ammo is bogus. A red herring, a shinny, shinny object, to confuse reporters who are just catching up with this year old story.
What's the story on the armored vehicles? Are they expecting IED's?
What I want is the procurement story - alone and in whole - addressed, without all the bulls*it about Alec Jones, and crap.
If the federal government is procuring supplies in anticipation of an insurrection, it amounts to a declaration of war on the people.
"All war is based on deception." - Sun Tzu.