Why Does DHS Need More Bullets Per Officer Than Army?

Investor's Business Daily ^ | April 26, 2013 | IBD EDITORIALS

[raptor22]

Praise Obama and pass the ammunition?

[TomServo]

So what’s IBD’s opinion on this? It’s posted as an editorial.

[Travis McGee]

You don't need guns anymore. We've got you covered.

[ri4dc]

I seem to recall this: “We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”

Nah, can’t be that.

[Iron Munro]

"And just who is this inconsequential pisant who dares to question my actions?"

[mardi59]

Simple. They need more so once they destroy the second amendment and declare martial law they can kill more of us.

[Joe 6-pack]

The only thing that really surprises me about these SWAT/SRT uniforms is that they haven't yet (to my knowledge) started wearing berets.

I've seen SWAT patches and badges that look suspiciously like Ranger tabs, SEAL badges, SAS devices, etc., so it's obvious who they think they are. I'm guessing the "SWAT beret" is just a matter of time.

[onyx]

Reps challenge DHS ammo buys, say agency using 1,000 more rounds per person than Army
Stockpiling?


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Reps challenge DHS ammo buys, say agency using 1,000 more rounds per person than Army
Stockpiling?


"Now is the time to RESIST!!

Now is the time to defend God, Family, Country.

Free Republic stands for God and Country.

We defend Life, Family, Constitution, Liberty, always have and always will.

And we defend our God-given, constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms TO THE HILT!!"

~Jim


PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BELOVED FREE REPUBLIC TODAY!

[deport]

Homeland Security said it had 263 million rounds of ammunition stockpiled as of November, which is more than two years’ worth.

In 2012, the department used 88.3 million rounds for training, and 27.9 million rounds for operational purposes. Customs and Border Protection, which includes the Border Patrol, used the most ammunition at nearly 38 million rounds, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement used more than 28 million rounds.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/25/sequester-tight-budgets-means-dhs-buying-less-ammu/#ixzz2RcL0z1lQ
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.....and 27.9 million rounds for operational purposes....

What do they use that many rounds on ‘for operational purposes’ when they have training listed as a separate category?

Any guesses?

[savedbygrace]

Dismissed as a concern only of right-wing conspiracy theorists, the reported amounts as high as 2 billion rounds have varied and been explained not as a one-time purchase but a bulk buy over five years to reduce costs.

If that were true, there should be a pre-existing email trail that supports the concept.

Somebody needs to ask: If the purchases are for that reason, then how much savings per round/box/case would those purchase orders have accomplished over purchase orders totaling 80% of the total? 50% of the total?

In other words, how much, in actual dollars, will they save by purchasing the amount they have issued purchase orders for?

Surely they have those numbers easily available, right?

[TurboZamboni]

they wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find a second hand store.

[raptor22]

IBD EDITORIAL PING

[Paladin2]

Uh, so they can stop by and shoot you?

[Paladin2]

Resist we much....

[onyx]

You betcha.
Pray, keep armed and ready.

[Paladin2]

I looked for handgun ammo today at a previous retail supplier.

The store had some other merchandise on the shelves where the handgun ammo used to be displayed. I guess they have no anticipation of carrying inventory in the near future.

[onyx]

Whoa. Maybe they were out of stock?

[Paladin2]

Maybe they had no reason to reserve any shelf space for handgun ammo for the foreseeable future?

[Celtic Conservative]

they wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find a second hand store.

And if it was warm they wouldn't wear much more?

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