DHS has some contingency plan or supporting memos that justify the amount of ammo it has warehoused. It is only a matter of time before someone leaks enough so we can get a glimpse into this expensive and possibly dangerous stockpile.
Given budget realities, when the justification no longer can stand political scrutiny, since this is stockpile is so way beyond its rational needs, it will be forced to disgorge at least some of it. Any quantity of surplus sale will have an effect on market prices. However, this eventuality is at least one presidential election away.
“DHS has some contingency plan or supporting memos that justify the amount of ammo it has warehoused. It is only a matter of time before someone leaks enough so we can get a glimpse into this expensive and possibly dangerous stockpile.”
I do believe that someone will crack on this, or they already have, and it is being sat on by the ‘pubs until the 2014 election cycle (AS THOUGH THEY WERE ACTUALLY SMART ENOUGH TO DO THIS).
Good Point.
These ammo orders were not all made by the same person or from just one manufacturer. Several people were “ordered” to buy ammunition. And those that gave the order likely were also instructed to do so. There are likely at least hundreds of people that must have been involved but only a few that might know WHY.
The best of the investigators/journalists/reporters is going to have to find the people that made the call or issued the purchase order on behalf of the government and start working backwards. Why did you place these orders? Who directed you? Etc.
Are there any real investigators left? We couldn’t crack Bengazi. And the whole world witnessed that mess.
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I don’t think there is some ‘secret’ plan to this whole deal....it’s more like kids in a candy store. This recent episode where they bought several thousand of these armored trucks that the Army used in Afghanistan and Iraq....’manly-toys’, with billions spent on them. The fancy new uniforms that TSA got....same deal. I think the list goes on and on, with night-vision goggles, quad-bikes, etc.
The one thing I’ve noticed over the past thirty years being around the US military...the ‘kids in a candy store’ mentality has taken over and a vast amount of money is spent each year on questionable items. No one seems to worry about audits.
Here we find DHS officers firing off a minimum of 1,000 rounds a year of ammo. I can recall while in the AF simply getting 90 rounds every two years to stay qualified. The DHS folks are getting away with this because no one will do an audit and suggest that 300 rounds a year is more than enough for each guy.