Posted on 05/16/2013 8:23:21 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
As the "Great Ammunition Shortage" continues, police departments across the country are struggling to supply their arsenals. One police chief turned to the community for help, and citizens stepped up.
In Proctor, Minnesota, police chief Walter Wobig says that his suppliers have told him he'll have to wait "months" for the 1,000 rounds he's requested.
When Wobig turned to the residents of Proctor by putting out a call for help meeting his department's ammo needs, citizens contacted his office, eager to help.
"The citizens were like, 'If you need something, we got plenty here,'" said Wobig.
One resident and a Proctor police officer loaned 1,500 rounds from their personal stockpile to the department.
The Chief says others offered to help too. "I had several other calls from other citizens that said, 'Hey, if you need more ammunition we have plenty,'" said Wobig,
The Chief says that when his ammunition order is filled, he will be repaying the citizens for their contributions.
I'll dissent a little - this, I think, is absolutely the proper relationship between law officers and citizens. I want them aware that I'd back them in a gunfight, that I'm on their side, and that they'd better by God be on mine.
They should go ask “Big Sis” as Rush calls her, that’s where all the ammo went.
Good post.
“When the SHTF and it’s confiscation time they won’t forget who is “hoarding” ammunition.”
This ‘giving’ of ammunition to Big Brother’s Thugs is tantamount to confiscation, is it not?
The people who donated/offered to donate are suckers. Good luck to them when it is time for BB’sTs to ‘return’ the “borrowed” ammunition.
I don’t like my local police enough to give them any ammo. Either these are particularly good cops, or some citizens trust their government more than they should.
Ditto.
It's not intel of the "Tomorrow, we're coming to arrest you" sort - at least not in my scenario. It's more of the - "Man, there have been a bunch of car break-ins at the XYZ parking lot this week. We're working on it, but be watchful." Good to know, IMHO.
For instance, there's a large retailer (nameless) just a few miles up the road from me. There's an *enormous* amount of stuff that happens there - mostly smash and grabs, or parking lot stickups - and it happens in cycles. Not a word of it ever makes the paper or news. Not Ever. (Interesting, no?)
But a couple of friends keep me in the loop. 'Tis good to know these things. The best way to deal with them is to not be in the situation to begin with.
“...It’s not intel of the “Tomorrow, we’re coming to arrest you” sort...”
I’m ALL for THAT sort of Intel as well... more to the point, “there’s an “event” coming to a town near you” so to speak..
Tire easily?
Hope I never will.
I pray that this isn’t a ruse to get citizens to give up their ammo instead of going door to door for confiscation.
“...Hope I never will...”
You ain’t alone, bro....! ha!
The town is 3000 people. How big could the PD be?
Growing up with family and friends that were LEOs I woukld like to add this little insight:
Where did the Proctor policeman get his ammo from that he loaned to the department?
I only ask this as, again from my background, the PD would keep a supply on hand to be distributed to staff to use for pistol training and I know of at least one officer who was fired for stealing all of the training rounds from his Sgt.’s trunk instead of just taking the customary share.
Just saying...
I don’t know about “cop hating”. However I am a proponent of small government. Cops are the strong arm, the tip of the spear of big government. Cops as a species are known to exploit privlidge for personal gain.
Corrupt politicians without corrupt cops and courts are like a tiger with no claws or teeth: scary looking, impressive, but relatively harmless.
So that is why small government proponents derid and belittle law enforcement: its policy, not hatred, not personal. I have noticed that folks on FR who are big cop supporters tend to be Law and Order types with a confused view of civil liberties. By that I mean confusing support for the fourth amendment as being “soft on crime” yet forgetting the dangerous nature of big government.
Agreed.
Look, our local constable is a gun nut. He has more than I own and has been a friend since we were children. (My brother was married briefly to his sister, another story)
If I asked him to loan me ammo, it would be no problem.
Texas State Police are similar. I know one of the district bosses and he is a great guy. Would trust him with anything I own.
Are they all like that? No, but many are.
Agreed.
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