“And DHS and the USPS are only the beginning. What of similar military-like acquisition of ammo made by other federal departments? For example:
In 2010, the Department of Education solicited for the purchase of:
twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14” - PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT - XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID - 14” LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.
In 2012, the Social Security Administration asked for 174,000 “.357 Duty Carry Sig 125 grain bonded JHP hollow point bullet ammunition.”
On behalf of the National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has joined the crowd clamoring for ammunition, asking for 46,000 rounds of hollow point bullets for themselves.”
Why?
If true, we need to know where these stashes of ammo are at.
Mexico?
In closet at my kids school?
So...I’ll go into a post office and the already disgruntled “worker” will shoot me if I complain about their bad service and attitude?
This is at the same time they are embarked in an organized campaign to confiscate all legal firearms from law abiding citizens.
Does anyone else see a pattern?
The ammo that was supposedly for the NWS actually went to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). I followed the link in the article and noted that while the initial bid request stated it was for the NWS, the ammo and targets were actually shipped to NMFS offices (the addresses are listed in the request for bids).
If the ammo was really meant for the NWS, wouldn’t they have shipped it to NWS offices rather than NMFS offices?
It seems far more plausible to me that the Government employee entering the initial request for bids accidentally selected NWS when he/she wanted NMFS, both of which are agencies under NOAA, than a secret ammo buildup in Government agencies that have no law enforcement function.