DHS Denies Ammo Purchases Aimed at Civilians

[Mtn.man]

Officials at the Department of Homeland Security denied Thursday that its large-scale ammunition purchases were an effort keep bullets out of the hands of private citizens.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/was...d-at-civilians



But if a private citizen has a mere 1000 rounds he is considered a threat to society.

Double standard?

[BushMasterBoy]

Didn't you know the "double standard" is the rule of law.

[lowbeyond]

you know what they say about official denials....

[Dave_L]

What's next, if you have more than a week's supply of food you're considered a fat ass?

[Mtn.man]

What's next, if you have more than a week's supply of food you're considered a fat ass?

Bloomberg is already on that.

[RevTracy]

Only fools, liberals, and 10-year-old kids believe the DHS's statement. The fact that the DHS is buying (hoarding??) this much ammo is disconcerting on two levels: it is indeed the intention of the Obama administration to keep ammo out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, AND why does a "security" force need that much ammo when their sole purpose is to defend the homeland? There is no reason every DHS agent needs 1000 more rounds then soldiers fighting in Afghanistan! I'm glad some of our elected officials are finally questioning this.

I think it would only be fair if Congress forced the DHS to give away all of that excess ammo to the citizens...I wouldn't mind getting a few thousand rounds of 9mm or 5.56...

[Ridge]

Only fools, liberals, and 10-year-old kids believe the DHS's statement. The fact that the DHS is buying (hoarding??) this much ammo is disconcerting on two levels: it is indeed the intention of the Obama administration to keep ammo out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, AND why does a "security" force need that much ammo when their sole purpose is to defend the homeland? There is no reason every DHS agent needs 1000 more rounds then soldiers fighting in Afghanistan! I'm glad some of our elected officials are finally questioning this.

I think it would only be fair if Congress forced the DHS to give away all of that excess ammo to the citizens...I wouldn't mind getting a few thousand rounds of 9mm or 5.56...

Do you expect DHS to "defend the homeland" with good feelings and tupperware parties? And I guarantee you soldiers in Afghanistan are using 100x more ammo than any DHS personnel.

[Rucker61]

In peacetime, in my Corps level unit, we may have only fired 300 rounds per soldier per year, but I sure even the non-deployed combat units fire more than that these days. I saw this same story in a longer report on a different site, and the interesting takeaway there was a quote from DHS that said, in essence, "We buy a lot of rounds, in bulk, because we save money that way". If that's a good enough reason for the government, it should good enough for the citizens.

[CroiDhubh]

Didn't bring my tin-foil hat...

[Great-Kazoo]

Only fools, liberals, and 10-year-old kids believe the DHS's statement. The fact that the DHS is buying (hoarding??) this much ammo is disconcerting on two levels: it is indeed the intention of the Obama administration to keep ammo out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, AND why does a "security" force need that much ammo when their sole purpose is to defend the homeland? There is no reason every DHS agent needs 1000 more rounds then soldiers fighting in Afghanistan! I'm glad some of our elected officials are finally questioning this.

I think it would only be fair if Congress forced the DHS to give away all of that excess ammo to the citizens...I wouldn't mind getting a few thousand rounds of 9mm or 5.56...

I bet if you link this thread up with this other one some of you would have an answer. Since you're a newer member i will also "guess" you have not figured out the SEARCH FUNCTION icon yet.
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/100923-O...-Ammo-Shortage