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.

[RevTracy]

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.

First, I am not a conspiracy fearing, tin-foil hat wearing person. I do find certain aspects of our current leadership in D.C. disconcerting to say the least. Second, I make my judgments based on facts and empirical data. Given the amount of ammo ordered by DHS divided by the number of reported agents indicates they are ordering a large amount of ammo per agent. Do they need plenty of ammo?? Of course...but one has to wonder why, given there aren't too many examples of all-out gun battles with insurgents in the streets of the U.S. , they need as many rounds as ordered. Also, I am not saying that the DHS is entirely responsible for the current ammo shortage. Case in point: .22 ammo. There are about 1.2 billion rounds of .22 LR manufactured in the U.S. per year. Given that DHS does not use that ammo, the only reasonable conclusion that there is a shortage of .22 ammo is that the public is in a buying frenzy. That buying frenzy is, no doubt, fueled by fear generated by the all-out assault on our second amendment rights. And another point; unless you have recently served or are serving in Afghanistan it is very difficult for you to "guarantee" anything about what our soldiers have.

[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

[RevTracy]

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

Thank you for the link. Although I am a newer member to this forum I assure you I know how to use the search function. I am a longtime member of several other forums and have run my own site in the past...if I was looking for more posts on this topic I certainly would use the search function. I only made a comment to this thread because it was relevant to a discussion I heard on the radio the day before.