Posted on 02/19/2014 11:55:26 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is contracted to purchase 704,390,250 rounds of ammunition over the next four years, which is equal to a total of about 2,500 rounds per DHS agent per year, according to a January 2014 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled Ammunition Purchases Have Declined Since 2009.
“If DHS were to purchase all 704 million rounds over the next four years, and if they were used by 70,000 DHS agents and officers, it would be roughly 2,500 rounds per agent per year,” David Maurer, author of the GAO report, told CNSNews.com.
“That would be higher than what we saw in past years at DHS and higher than the average annual number of rounds per agent or officer at the Department of Justice (DOJ),” he said. …
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
Well when you can’t hit the broad side of a barn you need more ammo. :-)
Yeah, and when one takes a pistol to a rifle fight, you know who to bet on.
Good point. LOL!
I fly for CBP and my annual ammo consumption is between 800 and 1000 rounds per year without attending any schools. That is just meeting a quarterly qualification requirement with three guns, and required drills and low light training.
....and the target we use doesn’t look like a child or pregnant lady. It looks like Tom Ridge.
“WTF Does ZERO have planned?”
A repeat of Venezuela and Ukraine?
So are you claiming that "....feds are stocking up on ammo to mow down U.S. citizens...." is something that Senator Inhofe wrote or said? I don't believe so. I believe that is something that you pulled out of a dark smelly place.
Your writing seems to be that of a delusional liar. Yes, it is clear you need some kind of help - or at least disarmed until you can think and act rationally.
You’re nuts.
A week of handgun training can easily consume 2500 rounds.
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