Thought my ammo hoarding was bad

[runningfree]

I though I was a hoarder of ammo.

The Department Of Homeland Security Is Buying 450 Million New Bullets

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-immigration-agents-are-loading-up-on-as-many-as-450-million-new-rounds-of-ammo-2012-3#ixzz1qYfcX5rh

[hipower]

I gotta show my wife this! I think it will show her I'm not nearly as bad as she thinks.

[eapking]

Must be nice to have a blank check budget.

[Trekbike]

Must be gearing up for the social unrest on the horizon.

[runco]

Does this mean there will be a run on brass sheeting used to make all brass cartridges? I wander what is a normal government order vs. this order?

[tnhawk]

It looks like it's time for me to start reloading .40 and 9. I've been keeping the brass for all my guns, but only been reloading the .45 during the past few years.

[Guest ThePunisher]

HS wants there to be a slowdown on ammo buying by tying up the ammo suppliers so that the government get their ammo orders first, and to make prices keep going up where people won't be able to buy as much. They are aware of all the gun buying, but if they dry up the supply of ammo then guns are useless. Make gas prices higher and people don't have as much expendable income on guns and ammo. Sounds like a big conspiracy doesn't it. I wouldn't be surprised by anything these bunch of commies try to do.

[BrasilNuts]

DHS has 200,000 employees.

That comes out to 2,250 rounds for each one...wait that's spread out over five (5) years.... that's 450 rounds for each employee per year.

Doesn't seem like too much to me.

I'm gonna put my tin foil hat back up for the time being.

[Johnny Rotten]

Maybe there should be a pin sticky in the show and tell section for:

Ammo and Mag whore's showing off their stash's...

[1gewehr]

DHS has 200,000 employees.

That comes out to 2,250 rounds for each one...wait that's spread out over five (5) years.... that's 450 rounds for each employee per year.

Doesn't seem like too much to me.

I'm gonna put my tin foil hat back up for the time being.

Ditto.

[Guest motonut]

DHS has 200,000 employees.

That comes out to 2,250 rounds for each one...wait that's spread out over five (5) years.... that's 450 rounds for each employee per year.

Doesn't seem like too much to me.

I'm gonna put my tin foil hat back up for the time being.

I suspect too that the ammo will be stockpiled. I seriously doubt they intend to use 450M rounds in that 5 years.

I wonder how much ammo the military goes through in a year?

Edited March 30, 2012 by motonut

[gregintenn]

DHS has 200,000 employees.

That comes out to 2,250 rounds for each one...wait that's spread out over five (5) years.... that's 450 rounds for each employee per year.

Doesn't seem like too much to me.

I'm gonna put my tin foil hat back up for the time being.

How many of these employees actually use firearms in their duties?

[mikegideon]

DHS has 200,000 employees.

That comes out to 2,250 rounds for each one...wait that's spread out over five (5) years.... that's 450 rounds for each employee per year.

Doesn't seem like too much to me.

I'm gonna put my tin foil hat back up for the time being.

[CQB Elite]

My wife said I was hoarding ammo. I asked her if she would rather me hoard old pizza delivery boxes and Hungry Man frozen dinner trays instead....

[Garufa]

You know, pizza boxes make handy target holders.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

How many of these employees actually use firearms in their duties?

Good question. Ain't been to an airport lately. Are airport xray jockeys armed and required to do routine practice and qualification? Or the inevitable army of clerks and bean counters?

[gregintenn]

Does Kathleen Sebelius pack heat?

Janet Napalitano

Edited March 30, 2012 by gregintenn

[BrasilNuts]

How many of these employees actually use firearms in their duties?

Who falls under DHS?

U.S. Coast Guard (I bet they go through some ammo)

U.S. Secret Service (See above)

U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

[gregintenn]

Who falls under DHS?

U.S. Coast Guard (I bet they go through some ammo)

U.S. Secret Service (See above)

U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

...Management, Secretariat, Science and Technology, Health Affairs, TSA, Civil Rights and Liberties, Intelligence and analysis, Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs, FEMA, etc. Not all pistol toten positions.

I haven't seen their normal yearly ammo purchase amount anywhere. This may well be standard. It does sound like a lot.

Edited March 31, 2012 by gregintenn