Homeland Security seeking to purchase 7,000 'assault rifles

[Mister L]

The hypocrity in our government make me cross-eyed. Seems like most of will be out gunned. This is a pretty good read.

 

http://www.examiner.com/article/homeland-security-seeking-to-purchase-7-000-assault-rifles  

[Raoul]

Now now. Those are PDW's. Personal Defense Weapons.

I assume to defend them from the public at large who have assault weapons.

Edited January 31, 2013 by Raoul

[TnShooter83]

They know that those rifles will never be used to assault anyone.

Take a look around and you can see they don't use them.

If they used them we wouldn't have half the illegals we have now. 

 

Oh wait, I think it's common knowledge now days that you just walk across the border and be granted citizenship.

Or at least that's the way it's looking these days.  

Edited January 31, 2013 by TnShooter83

[Guest ThePunisher]

Now now. Those are PDW's. Personal Defense Weapons.
I assume to defend them from the public at large who have ASSAULT SCISSORS.

I made a correction for you.

[npgunner]

F'ing government and its F'ing hypocrisy and word games. The same thing, with two names depending on who owns it? Personal Defense Weapon vs Assault Weapon. It's getting so bad it's humorous to me.

[vontar]

You know, they need something to shoot all that ammo they brought up last year with.

 

I just wonder how many are going to NOAA.  :)

Edited February 2, 2013 by vontar

[Guest 6.8 AR]

But to muse at the real purpose would convey one to the tinfoil region, wouldn't it? What's that phrase? Power corrupts,

absolute power corrupts absolutely?

 

Ah, nothing but tinfoil. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[nightrunner]

Those are not PDWs.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_defense_weapon

[DaveTN]

Why is this news? Many Police Departments have select fire assault rifles, and have for over 30 years. They correctly say that they are called “assault weapons” when owned by civilians. But they don’t point out that very few civilians own them; the majority of us own the semi-auto version.

However as I said before, getting in a pizzing match with the anti’s about what they are called won’t do anything.

I’m more concerned what those orders will do to the already short supply. I don’t know if 7000 is a big deal to whoever is filling the military contracts now.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Got nothing to do with police departments, old boy. :D

[DaveTN]

What do you think DHS is?

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Not a police department.

[Sidinman]

PDW's, AW's, it just depends on who has them. Just like a week or so ago the Fontana school system bought some "high powered semi-automatic rifles." 

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Homeland Security is just a goon squad that has a history of terror in it's own right. Okay, maybe terror is a little strong,

but approaching it rapidly. If they were merely a police force, why would they need select fire weapons? Is there some

kind of threat only they are privy to? Janet Napolitano is Obama's lapdog for power. She is on record saying she will do

anything he wants. And I didn't hear any exceptions, either. Sounds like a goon squad to me. Maybe even a bit like another

dictatorial fest, like in the thirties. Go figure. Homeland Security has no real mission to justify it's existence, and, yes,

Bush was wrong in re-arranging our internal security forces so they could be re-directed on us, whether or not they

would be ever used like that. With an administration like we have now, it wreaks of power in the wrong direction.

[DaveTN]

If they were merely a police force, why would they need select fire weapons?

My Department had select fire weapons many years ago; and many do today. Why do they need them? BOA comes to mind among others. I’m not making any kind of argument that we shouldn’t have them, just that this is nothing new. I can have a select fire weapon; I just can’t justify the cost to do it.

[Mister L]

_{Looks like the security is for land not people.}

<sub>DHS Raids Gun Collector – Confiscates Nearly 1,500 Guns – No Charges Filed

Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/02/dhs-raids-homeowner-confiscates-nearly-1500-guns-no-charges-filed/#ixzz2JxbEEMbz</sub>

[Sam1]

So it looks like the way we change an ar15 from an "assault weapon" to a "defense weapon" is to mandate a select fire/auto system to be installed on them, and get rid if the evil semi-auto only

[Guest Farmun]

Rev. Jackson wants DHS to patrol Chicago streets.  Huh? Maybe this is the real reason for the PDWs...

 

 

http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/now-federal-govt-urged-to-patrol-streets/

[Guest 6.8 AR]

My Department had select fire weapons many years ago; and many do today. Why do they need them? BOA comes to mind among others. I’m not making any kind of argument that we shouldn’t have them, just that this is nothing new. I can have a select fire weapon; I just can’t justify the cost to do it.

Your department probably had a need for them, also. It's not that I think a police department doesn't need them, DaveTN, but who, in this case

the department is. I don't consider anything good coming from Homeland Security. Usually, police departments respect their citizens more than

the federal government. Homeland Security doesn't fit in very well with the local people I trust to make the locales they work in a safe environment.

 

You thought I was ragging cops, didn't you? Absolutely not!  HS is nothing more than the SS.

[Guest carter]

did you see this News Worthy report also?

 

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/24/no-shots-fired-home-intruders-decide-not-to-stick-around-after-seeing-their-victim-holding-an-ar-15/