Why have we bought Homeland Security 1.4 billion rounds of hollow-point this year?

[Black6]

Have you ever heard of the massacre in the Katyne forest?
This reminds me of it

 

[Have Blue]

what, no, you're just some guy on the internet. i choose to believe some other guy on the internet who wants to sell me Mountain Home dried food.

I'm not just SOME guy on the internet . . . I'm THAT guy on the internet.... and it's MY internet... been here since 1990....

 

[LightningCrash]

I'm not just SOME guy on the internet . . . I'm THAT guy on the internet.... and it's MY internet... been here since 1990....

Nice try Mr. Gore.

 

[mugsy]

No they haven't.

Do a little research on how government purchasing contracts work...in particular IDIQ contracts...before doing the chicken little imitation...it'll add some credibility.

What SMS has hinted at, without actually explaining, is that the contracts mentioned "Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity" (IDIQ) are long term contracts with open ended delivery amounts - generally written for needs such as consumable supplies...like bullets for a security agency. Often used when an agency knows they'll need some amount over a baseline minimum but do not know exactly how much above the baseline.
SMS is pointing out that the amounts cited are probably not actual orders but rather contract caps or something like that.

I think DHS still bears watching - as does any domestic security agency - but the ammo amounts cited shouldn't be a big factor behind that.

I just noticed that dalesp has already posted basically the same info and assessment - my apologies for the double post

 

[caojyn]

They also just bought 1400lbs of ammonium nitrate.

http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/08/dhs-purchases-massive-explosive-nitrates-scrubs-history/

 

[D42]

DHS is not the only one's, http://www.infowars.com/national-weather-service-follows-dhs-in-huge-ammo-purchase/ Never in my life have I seen a weather man packing, But then you have this: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/about/laws.html

 

[OliverKlohzoff]

And now today, Social Security Administration To Purchase 174 Thousand Rounds Of Bullets!

http://www.infowars.com/social-secu...-174-thousand-rounds-of-hollow-point-bullets/

Speculation is mounting that all these ammo purchase are being used to supply UN financed and directed Al Qeada rebels in Syria. It's possible they are stocking up for the Iran invasion in which they will supply the same people.

 

[ignerntbend]

Who is mounting that speculation? Is that speculation going to mount itself?

 

[SMS]

Nobody is mounting anything....they're just rubbing up against the speculation and hysteria because it feels so good.

mmmmmm.....infowars...mmmmmm.....heavy pant.....lots of booolits....mmmmmm.

A RFQ is not a purchase, it's a request for a quote...and I bet if someone did some digging beyond Infowars, you would find that the Social Security Administration has an Inspector General Branch or something similiar who's personnel have law enforcement authority and conduct investigations into things like fraud and theft....and...wait for it....they probably have at least 41 field offices (less than one office for every state in the union). Those LEO's have the same need to qualify and train on their duty weapon(s) as every other LEO in the country. Couple that with the upcoming end of the fiscal year (1 Oct) and folks are finishing up their spending for the year and getting ready to set/execute their budget for the next fiscal year...which always results in a flood of RFQs and RFPs.

But no, it probably is for the Iranian invasion, that makes much more sense...... :-/

 

[ignerntbend]

What troubles me most is that these bullets are hollowpoints, which is the most dangerous "cop-killer" kind. Why does anyone need such powerfull bullets? Makes you wonder.