DHS orders 62 MILLION more rounds of AR-15 ammo

[other dave]

What say you INGO?

Obama DHS Orders 62 MILLION More Rounds Of AR-15 Ammo... |

 

[Dosproduction]

Probably all green tip LOL.

 

[NyleRN]

 

[miguel]

DHS needs to lose funding.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

provide 12.6 million rounds of .223 Remington ammunition per year for a period of five years – totaling 62.5 million bullets.

The solicitation explains that the purchase is intended, “to achieve price savings over the current .223 Rem duty ammunition.” The bullets will be used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents nationwide for “training” purposes.
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US border patrol has 21,000 agents. The math works out to 50 bullets per agent per month without even including Customs officers, solely border patrol.

The Border Patrol is probably one of the agencies that needs long guns and training the most. What's the issue?

 

[Cameramonkey]

US border patrol has 21,000 agents. The math works out to 50 bullets per agent per month without even including Customs officers, solely border patrol.

The Border Patrol is probably one of the agencies that needs long guns and training the most. What's the issue?

Because they are buying it all up so we CANT!!!!

Dont even get me started on their 22LR purchases!

 

[cook4army]

Ok... correct me if my weaponry knowledge is wrong, but DHS uses surplus M-4carbines that have been transferred from DoD, and those are 5.56mm rounds.. If this is the case, why the hell would DHS be trying to purchase .223 Remington ammo??? The government has numerous agencies to purchase for, but why are they purchasing ammo that is mainly used in the civilian sector??

 

[BlackGun]

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Ok... correct me if my weaponry knowledge is wrong, but DHS uses surplus M-4carbines that have been transferred from DoD, and those are 5.56mm rounds.. If this is the case, why the hell would DHS be trying to purchase .223 Remington ammo??? The government has numerous agencies to purchase for, but why are they purchasing ammo that is mainly used in the civilian sector??

Probably because it matches their duty ammo. I don't know what they carry, but the most common options (Hornady TAP, Federal LE bonded, etc.) are all sold as .223 by their manufacturer.

We have surplus M-16s but also train with and carry .223.

 

[rosefarm10]

Too much government spending too much money on things they should not have.

 

[TaunTaun]

THEY ARE ARMING AGAINST US!!!

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

US border patrol has 21,000 agents. The math works out to 50 bullets per agent per month without even including Customs officers, solely border patrol.

The Border Patrol is probably one of the agencies that needs long guns and training the most. What's the issue?

Between Border Patrol and the Coast guard I'm surprised the number is so low. Then again, with the orders they placed last year that might just be bringing them up to manageable levels.

THEY ARE ARMING AGAINST US!!!

oh wait I forgot...

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

It would make sense for the Border patrol to need practice ammunition if they were then allowed to, you know, patrol the border.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

DHS orders 62 MILLION more rounds of AR-15 ammo

What say you INGO?​

Per employee, that's nothing. I shoot many, many more times per month with my non-"duty" (carry) guns.

Let's look at the TO for DHS . . . No, Kirk, you always post the chart to stop the hysteria, part of the reason I read INGO is to have fun mocking the hysteria of the Alex Jones fans.

Nope, we're going to look at the frickin' chart one more time:

Look at the chart . . . and tell me where the bad prosecutor touched you, er, I mean, tell me all the agencies you see that have guns. Lots of them.

Lots of shooting at New Brunswick, qualifications, enhanced training, inter alia. 60M is nothing.

Anyone rotated through FLETC? How much do they shoot down in New Brunswick? A frickin' metric ton, yes?

 

[Dead Duck]

US border patrol has 21,000 agents. The math works out to 50 bullets per agent per month without even including Customs officers, solely border patrol.

The Border Patrol is probably one of the agencies that needs long guns and training the most. What's the issue?

Did you just pull a Denny?

 

[Drail]

After looking at that nifty chart it's clear to me that we desperately need more Departments and Bureaus and Agencies and Divisions and Offices of Whatever. And they all need to be heavily armed. Then we'll all be safe.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

DHS needs to lose funding.

You do realize that the Coast Guard falls under DHS? Yes, I'm a Coastie. They need funding.

 

[halfmileharry]

I got mine so I'm not worried.
Border Patrol is the first line of defense so give 'em a bunch of ammo.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

There are roughly 40k active duty Coast Guard. We qualified quarterly, and the rifle course of fire is 40 rounds. That equates to 6,400,000 rounds per year.
Now, some personel are not weapons qualified. There are tactical units that put more rounds down range. So, that's a rough estimate.