Yes, Fugly WHY did the obomanation buy ......
- 1.6 Billion Rounds Of Ammo For Homeland Security?...
www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2013/03/11/1-6-billion...
Mar 10, 2013 · It's time for President Obama to practice what he preaches. ... Thought Of The Day
Is the government 'stockpiling' hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use?
Some claims put the figure at 1.6 billion rounds. Another set had it at 2.7 billion. Still others fretted about the alleged retrofitting of more than 2,700 heavily armored military vehicles that were going to be turned over to domestic police forces.
The GAO report found that as of October 2013, DHS had about 159 million rounds -- enough to meet the training and operational needs of its firearm-carrying personnel for about 22 months, it said. The agency has more than 70,000 armed personnel, the most of any federal agency, according to the report.
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Department of Justice is second with 69,000 armed personnel. The DOJ reported its ammunition inventory as enough to last from 13 to 20 months. The report did not translate that to specific figures but provided other information that enabled it to calculate a range of about 90 million to about 138 million rounds.
Together, those two agencies represent 80 percent of federal armed personnel, and together they have roughly 250 million to 300 million rounds of ammunition on hand.
DHS’s 159 million inventory in October was down from 178 million rounds in April 2013 and 193 million in November 2012, the GAO report found.
We emailed DHS’s press office, which provided a statement saying DHS purchases dropped to 93 million rounds in fiscal 2012 and are projected at 75 million for fiscal 2014.
Further, the GAO reported that DHS’ use of ammunition over the past six years has roughly equaled the amount it bought
How is the ammunition used? The report noted that new federal officers go through 2,000 to 5,000 rounds a year, most of that in training and certification programs. Experienced officers use about 600 rounds a year.
The email from DHS concluded, "Although a small reserve in terms of the overall ammunition is usually kept by the component law enforcement agencies, most do not have the capability to store large amounts of ammunition.
There is not an ammunition stockpile."
Is the government 'stockpiling' hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use?