U.S. Postal Service Announces Giant Ammo Purchase...

[Sallow]

There could be some serious shit brewing on the horizon, who knows.

Possibilities?

ACA riots?

Meteor impact?

Yellowstone?

Alien Zombie Invasion?

Death Star.

It's why the government got these babies too.

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[JimBowie1958]

The government has been trying to drive up the cost of ammo since the lying cocksucker in chief infested the office of president.

Let 'em.

Think about how cheap government surplus ammo is gonna be a few years.

Like gubmint cheese.

My luck, it'll all be 9 mike-mike. Which I refuse to own. They'll get you killed.

.45ACP for me (in a G36). All the way

It's still good to have a 9mm...if the shit does hit the fan,you can pick up extra ammo from the dead.
That and the wife can shoot it.

The 9mm was designed to be less kickback when fired, and thus suitable for women and Europeans to use.

 

[jon_berzerk]

Yes, you read that right. The U.S. Postal Service. You'll see more surprises as you read ahead. I think this pretty much explains the National Ammo Shortage.


Post Office joins other federal agencies stockpiling over two billion rounds of ammo.

The U.S. Postal Service is currently seeking companies that can provide “assorted small arms ammunition” in the near future.

On Jan. 31, the USPS Supplies and Services Purchasing Office posted a notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website asking contractors to register with USPS as potential ammunition suppliers for a variety of cartridges.

“The United States Postal Service intends to solicit proposals for assorted small arms ammunition,” the notice reads, which also mentioned a deadline of Feb. 10.

The Post Office published the notice just two days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced his proposal to remove a federal gun ban that prevents lawful concealed carry holders from carrying handguns inside post offices across the country.

Ironically the Postal Service isn’t the first non-law enforcement agency seeking firearms and ammunition.

Since 2001, the U.S. Dept. of Education has been building a massive arsenal through purchases orchestrated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

The Education Dept. has spent over $80,000 so far on Glock pistols and over $17,000 on Remington shotguns.

Back in July, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also purchased 72,000 rounds of .40 Smith & Wesson, following a 2012 purchase for 46,000 rounds of .40 S&W jacketed hollow point by the National Weather Service.

NOAA spokesperson Scott Smullen responded to concerns over the weather service purchase by stating that it was meant for the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement for its bi-annual “target qualifications and training.”

That seems excessive considering that JHP ammunition is typically several times more expensive than practice rounds, which can usually be found in equivalent power loadings and thus offer similar recoil characteristics as duty rounds.

Including mass purchases by the Dept. of Homeland Security, non-military federal agencies combined have purchased an estimated amount of over two billion rounds of ammunition in the past two years.

Additionally, the U.S. Army bought almost 600,000 Soviet AK-47 magazines last fall, enough to hold nearly 18,000,000 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammo which is not standard-issue for either the U.S. military or even NATO.

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they cant afford to run the service

yet they are going hog wild buying ammo

--LOL

use any service other then the USPS

 

[JimBowie1958]

They have federal officers that carry weapons and make arrests of criminals committing felonies, so yes they need ammo.

So again, how much ammo is USPS buying here to support your assertion that they are gov agency under orderrs buying it up to keep it out of private citizens' hands? Surely you know the amount if your pronounce it sufficient to serve that purpose, so how much is this solicitation for?

pssst ... everytime vox is proven wrong, he/she/it disappears.

Never ever expect him/her/it to admit his/her/it's error.

an ignorant dimwit which is not worthy of the bandwidth waste is craving for attention?

luddly, you are too stupid to be taken seriously and the "bronze age monk" which jumps in "thanks" of your whining post is even more ignorant.

so piss off, dear, I am not interested in handing you your ass again tonight

These three are Tar Baby libtards, whose sole purpose seems to be to distract and cause conservatives and critics to waste time responding to their nonsense instead of carrying on productive discussion.

 

[JimBowie1958]

it looks like ANY government agency is ordered to by ridiculous ammount of ammo so the private citizens can not get any - gun control through shortage

Can you tell me what the "ridiculous amount" the postal service ordered was?

any amount is ridiculous for the agency which does not need any ammo.

I dont like the way they hide the amount of the intended purchase behind a login.

If they are spending tax payer money to buy the ammo, the public has a right to know how much they are buying.

It's hilarious to think of all the ape-shit craziness the libtards would be going through if this had been Nixon, Reagan or Bush doing this stuff, lol.

 

[jon_berzerk]

The Post Office published the notice just two days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced his proposal to remove a federal gun ban that prevents lawful concealed carry holders from carrying handguns inside post offices across the country.

i watched part of that today

interestingly the government guy who of course

wanted the gun free zone to continue

as part of his argument reminded Paul

that there in the past had been quite a few shootings at the post office

Paul quickly responded with yes but it was postal employees doing the shootouts

not the average law abiding civilian

--LOL

 

[JimBowie1958]

There could be some serious shit brewing on the horizon, who knows.

Possibilities?

ACA riots?

Meteor impact?

Yellowstone?

Alien Zombie Invasion?

Death Star.

It's why the government got these babies too.

Yeah, because the Post Office buying secret amounts of ammo is so TOTALLY like an advanced jet fighter....lol.

 

[Sallow]

Yes, you read that right. The U.S. Postal Service. You'll see more surprises as you read ahead. I think this pretty much explains the National Ammo Shortage.


Post Office joins other federal agencies stockpiling over two billion rounds of ammo.

The U.S. Postal Service is currently seeking companies that can provide “assorted small arms ammunition” in the near future.

On Jan. 31, the USPS Supplies and Services Purchasing Office posted a notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website asking contractors to register with USPS as potential ammunition suppliers for a variety of cartridges.

“The United States Postal Service intends to solicit proposals for assorted small arms ammunition,” the notice reads, which also mentioned a deadline of Feb. 10.

The Post Office published the notice just two days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced his proposal to remove a federal gun ban that prevents lawful concealed carry holders from carrying handguns inside post offices across the country.

Ironically the Postal Service isn’t the first non-law enforcement agency seeking firearms and ammunition.

Since 2001, the U.S. Dept. of Education has been building a massive arsenal through purchases orchestrated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

The Education Dept. has spent over $80,000 so far on Glock pistols and over $17,000 on Remington shotguns.

Back in July, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also purchased 72,000 rounds of .40 Smith & Wesson, following a 2012 purchase for 46,000 rounds of .40 S&W jacketed hollow point by the National Weather Service.

NOAA spokesperson Scott Smullen responded to concerns over the weather service purchase by stating that it was meant for the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement for its bi-annual “target qualifications and training.”

That seems excessive considering that JHP ammunition is typically several times more expensive than practice rounds, which can usually be found in equivalent power loadings and thus offer similar recoil characteristics as duty rounds.

Including mass purchases by the Dept. of Homeland Security, non-military federal agencies combined have purchased an estimated amount of over two billion rounds of ammunition in the past two years.

Additionally, the U.S. Army bought almost 600,000 Soviet AK-47 magazines last fall, enough to hold nearly 18,000,000 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammo which is not standard-issue for either the U.S. military or even NATO.

More:
DRUDGE REPORT 2014®
» U.S. Postal Service Announces Giant Ammo Purchase Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

they cant afford to run the service

yet they are going hog wild buying ammo

--LOL

use any service other then the USPS

They were one of the only government agencies showing a profit. Until conservatives in congress larded on an unusual requirement.

Last fiscal year, the USPS lost $5 billion. This bill handcuffs the USPS for another year, at least.

The marching orders from Congress wouldn't be so bad if lawmakers "had decided to appropriate money to keep rural post offices open" or offset the costs of Saturday delivery, says Slate's Matthew Yglesias. "But Congress in its wisdom has not delivered any money."

And that pretty much encapsulates the troubled relationship between Congress and the USPS. Lawmakers want the Postal Service to run itself like a for-profit business, but they retain the right of final say over all its major business decisions. The USPS is legally obligated to serve every address in the U.S. and its territories, but it can't set its own prices, decide where to expand or cut its operations, or make other basic business decisions.

Members of Congress representing rural areas are especially adamant that the USPS serve their constituents. This involves maintaining money-losing post offices in places where other types of service would be more cost-effective. The push to end Saturday delivery is fine with most Americans — 71 percent, according to a CBS News poll last February; 80 percent (including 76 percent of rural respondents), according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by the USPS. But greeting card and direct mail companies strongly oppose the move, and their lobbyists have made sure Congress knows it.

The biggest slap Congress has delivered to the USPS, though, is a 2006 decision to make the agency pre-fund its pensions for 75 years, an onerous burden not required of any other government agency, let alone adopted by any private company. Most of the USPS's losses are caused by this requirement. The other factor is the steady decline in First Class mail, as more people use the internet for routine correspondence.
Why does Congress insist on destroying the Postal Service? - The Week

 

[Sallow]

There could be some serious shit brewing on the horizon, who knows.

Possibilities?

ACA riots?

Meteor impact?

Yellowstone?

Alien Zombie Invasion?

Death Star.

It's why the government got these babies too.

Yeah, because the Post Office buying secret amounts of ammo is so TOTALLY like an advanced jet fighter....lol.

One of those things aren't true, Jimmy me boy.

Guess which one it is?

 

[jon_berzerk]

Yes, you read that right. The U.S. Postal Service. You'll see more surprises as you read ahead. I think this pretty much explains the National Ammo Shortage.


Post Office joins other federal agencies stockpiling over two billion rounds of ammo.

The U.S. Postal Service is currently seeking companies that can provide “assorted small arms ammunition” in the near future.

On Jan. 31, the USPS Supplies and Services Purchasing Office posted a notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website asking contractors to register with USPS as potential ammunition suppliers for a variety of cartridges.

“The United States Postal Service intends to solicit proposals for assorted small arms ammunition,” the notice reads, which also mentioned a deadline of Feb. 10.

The Post Office published the notice just two days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced his proposal to remove a federal gun ban that prevents lawful concealed carry holders from carrying handguns inside post offices across the country.

Ironically the Postal Service isn’t the first non-law enforcement agency seeking firearms and ammunition.

Since 2001, the U.S. Dept. of Education has been building a massive arsenal through purchases orchestrated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

The Education Dept. has spent over $80,000 so far on Glock pistols and over $17,000 on Remington shotguns.

Back in July, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also purchased 72,000 rounds of .40 Smith & Wesson, following a 2012 purchase for 46,000 rounds of .40 S&W jacketed hollow point by the National Weather Service.

NOAA spokesperson Scott Smullen responded to concerns over the weather service purchase by stating that it was meant for the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement for its bi-annual “target qualifications and training.”

That seems excessive considering that JHP ammunition is typically several times more expensive than practice rounds, which can usually be found in equivalent power loadings and thus offer similar recoil characteristics as duty rounds.

Including mass purchases by the Dept. of Homeland Security, non-military federal agencies combined have purchased an estimated amount of over two billion rounds of ammunition in the past two years.

Additionally, the U.S. Army bought almost 600,000 Soviet AK-47 magazines last fall, enough to hold nearly 18,000,000 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammo which is not standard-issue for either the U.S. military or even NATO.

More:
DRUDGE REPORT 2014®
» U.S. Postal Service Announces Giant Ammo Purchase Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

they cant afford to run the service

yet they are going hog wild buying ammo

--LOL

use any service other then the USPS

They were one of the only government agencies showing a profit. Until conservatives in congress larded on an unusual requirement.

Last fiscal year, the USPS lost $5 billion. This bill handcuffs the USPS for another year, at least.

The marching orders from Congress wouldn't be so bad if lawmakers "had decided to appropriate money to keep rural post offices open" or offset the costs of Saturday delivery, says Slate's Matthew Yglesias. "But Congress in its wisdom has not delivered any money."

And that pretty much encapsulates the troubled relationship between Congress and the USPS. Lawmakers want the Postal Service to run itself like a for-profit business, but they retain the right of final say over all its major business decisions. The USPS is legally obligated to serve every address in the U.S. and its territories, but it can't set its own prices, decide where to expand or cut its operations, or make other basic business decisions.

Members of Congress representing rural areas are especially adamant that the USPS serve their constituents. This involves maintaining money-losing post offices in places where other types of service would be more cost-effective. The push to end Saturday delivery is fine with most Americans — 71 percent, according to a CBS News poll last February; 80 percent (including 76 percent of rural respondents), according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by the USPS. But greeting card and direct mail companies strongly oppose the move, and their lobbyists have made sure Congress knows it.

The biggest slap Congress has delivered to the USPS, though, is a 2006 decision to make the agency pre-fund its pensions for 75 years, an onerous burden not required of any other government agency, let alone adopted by any private company. Most of the USPS's losses are caused by this requirement. The other factor is the steady decline in First Class mail, as more people use the internet for routine correspondence.
Why does Congress insist on destroying the Postal Service? - The Week

time to privatize the post service

 

[Sallow]

they cant afford to run the service

yet they are going hog wild buying ammo

--LOL

use any service other then the USPS

They were one of the only government agencies showing a profit. Until conservatives in congress larded on an unusual requirement.

Last fiscal year, the USPS lost $5 billion. This bill handcuffs the USPS for another year, at least.

The marching orders from Congress wouldn't be so bad if lawmakers "had decided to appropriate money to keep rural post offices open" or offset the costs of Saturday delivery, says Slate's Matthew Yglesias. "But Congress in its wisdom has not delivered any money."

And that pretty much encapsulates the troubled relationship between Congress and the USPS. Lawmakers want the Postal Service to run itself like a for-profit business, but they retain the right of final say over all its major business decisions. The USPS is legally obligated to serve every address in the U.S. and its territories, but it can't set its own prices, decide where to expand or cut its operations, or make other basic business decisions.

Members of Congress representing rural areas are especially adamant that the USPS serve their constituents. This involves maintaining money-losing post offices in places where other types of service would be more cost-effective. The push to end Saturday delivery is fine with most Americans — 71 percent, according to a CBS News poll last February; 80 percent (including 76 percent of rural respondents), according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by the USPS. But greeting card and direct mail companies strongly oppose the move, and their lobbyists have made sure Congress knows it.

The biggest slap Congress has delivered to the USPS, though, is a 2006 decision to make the agency pre-fund its pensions for 75 years, an onerous burden not required of any other government agency, let alone adopted by any private company. Most of the USPS's losses are caused by this requirement. The other factor is the steady decline in First Class mail, as more people use the internet for routine correspondence.
Why does Congress insist on destroying the Postal Service? - The Week

time to privatize the post service

Oh yeah?

So you want to change the Constitution, do ya?

Well get the votes.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Death Star.

It's why the government got these babies too.

Yeah, because the Post Office buying secret amounts of ammo is so TOTALLY like an advanced jet fighter....lol.

One of those things aren't true, Jimmy me boy.

Guess which one it is?

That you were born with all your chromosomes?

I kind of suspected that.

 

[Sallow]

Yeah, because the Post Office buying secret amounts of ammo is so TOTALLY like an advanced jet fighter....lol.

One of those things aren't true, Jimmy me boy.

Guess which one it is?

That you were born with all your chromosomes?

I kind of suspected that.

So you got nuttin'.

Figures.

 

[JimBowie1958]

They were one of the only government agencies showing a profit. Until conservatives in congress larded on an unusual requirement.

time to privatize the post service

Oh yeah?

So you want to change the Constitution, do ya?

Well get the votes.

No need for that, according to the libtards all we have to do is get another GOP POTUS elected and he can do it with an executive order.

 

[jon_berzerk]

They were one of the only government agencies showing a profit. Until conservatives in congress larded on an unusual requirement.

time to privatize the post service

Oh yeah?

So you want to change the Constitution, do ya?

Well get the votes.

you dont have to change the constitution to do that

--LOL

 

[Sallow]

time to privatize the post service

Oh yeah?

So you want to change the Constitution, do ya?

Well get the votes.

No need for that, according to the libtards all we have to do is get another GOP POTUS elected and he can do it with an executive order.

Yeah?

Who's saying that?

This ought to be good.

 

[Sallow]

time to privatize the post service

Oh yeah?

So you want to change the Constitution, do ya?

Well get the votes.

you dont have to change the constitution to do that

--LOL

Well yeah you do.

 

[jon_berzerk]

Oh yeah?

So you want to change the Constitution, do ya?

Well get the votes.

you dont have to change the constitution to do that

--LOL

Well yeah you do.

no it does not need to be changed

Congress can simply pass a bill and the prezbo sign it

authorizing private industry to take over

 

[JimBowie1958]

you dont have to change the constitution to do that

--LOL

Well yeah you do.

no it does not need to be changed

Congress can simply pass a bill and the prezbo sign it

authorizing private industry to take over

Swallow thinks he has you in a bind.

Postal Clause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, known as the Postal Clause or the Postal Power, empowers Congress "To establish Post Offices and post Roads".

Seems that Congress can effectively end the postal service by reducing it to such a small locale that it basically only delivers mail to a small rural county and nothing more.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Oh yeah?

So you want to change the Constitution, do ya?

Well get the votes.

you dont have to change the constitution to do that

--LOL

Well yeah you do.

No, actually, you don't, jack ass.