Anyone else hear about this? Opinions?

[wishforfish]

I keep having to preface these with the "I am not a conspiracy theorist" tag but I may stop doing that. The comments, while obviously slanted to one political view (not by design, just who commented), are very interesting.

news.yahoo.com/homeland-security-cache-bullets-190840538.html

I thought this quote was very compelling:

One needs only to observe the aftermath of the Newtown massacre to realize the effects of outsourcing just one of our natural responsibilities, the natural right of self-preservation and the defense of the innocent. Hours of video were played of police officers wandering about the scene, with their lethal weapons, body armor and helmets, helpless to turn back the clock and save those kids, their lifeless bodies lying yards from them. The town, the state, the citizens had transferred the right to life’s preservation to a government entity. They had replaced their natural rights and responsibilities with a sign, a useless, shallow, meaningless, idiotic, but Utopian symbol. The “Gun Free Zone,” the socialist answer intended to ward off evil, instead, invites it as we have seen so many times.

[mytoyzfishing]

What gets me is this

"The Homeland Security Department wants to buy more than 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition in the next four or five years. It says it needs them — roughly the equivalent of five bullets for every person in the United States"

and slightly lower

"Homeland Security Department use as many as 15 million rounds every year, mostly on shooting ranges and in training exercises."

Im like you have never considered myself a conspiracy theorist, but the math just dosent add up. If they only use 15 million rounds a year then why do they need to buy 1.6 billion a year?

All I know is every chance i find amo for my specifc guns, I but what I can.

[striperseeker]

A billion is a thousan million. So if they use 15 million rounds a year for practice, then 1.6 billion rounds is enough for over a century. Do you really think they intend to stockpile this so they don't run out in 90 years or so? This is very strange behavior by our government.

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Feb 15, 2013 12:13:12 GMT -5 mytoyzfishing said:

The Homeland Security Department wants to buy more than 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition in the next four or five years. It says it needs them

I call BS on this.........

But......calm down you 3, I'm sure someone will come along shortly and explain it all away in his quest to save us from ourselves.

[broke]

Here is why they want the ammo. Pure & simple. Read this and then follow the link at the bottom.
My heart cries over what the idiots have and are doing to our wonderful country.

Assault weapons Ban
Of all the emails I get concerning gun control NONE speaks of the true reason the Government wants to ban weapons in general and the assault weapons in particular.
The Government cares not that;
In 2012 only 323 people were killed with a long rifle INCLUDING assault rifles.
That 496 people were killed with the common hammer.
That 650 people were killed by a knife.
That 12,000 people were killed by drunk drivers.
That over 32,000 men, women, kids and Babies were killed in Auto accidents.
That 195,000 people were killed by Medical Malpractice.
Hammers, knives, drunk drivers, Auto accidents and Medical Malpractice are ignored by the Government, yet they want the weapons.
The ONE and ONLY reason the Government wants our Assault rifles was stated By Thomas Jefferson over 200 years ago.
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson went on to say;
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
-- Thomas Jefferson
For what reason would Obama ask military leaders if they will fire on US citizens.
www.infowars.com/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-obama-asks-military-leaders-if-they-will-fire-on-us-citizens/

[tommy1]

Worst yet care to take a guess at who is paying for all this AMMO, you dont think tax money do you!!!! This is just BS

[tommy1]

I been thinking maybe they are just bad shots and need that much AMMO, come on spring so we can go fishing

[striperjohn]

Politicians don't want your guns they want your servitude. They want you to be obediant to them and their ilk. Liberals are like lemmings they'll march right off a cliff behind their leader because they don't have an independent thought of their own. "Bama done gib me a phone".
They can't get that from conservatives because we will not give in and we have the guns.
I remain locked and loaded.

[wishforfish]

Yeah the math doesn't add up...plus they are buying hollow point ammo...plus ammo has a shelf life, it wouldn't be good/reliable to where I would want to use it 25 years from now let alone 90.

[wishforfish]

They also ordered 7000 " defense" rifles (AR/M4)...mine is called an "assault rifle" for some reason.

[bigjon]

www.wset.com/story/21229613/prince-edward-co-officials-investigating-deadly-home-invasion#.USI7Ypl--PI.facebook

It's getting closer to home. This is down 460 below Appomattox, not too far at all from us. Several homes within a 5 mile radius have been hit lately, most when no one was home.

IMO, they got what they asked for! It's a shame the homeowner will have to live with this but it's better than not living at all!

[mytoyzfishing]

You should have seen the line out side sportsmans this am.

[Gotcha]

Check out dicks at 8am on a Friday morning!! . 75 people standing in the little lobby then running to the ammo part!! 10,000 rounds sold in 5 mins 2fridays ago!!

[mytoyzfishing]

Yep that is about what it was at sportsmans this am. They are limitting people to 3 bulk boxs each. all the good amo or amo worht buying was gone within 5 minutes.