Hollow points are the homeland defense round. FMJ is a through penetration, severely wounding (even the next guy,) battle round. This is with all the FUD aside.the US military is prohibited by the geneva convention from using hollowpoint bullets, and only a conspiracy nut would conclude that DHS is buying this shit to help arms manufacturers. thats just retarded.
DHS is tooling up for serious business, and since they operate solely within "the homeland" he onoly people thay could possibly use these arms against are US, unless they plan to actually try and secure the borders but thats about as likely as Eric "CockBreath" Holder suddenly discovering that weed isnt a narcotic.
SMG's light combat vehicles and hollowpoint rounds are NOT a sneaky backdoor pentagon arms appropriation. the pentagon doesnt even use these items in any significant amount. DHS is preparing for action, and the target is americans.
[video=youtube;OFzXaFbxDcM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OFzXaFbxDcM#![/video]Published federal notices about the ammo buy have agitated conspiracy theorists since the fall. That's when conservative radio host Alex Jones spoke of an "arms race against the American people" and said the government was "gearing up for total collapse, they're gearing up for huge wars."
The government's explanation is much less sinister.
Federal solicitations to buy the bullets are known as "strategic sourcing contracts," which help the government get a low price for a big purchase, says Peggy Dixon, spokeswoman for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga . The training center and others like it run by the Homeland Security Department use as many as 15 million rounds every year, mostly on shooting ranges and in training exercises.
Dixon said one of the contracts would allow Homeland Security to buy up to 750 million rounds of ammunition over the next five years for its training facilities. The rounds are used for basic and advanced law enforcement training for federal law enforcement agencies under the department's umbrella. The facilities also offer firearms training to tens of thousands of federal law enforcement officers. More than 90 federal agencies and 70,000 agents and officers used the department's training center last year.
The rest of the 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition would be purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal government's second largest criminal investigative agency.
ICE's ammunition requests in the last year included:
_450 million rounds of .40-caliber duty ammunition
[video=youtube;13KMEdVMHFc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13KMEdVMHFc[/video]
A single rifle could keep them in there til they starved.Here's a pic of the bullet resistant booths they are buying.
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“This guard building features a standing seam hip roof, a thru-wall HVAC unit, (2) UL 752 BR Level 3 sliding doors, UL 752 Bullet Resistant Level 3 glass and a Low]E coating. Other noticeable highlights of this prefabricated steel building include metal halide security lighting, decorative window grille frames, and a “Stop & Go” light with controls,” states the press release.
The purpose behind the bullet proof booths is unknown, but the DHS has publicly announced that it plans to increase the number of unannounced checkpoints manned by TSA VIPR teams and other federal agents beyond the 9300 that were set up last year alone.
The DHS’ Federal Protective Service stoked controversy in January when it set up a checkpoint and posted agents armed with semiautomatic guns outside a Social Security office in Florida.
The armed agents checked identifications of locals as part of Operation Shield, an unannounced drill centered around “detecting the presence of unauthorized persons and potentially disruptive or dangerous activities.”
~ Again wtf?
I have NEVER heard of anybody using hollow points for target practice.All those officers that carry have to stay proficient so they shoot a lot of practice rounds.
Cops train with their duty rounds idiotI have NEVER heard of anybody using hollow points for target practice.
It says they use 20 million per year.End of Discussion with this link:
http://www.businessinsider.com/dhs-fletc-ammunition-purchases-750-million-200-million-40-caliber-rounds-2013-1
No. We are at war with Iran. WTF!! It's been going on for decades, we have been hit we hit back. Now it's over? NO!!! HHS is for that gathering threat, not domestic policing.It says they use 20 million per year.
A billion is a thousand million... That means they are buying enough ammunition for 50 + years?
Hardly the end of the discussion.
It also does not explain the need for thousands of fully automatic assault rifles and armored vehicles... What, are they for training too? Training for what? This is homeland defense we are talking about. Their jurisdiction is domestic.
You have to be butt stupid to accept the government explanation for this one.
Cops? I thought the article was about feds. I know you don't know the difference and they are becoming harder to distinguish but there is a difference.
OMFG i'm shitting my pants in horror at this imposing beast of a kiosk.
I dont think you have a clue about what Feudalism is much less Anarchy and Dystopia...I get it now.
You nut jobs aren't just conspiracy theorists. You actually want the gov't to be plotting against you. You day dream about zombie apocalypse and love feudalism.
So fucking dystopian. That is what you all have in common. Aspirations of dystopia. You want a fucked up world.
You have already given up your liberty to the government. It is no surprise you are not concerned.OMFG i'm shitting my pants in horror at this imposing beast of a kiosk.
Lightly edited for accuracy.I dont think
do tell me all about this, kiddo.You have already given up your liberty to the government.
[h=1]Welcome to FLETC[/h]The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 91 Federal agencies. The FLETC also provides services to state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement agencies. The FLETC is headquartered at Glynco, Ga., near the port city of Brunswick, halfway between Savannah, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fla.Cops? I thought the article was about feds. I know you don't know the difference and they are becoming harder to distinguish but there is a difference.
But, I'm in a forgiving mood today so, I stand corrected. I should HAVE realized that it is the federal government buying the ammo so, money is no object.