Cut Back Government Ammo Purchases

[salesrep]

"AMMO Act would limit ammo buying, storing for non-Pentagon departments and agencies"


http://freebeacon.com/gop-bill-seeks-to-cut-back-government-ammo-purchases/

 

[SwampSurvivor]

I'd be for it - the problem is the people that would have to vote it in are the ones that buy all of the ammo.

 

[mrsilv04]

I'd like to comment, but it would be waaayyy too political for this site...

 

[Doog]

DHS officials defended the department’s ammunition purchases during a House hearing on Thursday. They maintained that the department’s stockpile of 247 million rounds of ammo is necessary and does not constitute “hoarding,” as critics have argued.

lol...YEAH SURE....

 

[Astro14]

Actually, 250 million (roughly a years worth with all the agencies) doesn't sound bad...but 8 - 10 times that sounds excessive....

 

[Garak]

That depends, Astro. Are they giving LEOs enough range time down there? Up here, it's atrociously low. If you have an officer shoot less than a box of ammo a year, and maybe replace his service load only every five years, you can get away with a rather low stockpile. If you want the people to be proficient, that's another matter.

 

[Astro14]

Great question Garak. I get my service load changed twice/year (50x2) and get 300/year frangible practice rounds as a part-timer/volunteer.

One hopes that the full timers who carry get more...but I don't know the #s....