Why are all these fed agencies buying so much ammo???

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Is anyone following the reports about all those different fed agencies buying LOTS of ammo?  Agencies that you probably wouldn't expect to be buying hundreds of thousands of rounds?

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We're actually working on a blog post about that right now.  We wanted to have it up yesterday but other stuff keeps getting in the way.


Unlikely Federal Agencies Creating Large Ammo Stockpiles?

Amidst efforts led by Senate democrats to limit ammunition sales to citizens, some unlikely federal agencies have recently been soliciting bids for huge quantities of ammunition.  Coupled with other recent solicitations for items like quantities of riot gear and bullet-proof checkpoint booths, some are wondering if the feds are gearing up for some sort of anticipated domestic troubles.

In one solicitation the NOAA’s National Weather Service solicited a bid for 46,000 rounds of 180 grain JHB .40 S&W ammunition to be delivered to various locations including Maine, Massachusetts, Florida and New Jersey – whose NJSA 2C:39-3f(1) limits citizens’ possession of such ammunition with the following language:  (Continue Reading...)

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Fox News picked the story up today too




Agencies tamp down speculation over hollow-point ammo purchases