| Author | Message | ||
     Just_ziptab |
Who "OK's" that kind of spending?.........750 million more rounds of ammo ordered. Yeah,I know,it's a "scare video" ....but begs the question...in who's hands does this ammo end up with? Will they use it as intended or go home with it and protect their own family? | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Seriously, they know the price is going to skyrocket, and they use a metric shit-ton annually. So they're saving us money by buying in bulk right? | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Just watched it. The guy narrating is a flaming idiot, and should do his research before opening his mouth. | ||
| Old_guy |
When I was in Federal Law enforcement in the 80s and 90s I used about 1500 to 2000 rds a year qualifying and during training. The SWAT guys used about 5 times that. And they always gave you extra, I have boxes and boxes of LEO 9mm and .38 +p+ JHP. In 2008 there were about 120 thousand Federal LEO authorized to carry. So even back then they were using about 250 million rds a year. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
No budget - there is nothing to 'ok' ; just go get it, maybe hand us the receipt when you get back, or don't. welcome to the new washington - gotta love that transparency | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Wasn't there a thread about this some months ago? or was that a different gov dept? | ||
| Psykick_machanik |
Up here in Alaska DHS gives you ammo if you complete a hunter training course. Its done in partnership with some other agencies. Not sure how that fits but its a better explanation than "civil war" | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Up here in Alaska DHS gives you ammo if you complete a hunter training course Hunting what? Illegals coming over from Canadia? | ||
| Sifo |
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if the bans on "high capacity" mags apply to LEOs? | ||
| Old_guy |
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if the bans on "high capacity" mags apply to LEOs? It didn't on the last ban. | ||
| Sifo |
Seems odd that I should have to protect myself with less rounds than a trained officer is expected to protect me with. Am I expected to be a better marksman? I assume we aren't talking about the SWAT teams. | ||
| Old_guy |
Yes the street officers all carried full capacity mags for their weapons. I personally prefer a single stack mag for myself so I carried an HK P7M8. It was much better suited for the old clothes work I was involved in and if fit my hand more comfortably. (Message edited by old_guy on January 05, 2013) | ||
| Psykick_machanik |
Those darn Canadians sneaking over and stealing our hockey jobs! | ||
| Xodot |
video narrator is an idiot - training ammo has to be the same as duty ammo for officers to qualify each year. That is the train as you fight principle. We spend a million $ a year on training ammo for only 7,000 members the FBI have an annual Billion dollar ammo budget pointless video - worse than pointless - misleading and inflamatory |
