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The Department of Homeland Security plans to buy more than 1.6 billion rounds over the next five years for training and on-duty purposes.
Read more: Homeland Security buying pricey ammo as department-wide cuts take hold | Fox News
When put in comparison to Iraq..
Also reported elsewhere, at the height of the Iraq War the Army was expending less than 6 million rounds a month.
Therefore 1.6 billion rounds would be enough to sustain a hot war for 20+ years. In America.
1.6 Billion Rounds Of Ammo For Homeland Security? It's Time For A National Conversation - Forbes
Again with gun violence down... What is Homeland Security preparing for?
They say On its website, the Georgia-based center says it trains law officers for 90 federal agencies and also officers in state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement. Chandler said that in the 12 months through September 2011, over 11,000 students at the center fired over 11 million rounds of .40 caliber ammunition, primarily in basic training.
Chandler said earlier that Homeland Security oversees more than 135,000 weapons-carrying officers.
PolitiFact Texas | Chain email says Homeland Security purchasing many bullets perhaps in anticipation of civil unrest or an invasion.
So again.. assume each of the 135,000 weapons carrying officers fire 1,000 rounds in their lifetime.. 135 million rounds.
The order for 1.6 billion means there are 1.465 billion rounds left over for what?
Read more: Homeland Security buying pricey ammo as department-wide cuts take hold | Fox News
When put in comparison to Iraq..
Also reported elsewhere, at the height of the Iraq War the Army was expending less than 6 million rounds a month.
Therefore 1.6 billion rounds would be enough to sustain a hot war for 20+ years. In America.
1.6 Billion Rounds Of Ammo For Homeland Security? It's Time For A National Conversation - Forbes
Again with gun violence down... What is Homeland Security preparing for?
They say On its website, the Georgia-based center says it trains law officers for 90 federal agencies and also officers in state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement. Chandler said that in the 12 months through September 2011, over 11,000 students at the center fired over 11 million rounds of .40 caliber ammunition, primarily in basic training.
Chandler said earlier that Homeland Security oversees more than 135,000 weapons-carrying officers.
PolitiFact Texas | Chain email says Homeland Security purchasing many bullets perhaps in anticipation of civil unrest or an invasion.
So again.. assume each of the 135,000 weapons carrying officers fire 1,000 rounds in their lifetime.. 135 million rounds.
The order for 1.6 billion means there are 1.465 billion rounds left over for what?
