|
Post by avordvet on Apr 25, 2013 16:45:17 GMT -5
DHS Denies Ammo Purchases Aimed at CiviliansBy Elizabeth Flock, April 25, 2013 Officials at the Department of Homeland Security denied Thursday that its large-scale ammunition purchases were an effort keep bullets out of the hands of private citizens. [READ: DHS Denies Massive Ammunition Purchase] At a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, top DHS training officer Humberto Medina said he could "say categorically that was not a factor at all" in the purchases. He also noted that ammunition DHS purchased would be used for both operations and training purchases. www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2013/04/25/dhs-denies-ammo-purchases-aimed-at-civilians
Sequester, tight budgets means DHS buying less ammunition
By Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times
Tight budgets are forcing the Homeland Security Department to buy less ammunition, two top officials are slated to tell Congress on Thursday as the House oversight committee continues investigating the Obama administration's ammunition purchases.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/25/sequester-tight-budgets-means-dhs-buying-less-ammu/
Well-Armed DHS officials deny allegations the department is 'hoarding' bullets
BY: Adam Kredo, April 25, 2013 1:10 pm
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reserves the right to buy up to 750 million rounds of ammunition over the next five years and currently has "two years worth" of ammo on hand, or around 247 million rounds in its inventory, the department's top procurement official said Thursday during congressional testimony.
freebeacon.com/well-armed/
|
|
|
Post by avordvet on Apr 25, 2013 16:48:15 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by walfred on Apr 26, 2013 1:10:03 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by avordvet on Apr 26, 2013 3:53:25 GMT -5
Fires more than the Army?... B.S.! Reps challenge DHS ammo buys, say agency using 1,000 more rounds per person than ArmyPublished April 25, 2013, FoxNews.com Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who chairs the full Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he suspects rounds are being stockpiled, and then either "disposed of," passed to non-federal agencies, or shot "indiscriminately." If that is the case, he said, "then shame on you." www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/25/reps-challenge-dhs-ammo-buys-say-agency-using-1000-more-rounds-per-person-than/
|
|