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10. The DHS includes...

Reply to sad sally (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 11:16 PM

Mar 2012

... the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Secret Service. The Coast Guard is one of our countries seven armed services, and they do have a significant amount of fire power, including fully automatic weapons. The Secret Service is a serious law enforcement agency that also has a need for serious weapons. ICE and Boarder Control have significant enforcement responsibilities that probably require weapons.

While these folks are not engaged in fire-fights and shoot-outs on a daily basis, it is necessary for them to train and practice, and that takes ammunition.

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Why Does The Department Of Homeland Security Need 450 Million Hollow Point Bullets? [View all] sad sally Mar 2012 OP

1.5 for each of us? niyad Mar 2012 #1

If they don't get us with the hollow point ones, maybe the rifle ammunition will? sad sally Mar 2012 #3

+1 -nt CrispyQ Mar 2012 #4

That was exactly my first thought indepat Mar 2012 #8

well, if the American people wake up Dan Apr 2012 #12

Which company makes them, and who are the Congress members from there? DJ13 Mar 2012 #2

Good guess - it's ATK Ammunition sad sally Mar 2012 #6

Same reason they need airport scanners, to make one of their cronies even richer OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #5

Because 440 million wouldn't be enough. Seriously isn't hollow-point doc03 Mar 2012 #7

Yes. Also, hollow-point ammo is not used for target practice. Impractical and much more expensive. razorman Aug 2012 #13

Can't vouch for this site, but it quotes Maj. General Curry 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #14

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The DHS includes... reACTIONary Mar 2012 #10

Well, let's do some math krispos42 Mar 2012 #11

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