National Weather Service Follows DHS In Huge Ammo Purchase

[JBond]

Why? Are they planing on shooting anyone that disagrees with their global warming crap?

Why would the National Weather Service need to purchase large quantities of powerful ammo? That’s the question many are asking after the federal agency followed in the footsteps of the Department of Homeland Security in putting out a solicitation for 46,000 rounds of hollow point bullets.

A further 6,000 rounds of S&W JHP will be sent to Wall, New Jersey, with another 24,000 rounds of the same bullets heading to the weather station in St. Petersburg, Florida.The solicitation also asks for 500 paper targets to be delivered to the same locations in Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

The National Weather Service is is one of six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).The solicitation requires a response by August 21.

The NWS is following its federal counterpart the DHS in securing large quantities of ammo. Back in March,Homeland Security purchased 450 million rounds of .40-caliber hollow point bullets that are designed to expand upon entry and cause maximum organ damage, prompting questions as to why the DHS needed such a large amount of powerful bullets merely for training purposes.

As the Business Insider notes, hollow point bullets have been “illegal in international warfare since 1899.”

The DHS is also planning to purchase a further 750 million rounds of different types of ammo in a separate solicitation that also expires on August 20, including 357 mag rounds that are able to penetrate walls.

The DHS recently put out an order for riot gear in preparation for the upcoming DNC, RNC and presidential inauguration. The U.S. Army is also busy buying similar equipment.

The DHS also recently purchased a number of bullet-proof checkpoint booths that include ‘stop and go’ lights.

http://www.infowars.com/national-wea...ammo-purchase/

[zrinkill]

[ThaBigP]

So with about one and a quarter billion rounds now under contract for domestic federal law enforcement, it might be a good idea to stock up. When the first order of 450mil .40 S&W and 175mil .223/5.56 came down, I watched a 440rnd case of m855 ball 5.56 rounds almost double. They just put out a solicitation for almost 2x more. That of course is setting aside for the moment any nastiness they might have in mind with all of those rounds.

450 million rounds of .40 was the first that we heard of.
The 750 mil additional DHS order broke as did the follow-up 46,000 round order for ... National Weather Service.
Guess what we apparently missed? 326,000 rounds ordered by (drumroll please!) ... the Department of Agriculture back in Sept 2011.



.... and! ... (no, not done yet...)

100 million rounds for the FBI in Nov 2011

So what are we up to now? Well, let's see...

450,000,000
750,000,000
46,000
326,000
100,000,000
= ~1.3 billion rounds and some change.

Oh, and those armored fighting vehicles. Oh, and those mobile bullet-proof pillboxes. And drones. Lots and lots of drones.

Any one of these, by itself, is easy for the "GIGGLE! GIGGLE! EL! OH! EL!" peanut gallery to dismiss. But when scooped all together into a pile, it's quite clear that typically armed agencies are massively topping off, and even agencies that haven't been associated with SWAT teams, shotguns, and AR15s are massively gunning up. Pretty much all at once.

[ThaBigP]

For a point of comparison, the number of rounds being ordered by all manner of domestic agencies is approaching 1.7 billion (and yes, more ammo orders are likely to come). Why is 1.7 billion rounds an interesting figure for comparison? Why, it just so happens to be the amount of ammo consumed ... of all types ... for all purposes ... in all theaters ... by the US Army per year. With two wars going on.

http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues...arms_ammo.html

[Cajuncowboy]

Looks like I need to put another order in and stock up.

[ThaBigP]

Looks like I need to put another order in and stock up.

Went to the gun show today ... ammo going up and getting harder to find, especially anything made at the Lake City Arsenal. Went to Cheaper Than Dirt afterwards, my usual "can even beat gun show prices" joint; shelves almost bare of 5.56/.223, except for a few odd boxes. Anything remotely affordable has been picked clean, and no bulk packs in stock anymore (although they did have a nice display of PMC .223 Bronze for $6 and some change per 20rnd box, so all is not completely lost). So yeah, stock up while you can. And can afford to.

[VTA]

Government responses to two recent stories involving the purchasing of hollow point bullets by government agencies are raising more questions than they've answered.

First, a clerical error led to false reports that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was looking for 46,000 rounds of the ammunition for the National Weather Service. It turns out that NOAA was actually purchasing the ammunition for their wildlife law enforcement division. That raises the question as to why NOAA would be using such an expensive and deadly round for training purposes. Hollow point bullets are actually outlawed during time of war by the Geneva Convention.

“NOAA officers and agents enforce the nation’s ocean and fishing laws to ensure a level playing field for fishermen and to protect marine species like whales, dolphins and turtles,” Bales-Sherrod said. (hunh?)Hollow-point bullets, which are designed to expand when they strike their target, are standard issue for many law enforcement agencies, including the 63 NOAA law enforcement personnel that will use the rounds for their firearms qualifications and training, according to Bales-Sherrod.

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[ThaBigP]

Major General Jerry Curry, USA (Ret.): "Who Does The Government Intend To Shoot?"

[JBond]

I wonder if we will see a major restructuring of all those departments necessitating moves of personnel to new cities and neighborhoods where they are not surrounded by family and friends. They would be more likely to carry out orders against strangers than friends and family.