They were hoping to have five bullets per citizen, but budget cuts have reduced the number to one.
Sequester, tight budgets means DHS buying less ammunition
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.
Despite the potential for cuts, the department still reported stockpiling more than 260 million rounds of ammunition as of November 2012 — a two-year supply, according to information provided to the committee ahead of a hearing on Thursday.
Sequester, tight budgets means DHS buying less ammunition – Washington Times
This is a great disappointment for law enforcement, who recently had an hour long shootout with an unarmed man in a boat.
Who is the DHS kidding? Two billion bullets (many of them hollow points) aren’t enough? Is the agency stocking up for WWIII?
I have a better idea. Let’s eliminate the DHS. Then it won’t need any bullets.
“Let’s eliminate the DHS.”
Hey Kirk! That’s a great idea. And may I suggest gun buy-back program. 😉
“This is a great disappointment for law enforcement, who recently had an hour long shootout with an unarmed man in a boat.”
The police thugs behaved like a frenzied mob. Intelligence was lacking. We’re not getting all the facts and the cops aren’t telling it accurately. But the truth is all on video… somewhere…