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U.S. Homeland Security is preparing for an all-out “American Spring” rebellion and has bought 1.2 billion bullets for counterterrorist snipers.
The new purchase is for .223 rifle ammunition, plus another 176,000 rounds of .308 caliber 168 grain hollow point boat tail (HPBT) rounds in addition to 25,000 rounds of blank .308 caliber bullets.
“All of the sniper grade ammunition is being used by trained, or in-the-process-of-being-trained snipers,” wrote Smith. Adding up the number of lethal bullets tallies a potential 135,384 kills for the snipers, based on U.S. Army and Marine figures from the Vietnam War, when soldiers used 1.3 rounds of ammunition for each verified kill.
The Bolivarian movement threatens U.S. allies
such as Colombia, has interfered with regional cooperation on key issues such as illicit drugs and
counterterrorism, has provided safe haven for drug traffickers, has encouraged regional terrorist
organizations, and has even invited Iran and foreign terrorist organizations like Hezbollah into the
region.
Under a Romney administration, the United
States will pursue an active role in Latin America by supporting democratic allies and market-based
economic relationships, containing destabilizing internal forces such as criminal gangs and terrorists,
and opposing destabilizing outside influences such as Iran.
Originally posted by stupid girl
What I don't get is why they are "buying" these large quantities of ammo on the public market?
Wouldn't you think it would behoove them to just buy their own ammunition machinations and manufacture it without public knowledge?
Surely the government has the capability and funding to do such a thing. Seems to me that it would cost less and they wouldn't be subject to reporting quantity.
This just doesn't make sense to me on several levels.
Originally posted by Wonderer2012
US Prepares for Riots, Buys 1.2 Billion Bullets
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U.S. Homeland Security is preparing for an all-out “American Spring” rebellion and has bought 1.2 billion bullets for counterterrorist snipers.
The new purchase is for .223 rifle ammunition, plus another 176,000 rounds of .308 caliber 168 grain hollow point boat tail (HPBT) rounds in addition to 25,000 rounds of blank .308 caliber bullets.
Government officials have refused to comment.
Originally posted by stupid girl
What I don't get is why they are "buying" these large quantities of ammo on the public market?
Wouldn't you think it would behoove them to just buy their own ammunition machinations and manufacture it without public knowledge?
Surely the government has the capability and funding to do such a thing. Seems to me that it would cost less and they wouldn't be subject to reporting quantity.
This just doesn't make sense to me on several levels.
Originally posted by stupid girl
What I don't get is why they are "buying" these large quantities of ammo on the public market?
Wouldn't you think it would behoove them to just buy their own ammunition machinations and manufacture it without public knowledge?
Surely the government has the capability and funding to do such a thing. Seems to me that it would cost less and they wouldn't be subject to reporting quantity.
This just doesn't make sense to me on several levels.