Via Morgan Freeman ~News Minute: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to buy 750 million rounds of ammo in addition to the 450 million rounds of hollow point bullets already purchased earlier this year.
A solicitation originally issued by the DHS in April but updated on Friday, calls on suppliers to provide a plethora of different types of ammunition, including 357 magnum rounds that are able to penetrate walls.
In a strange twist, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has also ordered ammunition to arm their meteorologists. Targets will be delivered to several locations for small-arms training purposes. The breakdown is as follows:
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16,000 rounds of ammunition for semi automatic pistols to be factory-loaded .40 S&W caliber, 180-grain jacketed hollow point (JHP). 6,000 rounds of frangible, 125-grain CFR .40 caliber. 24,000 rounds of ammunition for semiautomatic pistols to be factory-loaded .40 S&W caliber, 180-grain jacketed hollow point (JHP). In all, 40,000 rounds of ammunition, and only 500 Transtar II blue 24 x 40 targets are being ordered. All the ammunition and targets are being spread out over the US to three locations, Ellsworth ME, New Bedford MA, Wall NJ, and St. Petersburg, FL. Only the 24,000 rounds are being sent to Florida, no targets will be shipped there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lotsa' bullets still seems odd to me..... Ben
