Contracts for large purchases of ammunition by the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies have been in the news quite a bit this year and while I understand that an argument can be made for large purchases considering the number of employees that train and have to qualify annually, it does begin to raise questions about large purchases in a short amount of time. Consider the latest presolicitation from DHS for 250,000,000 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition over the next five years. That’s 50 million rounds per year. In light of that, some have questioned whether Barack Obama is gearing up for a civil war.
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DHS has not been the only federal agency contracting purchases of ammunition. While the Social Security Administration attempted to respond to the press about their purchase solicitations, they ended up actually making a very good case for individuals to carry their weapons.
