Thursday, February 13, 2014

Don't Believe Everything That Gets Drudged Up

Conservatives Revive Ridiculous Conspiracy Theory About Government Ammo Stockpiling | Blog | Media Matters for America:

...The contract, which actually called for the purchase of up to 450 million rounds over five years, would only provide the 100,000 law enforcement agents that serve DHS and its subsidiaries a maximum of 900 rounds per year, hardly an unusual figure for law enforcement agents who need to show proficiency with a firearm. According to DHS, the amount of ammunition purchased by the agency -- which comprises just a small fraction of the overall ammo market -- has actually fallen since 2010:...

2 comments:

Farmer Giles said...

Bob, my friend, are you by any chance interested in politics - when I say this, what I essentially mean is, does politics form the fundamental basis of your life? Just wondering, mate - nothing more!

Take Care & Stay Lucky!

Peace,

Steve...

Bob Harrison said...

My interest in politics is only a reflection of my desire to leave this world in the best place I can. Politics is at the core of everything we as people do and we do politics very, very badly. It consumes perhaps two or three hours out of most my days. Right now I'm spending most of my time playing D&D with computer. When the snow recedes, fishing will be main focus until the kids and/or grandkid shows up.