So what is the Obama DHS reason for buying 62 million rounds of AR-15 ammo? Are they trying to dry up supply and force ammo prices to skyrocket? Or is the Obama DHS purchase of another 62 million rounds of AR-15 all just part of the plan that conspiracy theorists often claim. Obama and the leftist attempt to implement martial law in this country? Personally, I think they are trying to dry up supply and spike prices. Remember, these 62 million rounds of AR-15 ammo is in addition to the billions of AR-15 ammo purchased by the Obama DHS over the last couple of years.
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| Obama DHS to purchase 62 million rounds of AR-15 ammo |
The Department of Homeland Security is set to purchase over 62 million rounds of ammo typically used in AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, just weeks after the ATF was forced to back down on a ban on M855 bullets.
A posting on FedBizOpps.gov this week reveals that the DHS is looking to contract with a company to provide 12.6 million rounds of .223 Remington ammunition per year for a period of five years – totaling 62.5 million bullets.
The solicitation explains that the purchase is intended, “to achieve price savings over the current .223 Rem duty ammunition.” The bullets will be used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents nationwide for “training” purposes.
The .223 Remington is one of the most common rifle cartridges in use in the United States and is used both in bolt action rifles and semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 and the Ruger Mini-14.