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Friday, April 26, 2013

GOP Bill Seeks to Cut Back Government Ammo Purchases

Senate and House Republicans are set to introduce a joint bill Friday that would significantly limit the amount of ammunition that federal agencies are permitted to purchase and stockpile over the next six months.

The bill, authored by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R., Okla.) and Rep. Frank Lucas (R., Okla.), comes as numerous lawmakers across Capitol Hill have expressed concern that certain federal agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are stockpiling high quantities of ammunition.

DHS, for instance, has placed two-years worth of ammunition, or nearly 247 million rounds, in its inventory.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 27, 2013 at 4:35 AM

    did you ever think gov't is buying all the ammo so there's none available to the public?

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  2. AnonymousApril 27, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    Obama is trying to buy up all the ammo so us iaw abiding citizens cant get any ammo. He is afraid we may use it to fight to get our country back

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