Anthony Martin
News reports indicating that multiple agencies of the
federal government have ordered and are stockpiling
multimillions of rounds of ammunition have pressured the Feds to offer an explanation.
But the official explanation has only raised more questions.
On Friday
the government stated
that the hollow point bullets it has procured are “standard issue” and
that they are used to train security agents used by each of the various
federal agencies.
However, according to retired Maj. Gen. Jerry Curry, a decorated Army
war veteran, the Feds’ explanation about the bullets fails to pass the
smell test.
When this reporter first heard the government’s explanation for the
hollow point bullets, the warning bells immediately rang indicating a
cover up. As every gun owner knows if they are serious about developing
and maintaining their shooting skills, the type of bullets used for
practice at the firing range are normally different from the ammunition
one would use when getting the firearm set to be used in the event of a
home invasion or other situations in which one’s life is in mortal
danger.
Firing range bullets are much less expensive and are not designed for
the day to day use of the gun for maximum self protection. One uses the
more expensive variety, such as hollow point bullets, for real-life
danger.
Thus, immediately this reporter knew that when the government claimed
that its agencies had purchased multimillions of rounds of hollow point
bullets for “practice and training” at the firing range, something was
amiss. Most citizens are likely unaware that such ammo is not used for
practice and will accept the government’s explanation at face value.
This is in all likelihood what the Feds are counting on.
And when Maj. Gen. Curry confirmed these suspicions in his article for
The Daily Caller, it became clear that the
Obama Administration has not been honest with the public concerning the current mass stockpiling of ammunition.
Curry stated,
Hollow point bullets are so lethal that the Geneva
Convention does not allow their use on the battle field in time of war.
Hollow point bullets don’t just stop or hurt people, they penetrate the
body, spread out, fragment and cause maximum damage to the body’s
organs. Death often follows.
In addition, Curry noted that during the Iraq War the
U.S. military used 70 million rounds of ammunition per year. Compare that with the 750 million rounds of hollow point bullets that the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) ordered in March. And then it further ordered another 750 million
rounds of various types of ammunition, some of which can penetrate
walls. Curry declared,
This is enough ammunition to empty five rounds into the body of every living American citizen.
Is this something we and the Congress should be concerned about? What’s
the plan that requires so many dead Americans, even during times of civil unrest? Has Congress and the Administration vetted the plan in public.
I fear that Congress won’t take these ammunition purchases seriously
until they are all led from Capitol Hill in handcuffs. Why buy all this
ammunition unless you plan to use it. Unknown to Congress, Does DHS plan
to declare war on some country? Shouldn’t Congress hold hearings on why
the Administration is stockpiling this ammunition all across the
nation? How will it be used; what are the Administration’s plans?
The other factor that is raising significant concerns about the ammo purchases is that the
U.S. military and various
law enforcement agencies
at both the federal and local levels have enough fire power to
adequately respond to any emergency or threat. But DHS now has enough
ammo on its own to kill every single
American citizen plus potential invaders such as Syrians, Iranians, or Mexicans.
Why? And for what purpose?
As a career Army officer, Maj. Gen. Curry believes that the
stockpiling of this ammo is enough to warrant a congressional
investigation, including an order from Congress that the purchases of
hollow point bullets be stopped immediately.
ALERT!
A new entry in my regular series Musings After Midnight is now posted at my blog, The Liberty Sphere. It’s titled “
With All of THIS Going On, It’s Enough to Make a Normal Person Become a Conspiracy Theorist.” Don’t miss it!
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