First – I am NOT a nut. However, WTF is this about?
Briefly here’s what’s going on: DHS, NOAA, National Weather Service, the Social Security Administration and God-only knows how many other federal agencies are purchasing large quantities of pistol ammunition.
Why?
I suspect there’s a sensible explanation, however, the tin-foil hat crowd is convinced the Obama administration is preparing to declare martial law in response to a staged terrorist attack just before the election.
Details and a possible explanation below the squiggly thing.
DHS is purchasing 450 million rounds of hollow point pistol ammo.
NOAA is purchasing 16,000 rounds of hollow point ammo.
Social Security Administration is purchasing 175,000 rounds of hollow point and they want it shipped to 41 SSA offices nationwide.
One observer did a bit of homework and found that some of the ammo being purchased by NOAA is actually going to the National Marine Fisheries Service for use by their law enforcement officers.
I suspect the explanation for the rest of the purchases is similar to that for NOAA – that is, the ammo will be used by security or law enforcement personnel who are part of the agency making the purchase.
Or maybe it has something to do with zombies.
I like the zombie explanation.
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