On Thursday, Border Patrol agents working in the El Centro (CA) border sector were told by email that they would not be receiving any practice rounds during the next three months.
Townhall.com published that email:
Enforcement Personnel,
Due to budget concerns and ammunition availability, we will not be getting issued any proficiency ammunition for next quarter. In addition to these reductions, we are also being limited to qualification ammo only. What this means to you is that you will not receive the normal 150 rounds for practice and we will not have any extra ammunition for a combat course following normal qualifications.
If you have the ammunition available and would like extra practice during your qualification day, the firearms instructors will have a training course available for Indio Station Personnel, keeping in mind basic marksmanship skills as well as tactical training with a limited amount of ammunition. You are not required to bring your own ammunition.
If you do not have extra ammo to bring, you will be given extra time to clean and maintain your issued handgun as well as station long arms.
If you have any questions about this quarters quals please feel free to send me your concerns.
Thanks.
Since last year, the Department of Homeland Security has purchased nearly 2 billion rounds of ammunition.
So, what are they doing with all those bullets?
Several members of Congress have asked that same question...
On March 5, Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) wrote a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in which he asked several questions about the agency's recent massive ammunition purchases.
Congressman LaMalfa wrote:
It has become clear that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is purchasing vast quantities of ammunition, considerably more than historical use would suggest is needed. Over the past ten months, more than 1.6 billion rounds have been acquired, and recently the Department posted another solicitation for additional large purchases of ammunition.
Unfortunately, the Department has yet to explain why ammunition purchases on such an astonishing scale are taking place. Estimates show that this much ammunition would be enough for 24 years of the Iraq War and comes out to five rounds for every person in the United States.
The Congressman goes on to ask several important questions, including the following:
-How many rounds of ammunition does Homeland Security currently have in its possession?
-Are these purchases being conducted in a manner that strategically denies the American people access to ammunition?
Read Rep. LaMalfa's letter in its entirety...
As of Friday (April 5), Secretary Napolitano has yet to respond to the letter, according to LaMalfa's staff.
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