US senators introduce bill to prevent government departments from stockpiling ammo

US senators introduce bill to prevent government departments from stockpiling ammo

(NaturalNews) In the wake of revelations - thanks in every way to the alternative media - that the Department of Homeland Security
had planned to purchase and stockpile as much as 1.6 billion rounds of
ammunition, a pair of U.S. lawmakers are proposing legislation that
would prevent all government agencies from storing vast amounts of ammo.

Sens.
Jim Inhofe, and Rep. Frank Lucas, both Oklahoma Republicans, have
introduced in their respective chambers the Ammunition Management for
More Obtainability (AMMO) Act of 2013.

The bill, according to a statement from Sen. Inhofe, would require
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a report on the
purchasing of ammunition by federal agencies, except the Department of Defense, and its effect on the supply of ammunition available to the public.

The
act would also restrict government agencies from obtaining additional
ammunition for a six-month period if the agency's current ammo
stockpiles are "higher than its monthly averages prior to the Obama
Administration."

"President Obama has been adamant about curbing
law-abiding Americans' access and opportunities to exercise their Second
Amendment rights," said Inhofe. "One way the Obama Administration is
able to do this is by limiting what's available in the market with
federal agencies purchasing unnecessary stockpiles of ammunition."

'I was surprised'

Continuing, Inhofe said:

As the public learned in a House committee hearing this week, the Department of Homeland Security has two years worth of ammo on hand and allots nearly 1,000 more rounds of ammunition for DHS
officers than is used on average by our Army officers. The AMMO Act of
2013 will enforce transparency and accountability of federal agencies'
ammunition supply while also protecting law-abiding citizens access to
these resources.

Lucas said his interest in the issue was piqued after constituents reported that there were shortages of ammunition in his home state, and "the Department of Homeland Security's profligate purchases of ammunition."

"We
have introduced the AMMO Act of 2013 to curtail these purchases so
Americans can exercise their Second Amendment rights without being
encumbered by the federal government," Lucas said. "I was surprised to
find out the DHS has the right to buy up to 750 million rounds of
ammunition over the next five years, while it already has two years
worth of ammo already. This is an issue that must be addressed, and I am pleased this legislation provides us the opportunity to do so."

DHS
Secretary Janet Napolitano has vacillated between denying her office
was buying so much ammo to questioning the motive of those who reported
the purchases and questioned her and the department about them.

Taking such massive purchases seriously

A year ago, NaturalNews editor and founder Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, reported on the first of what would become a series of massive ammo purchases
by DHS. As he tracked the story for months, DHS was at first silent
about the purchases, then denied they were occurring, despite the
federal purchase orders posted online. Anyone who reported the purchases
was branded a "conspiracy theorist."

Fast forward to this month,
and DHS is signing a completely different tune. Now, we are told, the
purchases are just good business; buying in bulk, you see, saves the
taxpayer money. Call this the "Sams Club" excuse.

An important
point about this "buy-in-bulk-to-save-money" BS. Napolitano says her
agency is supplying nearly 100,000 armed agents and they use the ammo
for practice. Only, the bulk of these purchases involves expensive hollow point ammunition. Seasoned shooters will tell you that you don't "target practice" with hollow point ammunition.

There's
no telling at this point if the Inhofe-Lucas legislation will pass, but
it's an important piece of this government ammo purchase puzzle in that
at least some lawmakers are taking it seriously.

Source:-
http://www.naturalnews.com/040159_DHS_stockpiling_ammo_federal_law.html