National weather service ammo purchase.

[Possom]

According to drudge infowars and a couple of other news sites the nws has put in a request for 46,000 rounds of .40 cal jhp ammo. What would the nws need with ammunition?

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-n...unition-2012-8

[realist]

You got me wondering about this and I did some research. Take a look at the below link it answers questions about the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement which is mentioned in the article so I would say that is the reason for the purchase.


http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/faq.html#q1

[Possom]

Thanks for the link. I appreciate it. Guess I should have dug a little deeper. With all the ordering DHS did recently I just assumed it was falling along the same lines. I didn't know the NOAA even had a law enforcement branch. You would think marine fisheries protection would fall to the coast guard and wildlife management arm of the state game and fish commissions.

[realist]

No problem you got me wondering why needed ammo.

[Possom]

Even with that explained I still get the feeling our government is up to something sneaky and preparing for something bad to happen or are planning to make something bad happen.

[Kodiak]

40k rounds is not much ammo for a law enforment agency, especially when you factor in requal training which is required at least once a year. If one was to do some research it wouldnt surprise me if they made orders like this often.

[Possom]

What about this one today by the ssa?

http://www.infowars.com/social-secur...point-bullets/

[The Stig]

Infowars as a news source for anything is highly suspect. Too much tinfoil and asshatery.

174,000 / 41 locations is 4243 rounds of ammo per location. Divide that by 12 months and that's a whopping 353 rounds per month.

In other words, assuming each location has only 1 officer, that's two range sessions per month.

And ohz to the noez, it's "hollow point bullets". Well no shit. That's what LEO's, citizens in home defense situations and anybody not in a state named New Jersey uses to effectively stop a threat.

Government organizations buy ammo kids. It happens and is not a sign of sinister activity. If anything, I'd like to see LEO's at all level dedicating more time to actually learning how to use their weapons well (he says with a broad brush).

[NWPilgrim]

I asked my brother about the NOAA ammo purchases since is retired Coast Guard and did a lot of fishery related boardings. He says the Coasties would be armed but the Fisheries person was usually a student intern who of course was not. His comment about the article: "This is scary. "

[The Stig]

I asked my brother about the NOAA ammo purchases since is retired Coast Guard and did a lot of fishery related boardings. He says the Coasties would be armed but the Fisheries person was usually a student intern who of course was not. His comment about the article: "This is scary. "

Further reading for education:

Purpose of NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

From the above link...

NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is dedicated to enforcing laws that conserve and protect our nation's living marine resources and their natural habitat. Our goal is to assure that the many people who enjoy these resources for recreation or rely on them for business follow the rules that will maintain the species for future generations.

NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement protects fish stocks from depletion and marine mammals from extinction. We also protect the livelihoods of commercial fishers, the hobbies of recreational fishers, and the health of seafood consumers.

While scientists provide the research and councils provide the regulatory framework to manage our nation's fisheries, NOAA's mandate to end overfishing would be impossible without its Office of Law Enforcement to follow through on the rest of NOAA's hard work.

NOAA Office of Law Enforcement Training Info

There are a lot of aspects of our Federal Government that should give us pause. This is not one of them.