It may be real, but it's not new. Westmoreland article from last May, Fedbid site gives a network error, the December order for 200K bullets discussed on Business Insider seems to be nothing more than a regular resupply for DHS. I see nothing alarming or new about any of this.
On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > You have a site for this? Is this new information or the same old > story > > > from several years ago being recycled?It's real *and* new... > > > https://marketplace.fedbid.com/fbweb/fbobuyDetails.do?token===wBKxmaVGYR9Kcq5Ajq%2BRH6QAAAAAHeAAgAgTFCGg/FzzqQbJAAyVXBA0Oris > the link to the bidding site. > > However, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R) has a completely valid > explanation - > > http://westmoreland.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=642&Itemid=372 > > Additionally it appears that the purchase is for the training division of > DHS (as indicated on the bid request form), since DHS offers Federal and > State agencies training. More at > > http://www.businessinsider.com/dhs-fletc-ammunition-purchases-750-million-200-million-40-caliber-rounds-2013-1 > > So the information is true, the application of the information is not. > Remember, boys and girls, that perception is everything and given the > recent high-stress climate surrounding gun control, there is a perception > (valid or not) that, "Obama's out to get our guns." The tinfoil hatters of > the country claim worse... and the timing of this only works to feed their > frenzy. > > Hatton > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360700 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
