So much for 'Homeland Security'. IF you consider the police organizations in the U.S. DO contribute to real security of your home & 'the 'homeland', and are not merely an armed wing… legal 'gang' if you will, of the burgeoning police state.
"In Oklahoma City, for example, officers cannot qualify with AR-15 rifles because the department does not have enough .223-caliber ammunition - a round similar to that fired by the military's M-16 and M4 rifles." Ammunition Shortage Squeezes Police Aug 17, 2:33 PM (ET) By ESTES THOMPSON Troops training for and fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are firing more than 1 billion bullets a year, contributing to ammunition shortages hitting police departments nationwide and preventing some officers from training with the weapons they carry on patrol. In full (with illustrative material): http://leighm.net/wp/2007/08/25/policestateshortammo/
