the .gov ends speculation about ammo purchases

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by CATO, Aug 18, 2012.


  1. CATO

    CATO Monkey+++

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  2. BTPost

    BTPost Stumpy Old Fart,Deadman Walking, Snow Monkey Moderator

    I seem to recall, that the Geneva Convention, specifies that Military Small Arms Ammunition needs to be be FMJ... I don't recall Depleted Uranium being loaded in anything smaller than 50 Cal, but that is off the top of my head......
     
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  3. Pyrrhus

    Pyrrhus Monkey+++

    Oh good, glad they cleared that up. Nothing to see here people, keep mooooving.
     
  4. TwoCrows

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  5. DarkLight

    DarkLight Live Long and Prosper - On Hiatus

    Actually I believe its the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907.
     
  6. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    True, but only for signatories to the conventions.
     
  7. TwoCrows

    TwoCrows Monkey++

    Hague Conventions, but they will not matter, unless you can make a formal declaration of war and are a signatory.

    They will claim this is law enforcement, and cops are not required to use only FMJ

    I expect this to be more like Saddam Husseins dirty fight with the Kurds, only worse.
     
  8. BTPost

    BTPost Stumpy Old Fart,Deadman Walking, Snow Monkey Moderator

    You are right of course.... DarkLight.... I get Geneva and Hague confused all the time.... Old Age I believe... at least, that is my story.....
     
  9. Tikka

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  10. TwoCrows

    TwoCrows Monkey++

    The military uses about 70,000 rounds per enemy soldier killed.

    1.5 billion divided by 70,000 equals 21,429

    They are going to need A LOT more
     
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  11. CATO

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  12. JABECmfg

    JABECmfg multi-useless

    I'm still trying to get a grip on the idea that the SSA has its own armed special agents... Seriously, the SSA?!?
     
  13. Quigley_Sharps

    Quigley_Sharps The Badministrator Administrator Founding Member

    Yea I got to see one at the local office here sitting in a chair by the door . I went there to make sure they had my Dad as deceased when he passed and to stop his SSI.
     
  14. JABECmfg

    JABECmfg multi-useless

    I suppose I can see where the fedgov would want its own people for security, rather than hiring an outside firm...

    At least he had a chair, reminds me of that "Seinfeld" episode...
     
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  15. Quigley_Sharps

    Quigley_Sharps The Badministrator Administrator Founding Member

    Yea it made me do a double take when I saw him. Kinda startled me as I walked in I wasn't expecting to see that.
     
  16. fedorthedog

    fedorthedog Monkey+++

    Cop are not covered by either convention. Hollow points have been the norm for the last 30 years that I have been an LEO. The funny thing is we all used cheaper ball "practice" ammo for training even if duty rounds were used for qualification. And most places I know qualify with practice ammo, it shoots the same.
     
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  17. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    LE agencies have selected hollow point because they fragment, supposedly reducing the chances of a thru and thru on a perp injuring a bystander. Not so sure that's a good thing to rely on after the Empire State Building exercise.
     
  18. CATO

    CATO Monkey+++

    Then shouldn't they order frangible ammo?
     
  19. TwoCrows

    TwoCrows Monkey++

    $1.10 to $1.30 per round is very expensive for practice, I guess it is a good thing for them that they don't have to pay for it.
     
  20. BTPost

    BTPost Stumpy Old Fart,Deadman Walking, Snow Monkey Moderator

    I would make them PAY, $1.00US, for every round that misses the Perp..... and $2.00US PLUS Medical Bills, for each bystander hit....
    There will be a lot of BROKE LEOs walking around.... No Coffee & Donut Money....
     
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