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Police Departments Beg And Barter For Ammo
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:12 am
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:12 am
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Who wants to go rob some banks in Bozeman with me?
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"We started making phone calls and realized there is a waiting list up to a year. We have to limit the amount of times we go and train because we want to keep an adequate stock."
"Nobody can get us ammunition at this point," says Sgt. Jason LaCross of the Bozeman, Montana police department.
Who wants to go rob some banks in Bozeman with me?
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Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:13 am to OldSouth
They should call DHS.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:20 am to OldSouth
Dogs in Montana will be happy
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:25 am to Topwater Trout
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:32 am to El Josey Wales
i believe it... hell i have been selling some 223 ammo to a local gunshop so he can have some in stock "is that bad"
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:33 am to Topwater Trout
quote:Due to budget cuts we've quit going to the range to qualify with sidearms. Now as long as we hit 3 out 5 dogs in a 6 month period our certification remain current.
Dogs in Montana will be happy
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:34 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Posted on 3/22/13 at 11:45 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:28 pm to weagle99
quote:
They should call DHS.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:30 pm to 4X4DEMON
Why are ammo vendors not refusing to fill DHs orders and instead filling cops and citizens?
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:33 pm to Meauxjeaux
quote:
Why are ammo vendors not refusing to fill DHs orders and instead filling cops and citizens?
Pre-existing contracts with the government. And why would any business pass on making money for the opportunity to make less.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 3:31 pm to TheGreat318
quote:This.
Pre-existing contracts with the government.
quote:
And why would any business pass on making money for the opportunity to make less.
Actually, I bet the ammo company could make MORE money selling the ammo to someone OTHER than DHS. If it's anything like drugs and pharmaceuticals, the government bought the ammo at a discounted rate.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 3:34 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
roughly $0.23 per round.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 4:05 pm to TheGreat318
According to a statement Federal released last week, the government is only 5% of their business, the rest is us.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 4:18 pm to hashbrowns
Talked to LSP trooper about this at Bass Pro today. He said their range time has been scaled back significantly
Posted on 3/22/13 at 4:21 pm to TheGreat318
quote:The government pays a tiny fraction per round compared to what the public pays FWIW
Pre-existing contracts with the government. And why would any business pass on making money for the opportunity to make less.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 9:42 am to TigerTatorTots
LSP is scaled back because they don't have money to buy bullets.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 10:45 am to hashbrowns
quote:
According to a statement Federal released last week, the government is only 5% of their business, the rest is us.
Yea citizens are buying up all the ammo. DHS had some big orders, but it is mostly citizens. Hell you can't even find .22 ammo anywhere and I'm pretty sure the DHS wouldn't buy .22 ammo.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 7:21 pm to OldSouth
quote:
Who wants to go rob some banks in Bozeman with me?
It ain´t the cops i would be afraid of but the folks that have money in the bank
Posted on 3/23/13 at 7:55 pm to skuter
Maybe they can use the extra time to learn how to drive.
Police driving skills are sorely lacking.
Police driving skills are sorely lacking.
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