TOWcritter
Self Sufficent Sovereign
Canned as usual and not answering the question that was asked. What the hell is going on in this Country? Well? Too bad that the copy/paste won't show the difference in fonts between the paragraphs. What a joke. A Sad...Cruel Joke on the Country...I wish it was an April Fools joke but I somehow doubt it......
By the way...1.6 Billion rounds ordered by the DHS would equal 266,666 per officer.....wow....that's a bunch isn't it?!
Thank you for contacting me expressing your concerns that the Social Security Administration (SSA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have requested large quantities of ammunition. I want to assure you that these multi-year procurement requests are essential to fulfilling the agencies' missions and ensuring that our federal law enforcement officers are properly trained.
SSA requested the standard-issue law enforcement ammunition for its criminal investigators and special agents who are responsible for investigating violations of the laws that govern SSA's programs and to respond to threats against Social Security offices, employees, and customers. Currently, about 295 special agents and supervisory special agents work in 66 offices across the United States. These investigators have full law enforcement authority, including executing search warrants and making arrests. SSA investigators are similar to State or local police officers, and they are armed when on official duty. Additionally, SSA officers routinely participate in firearms training seminars where a large quantity of ammunition is required for completion.
NOAA's request for ammunition came directly from its Office of Law Enforcement which is responsible for carrying out more than 35 federal statutes. The agency's jurisdiction spans more than 3 million square miles of open ocean, more than 85,000 miles of U.S. coastline, the country's 13 National Marine Sanctuaries and its Marine National Monuments. NOAA is also responsible for enforcing U.S. treaties and international law governing the high seas and international trade. Agents and officers are required to have 200 rounds in their duty bags, and twice-a-year firearm qualification and training calls for agents to use another 500-600 rounds. In addition, firearms instructors with more than one pistol may need more rounds in a year. In 2011, the guidance was that each agent and officer would need 700 rounds per year to meet these requirements.
The Department of Homeland Security's ammunition procurement contract would supply ammunition to the more than 60,000 federal law enforcement officers who work throughout DHS. All of these employees are required to carry firearms while on duty, as well as complete regular training exercises. The quantity of ammunition that DHS contracts for is based on prior years' use and future forecasting. Additionally, the quantity of ammunition indicated in the contract is not purchased by DHS all at once, but is instead available to order as needed.
It is vitally important that we enable our federal law enforcement officers to fulfill their agencies' mission and do so while being able to adequately train with their firearms to better protect themselves and the American people. From 2006 through 2010, there were 7,963 federal officers assaulted; 4 of these officers were killed. Three of the officers who were slain in the 5-year time frame were employed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. One officer was killed in 2008, one in 2009, and another was slain in 2010. The fourth officer was employed by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and he was killed in the line of duty in 2008.
I hope this information has allayed your concerns. Please do not hesitate to contact me in future on this or any other matter of concern.
By the way...1.6 Billion rounds ordered by the DHS would equal 266,666 per officer.....wow....that's a bunch isn't it?!Thank you for contacting me expressing your concerns that the Social Security Administration (SSA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have requested large quantities of ammunition. I want to assure you that these multi-year procurement requests are essential to fulfilling the agencies' missions and ensuring that our federal law enforcement officers are properly trained.
SSA requested the standard-issue law enforcement ammunition for its criminal investigators and special agents who are responsible for investigating violations of the laws that govern SSA's programs and to respond to threats against Social Security offices, employees, and customers. Currently, about 295 special agents and supervisory special agents work in 66 offices across the United States. These investigators have full law enforcement authority, including executing search warrants and making arrests. SSA investigators are similar to State or local police officers, and they are armed when on official duty. Additionally, SSA officers routinely participate in firearms training seminars where a large quantity of ammunition is required for completion.
NOAA's request for ammunition came directly from its Office of Law Enforcement which is responsible for carrying out more than 35 federal statutes. The agency's jurisdiction spans more than 3 million square miles of open ocean, more than 85,000 miles of U.S. coastline, the country's 13 National Marine Sanctuaries and its Marine National Monuments. NOAA is also responsible for enforcing U.S. treaties and international law governing the high seas and international trade. Agents and officers are required to have 200 rounds in their duty bags, and twice-a-year firearm qualification and training calls for agents to use another 500-600 rounds. In addition, firearms instructors with more than one pistol may need more rounds in a year. In 2011, the guidance was that each agent and officer would need 700 rounds per year to meet these requirements.
The Department of Homeland Security's ammunition procurement contract would supply ammunition to the more than 60,000 federal law enforcement officers who work throughout DHS. All of these employees are required to carry firearms while on duty, as well as complete regular training exercises. The quantity of ammunition that DHS contracts for is based on prior years' use and future forecasting. Additionally, the quantity of ammunition indicated in the contract is not purchased by DHS all at once, but is instead available to order as needed.
It is vitally important that we enable our federal law enforcement officers to fulfill their agencies' mission and do so while being able to adequately train with their firearms to better protect themselves and the American people. From 2006 through 2010, there were 7,963 federal officers assaulted; 4 of these officers were killed. Three of the officers who were slain in the 5-year time frame were employed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. One officer was killed in 2008, one in 2009, and another was slain in 2010. The fourth officer was employed by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and he was killed in the line of duty in 2008.
I hope this information has allayed your concerns. Please do not hesitate to contact me in future on this or any other matter of concern.
