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| National Weather Service Follows DHS In Huge Ammo Purchase |
| 2012-08-14 |
| Posted by:Yosemite Sam |
| #14 From the National Rifle Association website for Law Enforcement Instructor Development Schools The following are school-specific requirements in addition to the above. Handgun Instructor ... the following are ALSO necessary for this school: Back-up or off-duty firearm and equipment. May be a duty pistol or revolver. Holster may be IWB, ankle, paddle, fanny-pack, or other suitable concealed carry holster. At least one magazine pouch and 3 magazines or speedloaders are required. Cover garment for concealed carry range exercises. 800 rounds of duty or training handgun ammunition. 400 rounds of duty or training handgun ammunition (for off-duty pistol). |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-08-14 23:22 |
| #13 Another site I trust came up with 365 each, which some around here would just call a Saturday morning; neither figure is high for a person required to know how to use firearm. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-08-14 22:12 |
| #12 730 rounds each? I can blow through that in an afternoon. That's not a lot of training. Orion |
| Posted by: Orion 2012-08-14 21:32 |
| #11 One more thing: Think 'Chinese fishing boats' and US Pacific territorial waters (not just the Left Coast and Hawaii.) |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-08-14 21:26 |
| #10 Depends on how much many round and how often is the handgun qualification is held. Supposedly there are "111 special agents and 23 enforcement officers...the total number of OLE agents to 134." FNOAA Fisheries sez: Agents and officers are required to have 200 rounds in his or her duty bag, 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. I leave it to the more astute and less fatigued to do the numbers. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-08-14 21:23 |
| #9 Comes out to roughly 730 rounds a person. So what does the emblem of NOAA Fishies Law Enforcement look like? Is it Noah doing a John Brown except with a barometer and a handgun? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-08-14 20:42 |
| #8 It's probably never a bad idea to buy some ammo |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2012-08-14 20:06 |
| #6 tu wins the thread! |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-08-14 19:43 |
| #5 Why is the fact that all these government agencies, that shouldn't be buying this crap and are making me really nervous about November? Getting the feeling that teh 0ne will not leave no matter what. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-08-14 18:18 |
| #4 I guess you do need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-08-14 16:50 |
| #3 ESSA... was renamed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on 1 October 1970, with the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act. Wikipedia Infested with left wing environmental wackos. |
| Posted by: Snakes Black3983 2012-08-14 16:39 |
| #2 For when "climate change deniers" get to kneel at the edge of a ditch... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2012-08-14 16:32 |
| #1 For Obama's Weather Underground domesic army? |
| Posted by: Chunky Phavitle5396 2012-08-14 16:27 |