Congress mandated cost savings so there giving us cost savings. Now just go over there and stand by the wall

cmunic8r99: If you have to give CNS a click, just skip down to the comments for the real fun... it's derptastic.

I came in here to say this. Most comments seem to be arguing over whether it will be US troops that end up taking Obama's orders to subjugate white people, or some foreign army working on Obama's behalf.

Summercat: Skleenar: 174,000?

One bullet for every American. Do the math. It's pretty easy to figure out.

Sleep well, sheeple.

No no. You did your math wrong, there's more than double that for us population.

Its one bullet for each republican.

Sorry: I forgot the "real"

Shvetz: I came in here to say this. Most comments seem to be arguing over whether it will be US troops that end up taking Obama's orders to subjugate white people, or some foreign army working on Obama's behalf.

I bet Mexico's. Those guys work for cheap.

Loki009: I match your NASA SWAT with Amtrak Police

Personal experience: Do not fark around with these people. Do. Not.

If there are no other pressing issues, they will sit all farking day in the railroad easement waiting for your dumb-ass to venture through the fence to get the location of the railroad bounds (they are concrete stones with drill holes in the center, between the rails at the PTs and PCs and various spots along the CL.). And after 9/11, they have even less of a sense of humor.

Summercat: Skleenar: 174,000?

One bullet for every American. Do the math. It's pretty easy to figure out.

Sleep well, sheeple.

No no. You did your math wrong, there's more than double that for us population.

Its one bullet for each republican.

No, the government will cause widespread shortages of basic necessities. Once there are long queues for bread, BLAM! A single armor-piercing round will take out the entire line.

Tat'dGreaser: Wait what, how is this a political issue???

Everything's a political issue now. Where have you been?

Gun nuts describing the weapons they own which use this ammunition turning this thread into a gun porn masturbatory aide in 3....2....

Non-story. Every Social Security office has at least one armed guard. Most of the time he just stands around looking bored - his job is to make sure everyone signs in.
However, people who are attending a Social Security office are often at a low point in their lives, and tempers can flair...

GAT_00: For the guns of their security guards to help them stop Republican terrorist attacks?

Winner!

And also why I have no hope for a return to civility until after an actual civil war is sparked.

Skleenar: 174,000?

One bullet for every American. Do the math. It's pretty easy to figure out.

Sleep well, sheeple.

You laugh, but one of the comments on TFA claimed this was enough ammo to kill "half of us." Wat. Their math is as bad as their spelling.

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Because AARP



that or death panels. you decide

Epoch_Zero: Gun nuts describing the weapons they own which use this ammunition turning this thread into a gun porn masturbatory aide in 3....2....

GIS for "gun porn"

Animatronik: As for other purchases, seems like you would purchase mostly target ammunition, not all hollowpoints.

Maybe they are just trying to keep it simple.


Its always a good idea to run your service/duty ammo through your weapon so you have the recoil and POI down for it compared to the target ammo.

Trying again:

Skleenar: Epoch_Zero: Gun nuts describing the weapons they own which use this ammunition turning this thread into a gun porn masturbatory aide in 3....2....

GIS for "gun porn"

Just because I have you favorited as "Godlike Haiku Legend" doesn't mean I will melt my workplace's firewall at your command.

 

jeezus. that was too difficult

Epoch_Zero: Just because I have you favorited as "Godlike Haiku Legend" doesn't mean I will melt my workplace's firewall at your command.

[sheepishly]

Weelll, it wasn't a command as much as it was just me stumbling all over the new submission buttons.

I'll just drool quietly in a corner for the rest of the morning, thank you.

Loki009: Nem Wan: I wouldn't be surprised if every federal agency has its own cops.
NASA SWAT team.
[www.nasa.gov image 300x201]
I match your NASA SWAT with Amtrak Police
[farm6.staticflickr.com image 640x480]

I know a guy that got pulled over for roling through a red light and failure to signal at a non rail road traffic light by Amtrak Police. Yes there is a thing as Federal Traffic Court. And yes they have full police authority.

1976, rail crew was staying in the motel I worked at. Too many drunken brawls by the rail guys. Amtrack Police came to keep order. Two men. 150 Rail workers.
In a 1972 Plymouth Fury these men rubbed shoulders in the front seat. To this day I've never seen such large men again. Stuffed into cheap double Knit jackets and suspicious bulges in armpits.
Quiet ensued. The reason Rail Road cops are called Bulls.
What a 1972 Plymouth Fury III might look like with normal sized humans

Monsters! Get in the car!

CSB-deal with it.

Lost Thought 00: Every single person should own a gun. Except for government employees. And black people. And that cat lady down the street.

From what i've seen of the NRA folks, anyone who isn't a god fearin conservative shouldn't own a good, less they murder us all.

Animatronik: As for other purchases, seems like you would purchase mostly target ammunition, not all hollowpoints.

Maybe they are just trying to keep it simple.

For those not in the government - our fiscal year ends Sept 30th. Right around now agencies are scrambling to spend their remaning budget items before the clock runs down and they "leave money on the table". Odds are the rounds will be used for training, or (more likely) sit around in an supply closet somewhere.

Not spending all of your money is a greater sin then going over budget in a bureaucracy. The greater the budget, the greater the power. Not spending all your assigned budget means you don't have enough to do, and therefore don't get the money next year. So every agency rushes to spend whatever they can before the end of the fiscal year.

/yeah it doesn't seem right, but until someone comes up with a way of rewarding agencies (instead of punishing them) that come in under budget, this will continue.

Dancin_In_Anson: 600 rounds per agent? Meh.

Yeah, once i did the math it makes sense assuming that the officer are required to train throughout the year to stay proficient.

The last thing that i would want in case of some strange emergency is to have an officer pull a weapon that he hasn't fired in 2yrs.

cmunic8r99: Lando Lincoln: cmunic8r99: If you have to give CNS a click, just skip down to the comments for the real fun... it's derptastic.

Mental health is just as important as physical health, people. Get regular checkups at your local psychologist.

I don't think there is medication strong enough to suppress derp this severe.

It's called I think cyanide.

Ficoce: I had to go to the SS office a while back and was really surprised to see armed guards at the door. Lol, they made me take my leatherman back to my truck. The two of them just stood around talking to each other for the most part. Don't know why they need to be armed, they are mostly receptionist that tell people which line they need to be in. A temp worker behind a desk could do the same thing. If anyone gave them trouble - they could just walk over and take the cane or walker away from the offending party.

The new reality is that a few crazies have made life more difficult for everyone. It's not just because of 9/11, but also other incidents since then. An angry tax protestor flew his private airplane into an IRS building. Luckily, he didn't kill anyone besides himself. A gunman opened fire in the lobby of the national holocaust museum and killed a security guard. Those two come to mind, and there are others beyond.

Dancin_In_Anson: 600 rounds per agent? Meh.

Not much if you consider training,

My question is why does the SSA need its own law enforcement ? Couldn't they just report suspected law enforcement issues to the Justice Department and let them handle it? Is there some Law Enforcement for the US Geological Survey or Head Start?

We already have an alphabet soup of LE

BATF
DEA
FBI
USMS
SS
DDS
ICE
USPIS
To name just a few

Could we not consolidate the majority of them under one (The Marshal Service being senior gets dibs) and save some money on bureaucracy and duplication of effort?

Most federal agencies have their own special agents, and they've been using hollow points for a while afaik.

295 special agents who work in 66 offices across the United States.

And apparently they need about 588 bullets each? Were the nice round numbers like 550 and 600 not enough?

I've read breathless shrieking little articles that were just beside themselves because somebody might have "hundreds" of rounds of ammunition. Almost as many as a SS agent apparently.

randomjsa: 295 special agents who work in 66 offices across the United States.

And apparently they need about 588 bullets each? Were the nice round numbers like 550 and 600 not enough?


Clearly a lib plot.

Marcintosh: Loki009: Nem Wan: I wouldn't be surprised if every federal agency has its own cops.
NASA SWAT team.
[www.nasa.gov image 300x201]
I match your NASA SWAT with Amtrak Police
[farm6.staticflickr.com image 640x480]

I know a guy that got pulled over for roling through a red light and failure to signal at a non rail road traffic light by Amtrak Police. Yes there is a thing as Federal Traffic Court. And yes they have full police authority.

1976, rail crew was staying in the motel I worked at. Too many drunken brawls by the rail guys. Amtrack Police came to keep order. Two men. 150 Rail workers.
In a 1972 Plymouth Fury these men rubbed shoulders in the front seat. To this day I've never seen such large men again. Stuffed into cheap double Knit jackets and suspicious bulges in armpits.
Quiet ensued. The reason Rail Road cops are called Bulls.
What a 1972 Plymouth Fury III might look like with normal sized humans
[carphotos.cardomain.com image 768x665]
Monsters! Get in the car!

CSB-deal with it.

Was their Fury III a four-door hardtop like this one?

If it was a four-door hardtop, did it have suicide rear doors, to make it easier for them to get inside?

Summercat: Skleenar: 174,000?

One bullet for every American. Do the math. It's pretty easy to figure out.

Sleep well, sheeple.

No no. You did your math wrong, there's more than double that for us population.

Its one bullet for each republican.

What the fark?

174 THOUSAND. Double?

There's 300,000 THOUSAND Americans. God you sub-human morons.

According to Wiki, hollow-points travel more accurately. Me thinks this may be one of the prime reasons for such a choice.

Link

"The Social Security Administration explains why they need 174,000 hollow-point bullets"

Because full metal jacket over penetrates.

Antimatter: I'm more interested in the use of .357 sig. I don't see to many of those, normally it's 9mm, .40 SW, or .45 for police. I wonder what their duty handgun is.

.454, Talon rounds.

Is it because there's a Democrat in the White House and he's going to outlaw ammunition so they need to stock up?

robbrie: Ficoce: I had to go to the SS office a while back and was really surprised to see armed guards at the door. Lol, they made me take my leatherman back to my truck. The two of them just stood around talking to each other for the most part. Don't know why they need to be armed, they are mostly receptionist that tell people which line they need to be in. A temp worker behind a desk could do the same thing. If anyone gave them trouble - they could just walk over and take the cane or walker away from the offending party.

The new reality is that a few crazies have made life more difficult for everyone. It's not just because of 9/11, but also other incidents since then. An angry tax protestor flew his private airplane into an IRS building. Luckily, he didn't kill anyone besides himself. A gunman opened fire in the lobby of the national holocaust museum and killed a security guard. Those two come to mind, and there are others beyond.

It would be difficult and expensive to put armed guards in every public place. Maybe we should allow the citizens to take over that responsibility.

/not a NRA member

MythDragon: Antimatter: I'm more interested in the use of .357 sig. I don't see to many of those, normally it's 9mm, .40 SW, or .45 for police. I wonder what their duty handgun is.

probably a .357 Sig.

My guess is a Glock 31.

Loki009: Nem Wan: I wouldn't be surprised if every federal agency has its own cops.
NASA SWAT team.
[www.nasa.gov image 300x201]

I match your NASA SWAT with Amtrak Police

[farm6.staticflickr.com image 640x480]

I know a guy that got pulled over for roling through a red light and failure to signal at a non rail road traffic light by Amtrak Police. Yes there is a thing as Federal Traffic Court. And yes they have full police authority.

Yes, many agencies have their own police, fire/EMS units. Sometimes it makes sense (especially fire/EMS) since they have training to deal with any special situations at a Federal site - local fire dept. may not have the equipment or training to deal with whatever hazards are present at a Federal R&D lab (chemical, radiation, etc.). They usually have agreements where they help the community as well.

Some agencies that have armed police forces don't need them - but it looks good on the budget and you don't want to leave the Homeland unprepared, do you?