same shit different day

The national discussion on gun laws made its way to the Orland Park Village Board meeting this week when the police department asked to make its annual ammunition purchase earlier than normal.

Police Chief Tim McCarthy said it is becoming more difficult to find suppliers with the ammunition needed by the police department because of an increase in demand.

"We have been checking around," he said. "We're finding that ammunition is drying up."

[...]

"There appears to be a fear that assault weapons may be banned both in Illinois and nationally," McCarthy said. "There's certainly a lot of discussion about it. I don't know where it's going to go."

Because such high demand is also increasing prices, he brought his request for an annual ammunition purchase to the board sooner than normal. The board approved a request to buy 38 cases of ammunition for about $9,900 from Ray O'Herron Co., via the State of Illinois Purchasing Contract.

"They said there will be a price increase in February and that demand is extremely high, so we wanted to get our order in promptly," McCarthy said.

http://www.chicagotr...2,0,6912766.story

BTW: he's that Tim McCarthy, Secret Service agent who was there when Reagan got shot.

Post #369,950 by boxley 1/16/13 10:32:43 PM Reply	same shit different day http://www.washingto...berty-under-fire/ What does the Department of ÂHomeland SecurityÂ suddenly need 1.4 billion more rounds of ammunition at the very point the same government is making it harder for citizens to arm themselves? There are only 300 million of us. How many bullets do you need? ThatÂs more than four bullets for every American man, woman and child. Is your aim really that bad? I mean, have you seen us lately? We are too fat to run very far. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #369,951 by Another Scott 1/16/13 10:35:13 PM Reply	You expected different from the Washington Times?
Post #369,953 by boxley 1/16/13 10:37:53 PM Reply	naw, nice phraseology tho. 4 taps each man woman child Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #369,957 by hnick 1/17/13 7:17:38 AM Reply	Re: naw, nice phraseology tho. 4 taps each man woman child If they don't practice a little, they may need more than 4 apiece. You seem to be the only one I know of who can remain a master marksman without practicing regularly.
Post #369,958 by Another Scott 1/17/13 7:55:03 AM Reply	Yup. Same reason why the USAF flies all the time - practice.
Post #369,960 by boxley 1/17/13 8:33:56 AM Reply	not sure about that the feds hate spending money on practice rounds. Perhaps drying up the supply lines instead 200k employees not all of them armed would take a long time to use up that much Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #369,962 by Another Scott 1/17/13 8:53:03 AM Reply	AFAIK, those ammo contracts are for "up to" X amount. There's no commitment on the part of the government to buy eleventy billion rounds of ammo in those multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts. They're usually just written that way to allow agencies to purchase what they need, and not have to write a new contract as often when they need more. E.g. a potential $210M Army contract - https://www.fbo.gov/...tab=core&_cview=1 FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #369,964 by boxley 1/17/13 9:09:15 AM Reply	ah, thanks for the enlightenment Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #369,980 by folkert 1/17/13 11:58:01 AM Reply	ICLRPD! You seem to be the only one I know of who can remain a master marksman without practicing regularly. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #369,983 by boxley 1/17/13 12:04:47 PM Reply	I'm no master marksman Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #369,985 by folkert 1/17/13 12:07:56 PM Reply	... -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #370,005 by a6l6e6x 1/17/13 8:56:32 PM Reply	But perhaps a master debater. :) Alex
Post #370,008 by boxley 1/17/13 9:11:11 PM Reply	ah, my aim was much lower Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #370,239 by lincoln 1/22/13 9:07:13 PM Reply	The paranoids are winning The national discussion on gun laws made its way to the Orland Park Village Board meeting this week when the police department asked to make its annual ammunition purchase earlier than normal. Police Chief Tim McCarthy said it is becoming more difficult to find suppliers with the ammunition needed by the police department because of an increase in demand. "We have been checking around," he said. "We're finding that ammunition is drying up." [...] "There appears to be a fear that assault weapons may be banned both in Illinois and nationally," McCarthy said. "There's certainly a lot of discussion about it. I don't know where it's going to go." Because such high demand is also increasing prices, he brought his request for an annual ammunition purchase to the board sooner than normal. The board approved a request to buy 38 cases of ammunition for about $9,900 from Ray O'Herron Co., via the State of Illinois Purchasing Contract. "They said there will be a price increase in February and that demand is extremely high, so we wanted to get our order in promptly," McCarthy said. http://www.chicagotr...2,0,6912766.story BTW: he's that Tim McCarthy, Secret Service agent who was there when Reagan got shot. Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain ÂPuddÂnhead WilsonÂs New Calendar,Â 1897

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