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DHS Wants 7,000 'Assault Weapons' For 'Personal Defense'

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If ‘Assault Weapons’ Are Bad…Why Does DHS Want to Buy 7,000 of Them for ‘Personal Defense’?

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to acquire 7,000 5.56x45mm NATO “personal defense weapons” (PDW) — also known as “assault weapons” when owned by civilians. The solicitation, originally posted on June 7, 2012, comes to light as the Obama administration is calling for a ban on semi-automatic rifles and high capacity magazines.

Citing a General Service Administration (GSA) request for proposal (RFP), Steve McGough of RadioViceOnline.com reports that DHS is asking for the 7,000 “select-fire” firearms because they are “suitable for personal defense use in close quarters.” The term select-fire means the weapon can be both semi-automatic and automatic. Civilians are prohibited from obtaining these kinds of weapons.

The RFP describes the firearm as “Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) – 5.56x45mm NATO, select-fire firearm suitable for personal defense use in close quarters and/or when maximum concealment is required.” Additionally, DHS is asking for 30 round magazines that “have a capacity to hold thirty (30) 5.56x45mm NATO rounds.”

Republican New York state Sen. Greg Ball also issued a press release this week bringing attention to the weapons purchase request.

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Good enough for the SS,I mean DHS ,but tough on us though right.



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    • Handgrip

      The Feinstein’s gun ban nuts are wrong! The 2ndA is Not about hunting.

      The DC gun ban fanatics are dishonoring their Congressional Oath of Office..
      “to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC”.
      The DC officaldom are in gross violation of our Constitution. They must be stopped!

      The 2ndA is about:
      1) A well armed citizenry to deter against any possible oppressive authoritarian tyranny.
      2) Self defense and protection of one’s life and property’
      3) Self defense is a personal duty and a natural unalienable birth right.

      call and email your congressman Asap, hold their feer to the fire and
      demand they honor their Oath of Office. (keep it short but punchy)

      Easy one step to do this, goto all 3:
      http://www.popvox.com
      http://www.congress.org/news
      https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitions

    • Room With a View

      Dont forget the rules don’t apply to Obama and his DHS, First, obama is not a natural born US citizen , and the workers in the DHS are all clones, and mind controlled. They don’t qualify, neither groups fall into the human category.

    • Decode the World

      These laws are for thee, not for me.

    • Anonymous

      Wow! This is getting serious. Anyone who cannot see the handwriting on the wall deserve THIS government and what they will hand to you. — THE CHINESE!!!!

      Yep, they are handing you over to their masters the CHINESE. They will OWN YOU NOW!

      They know Americans will not stand for this, hence the disarmament, martial law, the buying of 1.2 billion hollow-points.

      America prepare to meet your maker? NO, your MASTERS! If you survive the 1st wave of sheeple killings.

      • inkling

        I can see, in coming times, Americans doing the laundry as virtual slave labour for the Chinese . As they have done for the west.

    • Banderman

      Heil.

    • whalebone

      …..It’s called TYRANNY…..plain and simple. We had better get a handle on this before it gets out of control……..and we CAN’T take back OUR government as the Forefathers had planned in advance for…….hence the second amendment.

    • Harry Nut

      From what I see Obama is already on thin ice. I encourage him to start bouncing so he can fall through.

      I have a feeling this ban is going nowhere. I believe all the stats and facts are well established beyond reason and go well beyond the burden of proof guns save lives on multiple levels. We should keep putting reasonable points and wait and see. I think we can even loosen some of this stuff if they tighten the enforcement. I feel for the States that already fell to this failure in the system. I’m glad its not so bad in my State.

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