{"id":138,"date":"2013-04-25T18:23:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T01:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=138"},"modified":"2013-04-25T18:26:51","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T01:26:51","slug":"gop-lawmakers-hope-to-combat-ammunition-stockpiling-by-govt-agencies-with-ammo-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=138","title":{"rendered":"GOP LAWMAKERS HOPE TO COMBAT AMMUNITION STOCKPILING BY GOV\u2019T AGENCIES WITH AMMO ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"GOP%20LAWMAKERS%20HOPE%20TO%20COMBAT%20AMMUNITION%20STOCKPILING%20BY%20GOV%E2%80%99T%20AGENCIES%20WITH%20AMMO%20ACT\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/04\/25\/gop-lawmakers-hope-to-combat-ammunition-stockpiling-by-govt-agencies-with-ammo-act\/\">http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/04\/25\/gop-lawmakers-hope-to-combat-ammunition-stockpiling-by-govt-agencies-with-ammo-act\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apr. 25, 2013 8:00pm\u00a0Jason Howerton1571.5K0265Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in the Senate and House are expected to introduce a joint bill Friday that would limit the amount of ammunition that federal agencies are allowed to buy and stockpile over the next six months,the Washington Free Beacon reports.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, titled the Ammunition Management for More Accountability or \u201cAMMO\u201d Act, is being proposed after several lawmakers have voiced concerns about some federal agencies, like the Department of Homeland Security, seemingly stockpiling large quantities of ammo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDHS, for instance, has placed two-years worth of ammunition, or nearly 247 million rounds, in its inventory,\u201d the Free Beacon notes.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement provided to the Washington Free Beacon, one of the bill\u2019s co-sponsors, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), said federal agencies must provide more \u201ctransparency and accountability\u201d in regards to its \u201cstockpiles of ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Obama has been adamant about curbing law-abiding Americans\u2019 access and opportunities to exercise their Second Amendment rights\u2026One way the Obama administration is able to do this is by limiting what\u2019s available in the market with federal agencies purchasing unnecessary stockpiles of ammunition,\u201d the statement adds.<\/p>\n<p>More from\u00a0the Free Beacon:<\/p>\n<p>[T]he legislation would prevent all government agencies except for the Defense Department from purchasing and storing what lawmakers say is an excess amount of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>The bill\u2019s reach would include DHS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), two agencies that have found themselves at the center of the ammo controversy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the public learned in a House committee hearing this week, the Department of Homeland Security has two years worth of ammo on hand and allots nearly 1,000 more rounds of ammunition for DHS officers than is used on average by our Army officers,\u201d Inhofe said. \u201cThe AMMO Act of 2013 will enforce transparency and accountability of federal agencies\u2019 ammunition supply while also protecting law-abiding citizens access to these resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An agency covered by the legislation would not be permitted to purchase or store more ammunition than that agency retained on average between 2001 and 2009, according to an advance copy of the legislation provided to the Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the AMMO Act would encourage the Government Accountability Office to audit federal agencies\u2019 ammo purchases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding the purchasing of ammunition by agencies, which shall include an assessment of the effect of the purchasing of ammunition by agencies on the supply of ammunition available to the public,\u201d the bill reads, according to a copy reviewed by the Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<p>There have been more concerns over reports of DHS\u2019s plan to purchase another 750 million rounds of ammunition over the next five years, despite having a two-year stockpile saved up. Meanwhile, gun shops across the country are reporting\u00a0ammunition shortages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"GOP%20LAWMAKERS%20HOPE%20TO%20COMBAT%20AMMUNITION%20STOCKPILING%20BY%20GOV%E2%80%99T%20AGENCIES%20WITH%20AMMO%20ACT\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/04\/25\/gop-lawmakers-hope-to-combat-ammunition-stockpiling-by-govt-agencies-with-ammo-act\/ Apr. 25, 2013 8:00pm\u00a0Jason Howerton1571.5K0265Credit: Getty Images Republicans in the Senate and House are expected to introduce a joint bill Friday that would limit the amount of ammunition that federal agencies are allowed to buy and stockpile over the next six months,the Washington Free Beacon reports. 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