DHS Purchases 2,700 Light-Armored Tanks

[Will E Worm]

Obama DHS Purchases 2,700 Light-Armored Tanks to Go With Their 1.6 Billion Bullet Stockpile

This is getting a little creepy.
According to one estimate, since last year the Department of Homeland Security has stockpiled more than 1.6 billion bullets, mainly .40 caliber and 9mm.

DHS also purchased 2,700 Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles (MRAP).

Modern Survival Blog reported:

The Department of Homeland Security (through the U.S. Army Forces Command) recently retrofitted 2,717 of these ‘Mine Resistant Protected’ vehicles for service on the streets of the United States.

Although I’ve seen and read several online blurbs about this vehicle of late, I decided to dig slightly deeper and discover more about the vehicle itself.

The new DHS sanctioned ‘Street Sweeper’ (my own slang due to the gun ports) is built by Navistar Defense (NavistarDefense.com), a division within the Navistar organization. Under the Navistar umbrella are several other companies including International Trucks, IC Bus (they make school buses), Monaco RV (recreational vehicles), WorkHorse (they make chassis), MaxxForce (diesel engines), and Navistar Financial (the money arm of the company).

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DHS making their own military? For what reason?


Looks more like an unconstitutional private army.

DHS even released a video on their newly purchased MRAPs.
Via Pat Dollard:

The MRAP featured in this video is was in Albuquerque, New Mexico for Law Enforcement Day which was held at a local area Target Store. This MRAP is stationed in El Paso, Texas at The Homeland Security Investigations Office. MRAP is a Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicle.

 

[meesterperfect]

yep.
i wonder though, when the GOV feels the need to use deadly force against its citizens again, especially if its on a nationwide scale, will they have enough soldiers/police/ect. with blood cold enough to actually do it?

 

[Mayhem]

yep.
i wonder though, when the GOV feels the need to use deadly force against its citizens again, especially if its on a nationwide scale, will they have enough soldiers/police/ect. with blood cold enough to actually do it?

That's what I've been saying the whole time. This isn't Syria, Russia or Egypt. Americans firing on Americans is a very hard sell to me.

 

[meesterperfect]

the guy in the vid said they are for ' High risk warrant services".
for serving warrants? against who Galactus?
And how much do they cost anyway?
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2012/October/Pages/TheMRAPWasItWorththePrice.aspx
$600,000 each? thats like 1.6 billion for this lot.

But really, other than a all out invasion of American soil, what else could they want them for if it ain't WE THE PEOPLE?

 

[meesterperfect]

 

[Will E Worm]

Eric Holder the question dodger.

It is unconstitutional to use the military on an American citizen ever.


DOMA and the immigration laws need to be enforced.


Mr. Cruz: "Surely it's not the department's position that every case in which the department might lose the case it will not defend the statute."

That's exactly what is it.

 

[Kingfisher]

Why the fuck would DHS need MRAPs? I mean honestly?