House approves Amendment to prevent irresponsible DHS bulk ammo purchases

On Wednesday, the House approved an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill for 2014 that would require the DHS to provide comprehensive reports to Congress on the agency’s need for ammo and its relative costs before making bulk purchases.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) proposed the amendment to H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014, as way to bring transparency to an agency that’s been accused of purposely stockpiling ammo as a way to short the marketplace, thus making it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights.READ MORE