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).
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.
