August 16, 2013: TSA to Purchase 3.5 Million Rounds of Ammunition. The Transportation Security Administration is set to purchase 3.5 million .357 SIG caliber bullets, enough for its agents to fire 9,400 rounds a day, every day of the year...TSA agents in airports are currently unarmed... this purchase could signal an expansion of its controversial Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program, where teams of armed TSA officers patrol railroad stations, bus stations, ferries, car tunnels, ports, subways, truck weigh stations, rest areas, and special events. then amazingly 2 weeks after a practice at the same location this happened: TSA officer gunned down at LAX Which gives reason for TSA agents to now be armed and that VIPR agents would now be patting down Americans “outside the airport” by conducting stop and search shake downs at transport hubs and public events. Of course that leads to: VIPR teams currently conduct around 8,000 operations a year. As well as providing security at transport hubs, VIPR teams are now being used to keep tabs on fans at sporting events.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:44:42 +0000
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