Thread: Obama: Assault Weapon Industry’s No. 1 Customer, Buys 600,000 AK-47 Magazines

Obama: Assault Weapon Industry’s No. 1 Customer, Buys 600,000 AK-47 Magazines

AUGUST 27, 2013 BY BREAKING NEWS 8 COMMENTS

There he goes again. President Obama’s anti-gun administration, which recently pushed legislation banning assault weapons and large ammo magazines, is proving again that it is the industry’s No. 1 customer.

On the heels of major purchases of AR-15-styled weapons for agencies like the IRS and millions of bullets used by assault-weapons and similar semi-automatic arms owned by federal forces, the Army has just announced that it is buying nearly 600,000 high capacity AK-47 Kalashnikov rifle magazines.

The gun is popular among collectors and target shooters, and was the weapon of choice used by this week’s Georgia school shooter. But while fans of the gun help keep small weapon accessory companies in business, the Army’s purchase is a major boost for an industry the president and his grassroots campaign, Organizing for Action, has spent the summer attacking.

It’s just one purchase in a string of AK-47 equipment buys from the Feds.

Read More at The Washington Examiner . By Paul Bedard.

http://www.westernjournalism.com/oba...-47-magazines/

Army officials told Secrets that the 30-round magazines are going to Afghanistan.

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