That’s the theory that many are operating under on the more paranoid side of the web, though in this case they may not be far off. I personally wasn’t concerned by rrecent reports of the DHS ammunition binge though it does seem that they are buying an eyebrow raising amount of .40 HST hollowpoints. It was strange since ICE is under orders to use less lethal rounds in all but the most extreme circumstance but the feds would have to be blind to not see that the border will be a war zone in a few years so I didn’t really give it much thought.

Likewise FEMA purchasing emergency food doesn’t seem particularly out of the ordinary because their job is to basically distribute food and provide other logistical support to states during disasters. Even the most suspicious bloggers pointed out that much of the government procurement of late was likely in preparation for large earthquakes which seem to be on everyone’s mind of late.

Yet their newest acquisition seems to suggest that the Department of Homeland security is expecting to have its agents come under heavy fire. They are putting in orders for what are essentially bulletproof, toll both style checkpoints that can withstand anything up to sustained 7.62 rifle fire.

These checkpoints are very similar to the kind you see in front of government buildings now, so these must be upgrades. But what exactly is the government expecting to happen within our borders that would require armed guards in pre-fab bunkers to guard start and federal buildings?

Taken together rational people can only come to one conclusion. The government is taking economic collapse and radical movements like OWS much more seriously than they are letting on. They seem to be preparing for large-scale disaster and violence, should you be doing the same?

h/t SHTFPlan