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\nJune 12, 2013 <\/p>\n
The Department of Homeland Security is purchasing hundreds of items of protective gear for its fleet of Federal Protective Service officers in order to prepare for \u201criot control situations,\u201d increasing concerns that the federal agency is readying for domestic unrest.<\/p>\n
A June 10 solicitation\u00a0posted on the FedBizOpps website<\/a>\u00a0seeks to outfit officers working for the DHS\u2019 Federal Protective Service, which is primarily used to guard government buildings but has also been used to spy on protesters.<\/p>\n Image: Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As we reported last month<\/a>, FPS officers were used to guard an IRS building in St. Louis during a Tea Party protest against the federal agency\u2019s discrimination targeting conservative groups.<\/p>\n As\u00a0GSN reports<\/a>, the items the DHS is looking to acquire include the following;<\/p>\n – 111 Centurion CPX2500 Soft Shell Riot Control System upper body and shoulder protection, which must \u201ceffectively protect the torso and shoulders from blunt force trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n – 123 Centurion TPX200 thigh\/groin protection systems \u201cdesigned for blunt trauma protection during riot control situations,\u201d said the solicitation. The gear \u201cprotects the thigh area and has an adjustable and removable groin protector.\u201d<\/p>\n – 110 Hatch TS70 Centurion hard shell shin guards, which must provide \u201csubstantial protection from flying debris. Non-ballistic weapons, and blows to the leg.\u201d<\/p>\n – 189 MaxPro-Police riot helmets, which have a \u201chigh impact molded half shell helmet with integral visor and neck protector.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The solicitation also includes a request for 116 pairs of tactical gloves and 128 forearm protectors. The contract includes four additional one year option periods. The equipment will be delivered to a Federal Protective Service facility in Alexandria, VA, within 45 days of the award.<\/p>\n The reference to \u201criot control situations\u201d can be found in the\u00a0\u201cStatement of Work\u201d<\/a>\u00a0file at the bottom of the solicitation.<\/p>\n Fears that the Department of Homeland Security is preparing for civil unrest have intensified ever since the agency began purchasing large quantities of ammunition. Having already committed to purchasing well over 1.6 billion rounds of bullets over the course of the last year,\u00a0a DHS \u201crequest for information\u201d issued last month<\/a>\u00a0quizzed bullet manufacturers on how fast they can supply large quantities of ammo.<\/p>\n The request asked ammo companies if they were capable of supplying, \u201clarge quantity orders of any training caliber specified with a short turnaround time of 30-60 days.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, the DHS\u00a0hired hundreds of new FPS guards<\/a>\u00a0to protect government buildings across the country.<\/p>\n This followed a\u00a0controversial drill in Florida dubbed \u201cOperation Shield,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0during which FPS agents armed with semiautomatic guns were posted outside a Social Security office in Florida. The unannounced exercise centered around \u201cdetecting the presence of unauthorized persons and potentially disruptive or dangerous activities.\u201d Residents were forced to show identification papers to the guards during the drill.<\/p>\n Whether the DHS is preparing for riots targeting government buildings remains to be seen, but this will do little to dampen concerns that big government is arming itself to the teeth while Americans are being lectured about relinquishing their second amendment rights.<\/p>\n *********************<\/p>\n Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for\u00a0Infowars.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Prison Planet.com<\/a>. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/static.prisonplanet.com\/p\/images\/june2013\/120613fps.jpg\")
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