First bullets, now assault rifles bought by Feds

By Paul Bedard

Published March 20, 2013 4:00am ET

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First bullets, now assault rifles bought by Feds — The federal government’s grab for bullets is now being matched with a buy of assault-style rifles that would be banned for civilians under President Obama’s gun control law. The Drug Enforcement Agency has just issued a solicitation for AR-15-styled rifles that include other elements that the president and his Democratic allies in the Senate would […]

The federal government’s grab for bullets is now being matched with a buy of assault-style rifles that would be banned for civilians under President Obama’s gun control law.

The Drug Enforcement Agency has just issued a solicitation for AR-15-styled rifles that include other elements that the president and his Democratic allies in the Senate would ban: 30-bullet magazines and a pistol grip.

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