The nationwide shortage of ammunition has left many police departments scrambling to get their hands on the necessary rounds - with some even bartering among each other.

Meanwhile, Rep. Timothy Huelskamp (R-Kansas) says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to respond to multiple members of Congress asking why DHS bought more than 1.6 billion rounds in the past year.

Police Chief Cameron Arthur of Jenks, Oklahoma says, "Ammunition and assault weapons in general have skyrocketed...In addition to the fact, not only is it a lot more expensive, but the time to get it could be six months to a year, or in some cases even longer."

Arthur says he is waiting on an order placed last October and that many departments have begun to trade and barter with each other because of the high demand.

"Most police departments are having a very difficult time even getting the necessary ammunition for handguns, shotguns and especially rifles," Arthur said.

"With the delay in ammunition, some departments are limiting the number of rounds they carry in their handgun because of the shortage of ammunition. We get to the point where it is difficult to have enough ammo to train and also equip the officers."

Chief Pryor of Rollingwood, Texas says of the shortage:

"We started making phone calls and realized there is a waiting list up to a year. We have to limit the amount of times we go and train because we want to keep an adequate stock."

"Nobody can get us ammunition at this point," says Sgt. Jason LaCross of the Bozeman, Montana police department.

LaCross says that manufacturers are so far behind that they won't even give him a quote for an order.

"We have no estimated time on when it will even be available," LaCross says.

He worries that when ammunition is finally available the high price will squeeze the department's budget.

"The other options are to reduce the amount of training and things like that," he said.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department has also cut down on firearm training due to the high cost and low supply of ammunition.

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Read more:http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-wil...buys-16-billion

Don't buy it. Cops are given priority by the ammo manufactures. If you are a cop you can order and receive all the ammo you want with regular leadtime.

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Don't buy it. Cops are given priority by the ammo manufactures. If you are a cop you can order and receive all the ammo you want with regular leadtime.

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If it's true it's certainly concerning, and if it isn't true - why would this story be put out? What's the point?

Remember there are companies who are refusing to sell to states with tough gun talk--http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/...ricting-states/

That was an old article but there are alot more to that list--it might be having an impact

Obama probably had a tantrum and ordered as much amno as he possibly get for the DHS so we'd have a shortage.
Just like he closed the White House for tours when he had another tantrum. I believe he enjoys punishing the America people.
Everything he does makes it harder to function as normal.

Are these police located in states that are being boycotted by manufacturers because of their anti-2nd laws?