U.S. Border Patrol Buys 33 Million Bullets for New Glock Handgun
- Customs and Border Protection may spend $110 million on ammo
- Agents and officers are being issued new 9mm sidearms
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stand guard along the US and Mexico border.
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The parent agency of the U.S. Border Patrol has purchased 33 million rounds of ammunition for its new handgun, and may buy more than 300 million additional rounds over the next five years.
Customs and Border Protection agreed to pay $9.89 million for Winchester Ammunition Inc.’s special 9mm hollow point Luger rounds through a made public Oct. 24. The bullets are needed by the CBP as it transitions to Glock Inc.’s new 9mm handgun.