Private Security Firms

Where do private security companies like the former Blackwater get their weapons from?

I mean do they buy them as a company and then give out to contractors, or does each contractor buy his own weapon? Or the government supplies them with guns?

Public Comments

1. the larger companies have their own equipment that they issue out, some of the smaller ones require taht you provide your own.
2. If you get a FFL (federal firearms license) you have the option to choose your classification. You can be a retailer, a distributor, or a manufacturer. If you choose manufacturer you can design and build your own guns. This is how the military gets their weaponry, most of the time. Outside companies design a weapon and try to sell it to the military. I'm sure each individual contractor requires a gun license, at least to carry in the US, but outside the US it doesn't matter.
3. They buy them. With a class lll fire arms permit, you can pretty much buy anything.