Congressman Gaetz introduces bill to prohibit ammunition purchases by the IRS
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Northwest Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz introduced a bill Friday to prohibit the IRS from acquiring ammunition.
The bill entitled the “Disarm the IRS Act” would prohibit the IRS from acquiring, by purchase or otherwise, any ammunition.
Congressman Gaetz claims the IRS spent $725,000 on ammunition from March to June of this year. He criticizes the purchase by saying the IRS does not require ammunition, and has no reason to purchase it.
Only the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS is permitted to carry guns and ammunition, according to federal law.
“IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) serves the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law,” according to the IRS website.
Gaetz argues the IRS does not need to be armed in order to collect taxes from Americans.
Isn’t this something similar that happened during the Osama administration when it was discovered that agencies like the post office and the social security administration was buying up millions of rounds of ammo for no apparent reason?
Yeah a couple years ago I read about the myriad of Federal agencies that had SWAT-type “tactical” teams. Department of Education was one IIRC…whatta ya gonna go after, someone defaulting on student loans? Maybe unruly parents who don’t want their kids inundated with BS like Critical Race Theory?
Actually NASA has one of the best SWAT teams in the country. Those guys are some seriously capable dudes. Guarding Space Shuttles and shit is serious bidness.
Two deal with something serious at a facility. I met some of them. NASA takes its security seriously, and good on them for doing it. I was there as press and they impressed me with how seriously they take security.
The last time everyone freaked out about some agency buying a bunch of ammo it was just the ceiling amount for a five year long IDIQ contract. Basically they could place orders as they went, for five years, up to the ceiling amount. I didn’t see the contract number for this buy but if the middle digit is a D then that’s what’s going on.
DOE, I would’ve expected under NNSA specifically but not so much “in general.” In large part, my prior comment was tongue in cheek… but it sure does seem to me that aside from site/agency-specific needs we could just consolidate site-security for all civil Federal offices/agencies into FPS.
They have more than just a SWAT team. They might be more geared up than DOE and it is because things like shuttle launches would have been one of the most desirable targets for terrorist groups around the world. The security needs of NASA are actually pretty staggering.
This thread (and the many like it) should highlight just how inefficient it is for all these agencies to have their own enforcement/security entities. Every one needs a managment chain, support personnel, legal team, etc.
Even if they buy weapons and ammunition under a single IDIQ contract, they each have to manage the purchase, storage, and disposal.
Its incredibly wasteful compared to having all enforcement/security under a single agency.
Ask me how I know that? My friend who owns the Life Extension Foundation was the first to start selling DHEA. Instead of sending him a C&D per normal, they showed up with a SWAT style team, took all his computers and files and charged him with selling steroids. He was the the first supp company to tell the FDA to F off, and won in court. It cost him millions in 80s $, and had he lost, would have been in prison a long time. They tried 2 more times for other things, he won each time. While I was never a big fan of the FDA, when he told me how they’d come to his office, pointed gun at him and his staff, scared the hell out of them, and intentionally took all their stuff run their biz, I was floored.
While I’m not of the opinion the FDA is just evil, lets say they’re more inclined to protect pharma profits then the health of we 'Muricans.
