Posted on 10/16/2019 1:23:40 PM PDT by Broker
Why does the IRS need five million rounds of ammunition? Why did Health and Human Services purchase four million rounds over the last eight years and stockpile five submachine guns? And what about the 800,000 rounds purchased by the Social Security Administration?
These questions we’ve raised before have newfound urgency in light of recent events.
In December, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report to congress quantifying purchases of $1.5 billion in firearms, ammunition, and tactical equipment by federal agencies outside of the Pentagon (FY2010-FY2017).
These findings were consistent with our oversight published at The Wall Street Journal in summer 2016, which found 67 federal agencies outside of the Department of Defense purchased $1.4 billion in guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment (FY2006-FY2014).
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What is this all about? .. What are they preparing for.?
What are they afraid of...
Why do I need that much am...........Oh. Never mind. Need is NOT part of the equation. Yet.
“...Trump administration apparently is doing the same.”
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The “report” was through FY2017. FY 2018 spending was the first year Trump had control.
Say you got a thousand armed personnel (IG, Criminal Enforcement, Security), and they all have to qualify twice a year. That’s 200,000 rounds a year, right there. And suppose most of them want to stay proficient, so they hit the range once a week. That’s 100,000 rounds a week, or 5 Million a year.
It is really not so much, when you think about it.
IRS has a lot of armed personnel. 1,000 is probably on the low side.
Not that the subject isn’t important, but the article is 8 months old. Is there something new that has developed that brings this up again?
could be a lot of things... here’s some reactions:
1. Use the budget or lose it mentality... so they use it. Albeit, odd purchases for these alaphabets, but gets the job done from a budget procurement perspective.
2. Part of a concerted effort to limit ammo supplies, thus raising prices, thus pushing more people out of the gun hobby.
3. These agencies have their own security at their various offices and these rounds are for training?
4. something more nefarious...?
Obama/SorozNazi were preparing to impose an all-out military dictatorship
their plans got derailed but apparently the weaponry and ammunition is still stockpiled in many of “our” federal agencies
these all need to be disbanded and the material turned over to civilian use (I’d suggest including free firearms and ammo to any high school shooting sports and firearms education clubs, programs)
The Kenyanesian Usurper was building his domestic army.
vast?
There’s TEN BILLION BULLETS sold in the US per year.
They have altogether what, MAYBE 30 million?
How’s that gonna work out for them?
And one agency bought a WHOLE FIVE subs.
That ought to defeat a militia. /s
American have what, 300 MILLION guns?!?!
When they get to hundreds of millions of bullets and 10s of thousands of high capacity arms, i’ll worry more
Great place for ammo resupply.
Gun confiscation?
“American have what, 300 MILLION guns?!?!”
No, no. I’m sure it’s only around 100 million.
More likely the civil servants that supported Obama are still buying them.
Honestly, I wonder how many bullets are in all American households combined right now.
Probably a staggering number.
I would suggest "bureaucratic ego" as a major factor.
"My department has armed security staff and yours does not".
"My department has a bigger ammunition stash than yours".
"My department has bigger, badder weapons than yours".
Of course that leaves out the question "Why should civilian agencies have armories or armed staff in the first place?" The Department of Education has armed staff?. The Social Security Administration has armed staff? The Weather Guys (NOAA) have armed staff?
It's absurd to begin with. We have US Marshalls and Federal Protective Services who are supposed to fill that sort of need.
If SHTF,that ammo will raided as fast as can be;everybody for themselves.
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Remember, to the left, if you have 1,000 rounds and three guns, you have a ammo dump, or a “cache”.
My thought exactly. :-)
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