Posted on 05/04/2023 11:41:59 AM PDT by george76
According to an April report released by watchdog group OpenTheBooks.com, the Internal Revenue Service has spent $10 million since 2020 on guns, ammunition, and other tactical gear in an effort to militarize the agency.
The report revealed that the IRS and 102 other agencies outside the Department of Defense invested a combined total of $3.7 billion since 2006 – adjusted for inflation – on weapons, ammunition, and military-style equipment. OpenTheBooks.com stated that 76 of the 102 are rank-and-file regulatory agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Social Security Administration, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services.
“There are now more federal agents with arrest and firearm authority (200,000) than U.S. Marines (186,000),” the watchdog group’s report noted.
Since 2006, the IRS has purchased $35.2 million worth of guns, ammunition, and other tactical gear for its special agents. The agency ramped up its weapon purchases in 2020 and 2021, spending $10 million since the beginning of the COVID lockdowns.
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OpenTheBooks.com’s report revealed a breakdown of the agency’s recent purchases, which showed that since 2020 the IRS spent $2.3 million on duty ammunition, $1.2 million on ballistic shields, $474,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles, $467,000 on tactical lighting, $463,000 on Baretta shotguns, $354,000 on tactical gear bags, $267,000 on ballistic helmets, and $243,000 on body armor vests.
The agency also spent $1.3 million on unidentified purchases labeled only “various other gear for criminal investigation agents.”
The IRS already had 4,500 firearms, including shotguns, rifles, and submachine guns, and 5 million rounds of ammunition in its gun locker before kicking off the 2020 spending spree that significantly bulked up its arsenal.
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, signed in August, provided the IRS with over $80 billion in additional funding, which the agency plans to use to hire more than 86,000 employees within the next decade.
Last year, the IRS created a job posting seeking “Criminal Investigation Special Agents” that would be required to “carry a firearm” and be willing to use “deadly force, if necessary.”
With 2,100 special agents, the IRS is the top 50 largest police departments in the nation.
“[Criminal investigation] special agents have been using weapons throughout their history as they have consistently found themselves investigating the most dangerous criminals involved in organized crime, drugs and gangs,” an IRS spokesperson told OpenTheBooks.com. “These types of cases are typically worked in conjunction with other state and federal law enforcement agencies. Firearms and equipment are also used for training purposes. Special agents are required to train and qualify for their weapons and must participate in quarterly trainings to maintain proficiency.”
The watchdog report also revealed that Health and Human Services has spent $154 million since 2006 on weapons, ammunition, and military-style equipment. Before 2020, the agency had 8 million rounds of ammunition and 461 special agents. Additionally, the Office of Inspector General possessed 1,300 guns.
See how perverted and evil our government is. They’re more concerned about American consumers not paying their taxes then the millions upon millions I cannot stress how bad the border is right now millions and millions and future multiple millions making their way across the border. If this does not bring fear in y’all there’s something wrong with the American people. How in the hell can a country accommodate 30-100million invaders who cannot speak the language don’t have any education can’t afford the housing that this recession has brought upon us. Do you know how they’re going to live? They’re going to start breaking into homes stealing cars, the crime is going to be astronomical. and we’re not even talking about the cartels and the Muslim terrorists and the Chinese spies that are coming in along with the African anti-Christian mobs. Folks, I am extremely worried and scared for our nation and our children. Right now there are thousands in town waiting for their free rides and goodies! Our downtown looks like a bomb went off with trash spewed all over the place, crap and urine stench, wine bottles, beer, cans, etc. etc. …a lot of these people do not come with good intentions. Our city representatives and government don’t give a crap! Nothing is being done absolutely nothing. On the contrary, outside forces continue to fund their track to the border and paying off Catholic churches and other organizations to feed them etc. Why is it so hard to find out who the hell is providing them all this including free flights from their nation, cell phones free bus rides etc ….who the hell is funding all this?
Arm the illegals?
I was going to volunteer them for Ukraine.
And crowds of people stood and watched as jews were hearded into the train cars..
And there is your problem. That preparation doesn't exist.
That's not how it will happen. They will first make guns and/or ammo expensive and difficult to own. Then, there will be buyback and voluntary programs to eliminate those tools of the devil. Then, those who refuse to give them up will no longer be able to have a drivers license, get credit, or any other of life's necessities. After all, they will already know who has the guns. You had to pass a fed background check when you purchased them. Then, after 99 percent of the former gun owners have finally turned in their guns, the fed is left with last one percent of the holdouts.
That last one percent won't be a problem.
This same crap happened when that corrupt Idiot, Obummer, was President.
How long before what he did to our Country is TOTALLY REVERSED.
One can only hope
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