Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would disarm the Internal Revenue Service and take away its millions of dollars of weapons and ammunition that it has.
The bill would prohibit the IRS from buying and storing firearms. It would also force the agency to sell its huge arsenal to licensed firearms dealers.
Per Just the News:
Since 2006, the IRS has spent $35.2 million on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment, according to an investigation by the nonprofit Open the Books, a spending watchdog. Since 2020, the IRS bought $10 million in weaponry and gear, according to a report from the group. The report also noted that the IRS had nearly 2,100 special agents. Included in the IRS purchases were $2.3 million for ammunition, $1.2 million for ballistic shields, $474,000 for Smith & Wesson rifles, and $463,000 for Baretta 1301 tactical shotguns.
Those weapons would be auctioned off under terms of the bill, which would require the IRS to transfer its gun collection to the General Services Administration. GSA would then have to sell and auction of the firearms to licensed dealers and the ammunition to the public.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., who introduced the Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act, said the taxman doesn’t need to be armed.
“The IRS has consistently been weaponized against American citizens, targeted religious organizations, journalists, gun owners, and everyday Americans,” Moore said. “Arming these agents does not make the American public safer. My legislation, the Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act, would disarm these agents, auction off their guns to Federal Firearms License Owners, and sell their ammunition to the public. The only thing IRS agents should be armed with are calculators.”
GOP lawmakers say that the IRS has no need for the huge arsenal of guns and ammo it has amassed.
And they have a point. Why does a taxing agency have more guns than any U.S. police department?
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