Very rarely do I start a thread, but have not seen this article on the 'Fire - the info may be of interest to some here. It is not a brief piece, but seems well-written. Sorry if this turns out to be a duplicate of another post.


Cal Thomas / August 23, 2022
Guns of Washington: 5 Agencies With Gun Stockpiles

The IRS has stockpiled 4,500 guns and 5 million rounds of ammunition in recent years

“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty."—James Madison

Conspiracy theories sometimes have at least a thread of truth in them, which is what makes them valid to some on the far right.

One of those theories is that the federal government is not on their side. Concern has been raised in conservative circles about the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents as just one example. Trust in the IRS has been in decline for many years, ever since President Richard Nixon used the government as a weapon against his political enemies and Lois Lerner during the Obama administration denied tax-exempt status to many conservative political and religious organizations.

It isn’t just politics. Americans for Tax Reform, a politically conservative U.S. advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., has listed 10 examples of outrageous behavior by the IRS.

There is another reason some Americans on the right are just now becoming aware of the number of weapons associated with government entities, including some departments within the IRS.

I did not know until constitutional attorney John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute, a conservative Christian public interest law firm based in Charlottesville, Virginia, sent me a list of federal agencies that have weapons we didn’t know about, though various media have occasionally reported on the subject over the years.

Here’s the list from the Rutherford Institute that Whitehead sent me, which he says he compiled from those few media that did report on the subject:

— The IRS has stockpiled 4,500 guns and 5 million rounds of ammunition in recent years, including 621 shotguns, 539 long-barrel rifles, and 15 submachine guns. If true, an explanation is needed so that conspiracy theories don’t multiply.

— The Veterans Administration purchased 11 million rounds of ammunition (equivalent to 2,800 rounds for each of its officers), along with camouflage uniforms, riot helmets and shields, specialized image enhancement devices, and tactical lighting. That’s ironic since many veterans used weapons to defend the nation. Are they now seen as potential enemies of the government many of them fought for?

— The Department of Health and Human Services acquired 4 million rounds of ammunition, in addition to 1,300 guns, including five submachine guns and 189 automatic firearms for its Office of Inspector General.

— According to an in-depth Rutherford Institute report on "The Militarization of the U.S. Executive Agencies,” the Social Security Administration secured 800,000 rounds of ammunition for its special agents, as well as armor and guns. Seniors beware!

— The Environmental Protection Agency owns 600 guns. And the Smithsonian Institution now employs 620-armed “special agents.” You’d better not get near those dinosaurs, or litter the highway, or else.

Should we be concerned? Congress authorizes the budgets for these agencies. Have members asked their secretaries and directors why they need all this fire power? Why haven’t the broadcast networks and major newspapers conducted investigations?

A 2017 Forbes magazine article reported “The Small Business Administration (SBA) spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to load its gun locker with Glocks last year. The SBA wasn’t alone – the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service modified their Glocks with silencers.” Maybe they don’t want to disturb the fish while taking down an angler.

Freedom is not easy to obtain, but it is easy to lose. Ask those who once lived in free societies that are now ruled by one-party dictators.

The buildup of weapons, the proliferation of cameras, the increasing fear among some that our government is no longer on “our side” reminds me of the lyric from a song by The Police: “Every move you make, every breath you take I’ll be watching you.”

©2022 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

No worries, surely every round is non-tox.

Leading by example is our .gov hallmark.

Doesn't bother me a friggin bit.

The Silent Militarization of Mordor on the Potomac will expand to a Theater near You..

I who have happened during The Wuhan Red Death but they weren’t sure if they had enough Grit ..

Roll Them or They Roll You

I guess they have been doing this for years. A buddy of mine was a guard at a federal building in Austin a few years ago (obammy years). He said he unloaded pallets of ammunition there.

Yeah, this has been going-on for awhile. It really started in earnest under Obama and has been reinforced under Biden.

Obama found a way to empower bureaucrats by arming them and making them feel important.

Obama, it was well-known, was absolutely intent upon three things during his two terms.

1 - Destroy all private military outfits (especially Blackwater Xe) at the time.

2 - Find a surefire way around the Posse Comitatus Act that can be applied on a day-to-day basis.

3 - Completely liberalize the Military.

No. 2 means nothing just like every other Guardrail..

The Time is not Right .. It’s Cum’n


Roll Them or They Roll You

It is my understanding the President is supposed to propose a budget each year which is approved by the House of Representatives. Ever since the magic knee grow was inaugurated the government has been operating under continuing resolutions with no budget in place. Makes it very difficult to track authorized expenditures and those who authorized them. More evidence of unelected bureaucrats making up rules as they go along.

Gotta feed the military industrial complex.

I expect that eventually we'll see an EO or legislation which will unite these now militarized departments for use in times of strife/turmoil/unrest/health threat, as a federal police force under 1 main office.

They are coming up well short on the guns and ammo per officer.

That would be a very unlikable action, but the current activity is somewhat fuzzy and diversified. Such action by EO or otherwise would clarify the agenda and might be some sort of advantage to the citizenry - to further understand their plan and know the "who" responsible on the ground.

All these agencies need tactical swat teams......
It gets messy imposing Marxism....

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He nails it

Taking into consideration that since the stolen election, the US government has all but declared war on the American Patriots, those of us who have served our country, those of us who believe in the ideals that this country was founded upon, WTF Did you expect?
The fact is, is that the Deep State, Shadow Government, New World Order, whatever you wanna call it, has been controlling things since Reagan left office.
They figured it was in the bag, but the election of Trump upset their plans!
Under Zero’s Administration they were building up enough to get rid if us dinosaurs who were “Clinging to our guns and religion “.
Trump’s election opened their eyes to the fact that there just might be enough of us dinosaurs to raise a fight. Now they realize that some of us ain’t gonna roll over and give up, and they’re preparing for whatever they gotta do to clinch the deal.
If that means killing a few million “Domestic Terrorist”, then that’s what they’ll do.
You, your ideals, your love of country and freedom, your thoughts and your voice, are a threat to them.
Keep that in mind. You must be controlled and silenced, one way or another.
We’re entering the end game.
7mm