Note: All agencies mentioned in this piece were contacted for comment. It’s time for the federal agencies to not only open their books, but also their gun lockers.Įxplain to the American people why they need so much firepower to pursue their missions. Progressives, on the other hand, have raised concerns about militarizing police agencies with tank-like vehicles and heavy weaponry. Today, those agencies are more heavily armed than ever before.Ĭonservatives argue that it is hypocritical for political leaders to criticize private gun ownership while simultaneously equipping non-military agencies with guns, ammunition, and military style equipment. This regulation provides guidance and assigns responsibilities for managing the Ammunition Stockpile Reli-ability Program. We were concerned with the militarization of the federal bureaucracy. Ammunition Stockpile Reliability Program History. Tom Coburn, we sounded the alarm during the Obama Administration. President and Congress have the power to declare a nation-wide martial law. In 2016, at The Wall Street Journal with former U.S. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, martial law is the law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency when the civilian law enforcement agencies are unable to maintain public order and safety. During the course of their duties, special agents execute criminal search warrants and make arrests.” Their gun locker includes 867,000 rounds of ammunition and 600 guns.Īn EPA spokesperson confirmed that their special agents “enforce a wide variety of federal laws and regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency just spent $61,650 purchasing “body armor systems” for 137 special agents. Over the last eight years, the HHS has purchased four million rounds of ammunition.Īnd what about the 800,000 rounds purchased by the Social Security Administration? Do they need that ammo to administer social security checks to seniors? This treaty is an early expression of the now customary rule prohibiting. The Office of Inspector General at HHS owns 1,300 guns including one shotgun, five submachine guns, and 189 automatic firearms. It outlaws so-called exploding bullets which detonate on impact with the human body. The agency stockpiled 4,500 guns and five million rounds of ammunition.Īs the IRS spokesperson confirmed, the agency has a long history of law enforcement responsibilities. The Internal Revenue Service, with its 2,159 “Special Agents,” spent $21.3 million on guns, ammunition and military-style equipment between fiscal years 20. A spokesperson responded after publication with clarification of their weaponry. Today, the VA has 4,547 law enforcement officers armed with weapons including semi-automatic “long-guns” (i.e., AR-15-style). Since 2010, the VA spent $25.5 million on guns, 11 million rounds of ammunition, and other military-style equipment. In 1996, Veterans Affairs did not employ a police force. These agencies include the Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Social Security Administration, and many others. 76 administrative agencies spent $110.6 million on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment between fiscal years 20.These agencies include those at the Department of Justice and Homeland Security. 27 traditional law enforcement agencies spent $800 million on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment during fiscal years 20.There are more non-DOD federal employees with firearms (200,000+) than there are U.S.Here are a few top lines from our report: Executive Agencies.” We quantified nearly $1 billion spent on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment in the federal agencies outside of the Defense Department (DOD) between 20 (the latest year available).Īfter grabbing legal power, federal bureaucrats amassed firepower.

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