A few years back, you might remember, there was some information floating around about how much ammunition was being purchased by various branches of the federal government. Some of that, of course, is legitimate; I wouldn’t deny ammo (including training ammo) to, say, FBI field agents, or the U.S. Marshals Service. Even the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service may have members with a reason to be armed for self-defense, against big, toothy critters if nothing else.
But the IRS? It’s for sure and for certain that if you don’t pay your taxes, the government will send men with guns out looking for you. But should the same agency that collects the taxes be the ones with the guns?
Not according to four GOP representatives: Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Mary Miller (R-IL), and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA). They are introducing a bill to strip the IRS…
