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IRS, EPA, SBA and other non-law enforcement federal agencies arming to the teeth with exotic weapons and bulk ammo purchases: 'A culture of militarization has permeated across the federal bureaucracy'

Why would the IRS, the National Institutes of Health or the Small Business Administration need military-style weapons, training and millions of rounds of ammunition?

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Leo Hohmann
May 03, 2023
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A disturbing report came out today that is getting very little attention in the corporate mainstream media.

Federal agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency have spent $3.7 billion in taxpayer dollars on guns, ammunition, and other "military-style equipment," according to the watchdog group Open the Books.

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Its report found agencies arming to the teeth. Oh, that must be the FBI.

No. These agencies range from the National Institutes of Health, NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Small Business Administration, among others, and they have historically had no law enforcement mission in their charter documents.

Federal agencies have beefed up spending on weapons, ammunition and military training under the Biden administration, according to data provided to the Washington Free Beacon. The IRS has seen…

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