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2018-12-30 Government

GAO: IRS Had 4,487 Guns; 5,062,006 Rounds of Ammunition

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 In my not very humble opinion, the only IRS employees that should have weapons are the folks that go to seize property, and no one else. These folks are usually accompanied by local law enforcement and / or Treasury Dept. employees, so part of the need for armed IRS folks is, to me, redundant. That, and knowing the temperament of some IRS employees (like to goons in collections), these are the last people that should have weapons of any kind, except maybe a set of nunchucks.

Posted by Raj 2018-12-30 07:28|| 2018-12-30 07:28|| Front Page Top

#2 By the way - if anyone needs help with an IRS matter, forget calling them and asking for help. Most IRS employees have been furloughed during the 'shutdown', except for the IT / systems folks.

Posted by Raj 2018-12-30 07:29|| 2018-12-30 07:29|| Front Page Top

#3 #1 - Not even then. They can get coverage from local LEOs. If they don't trust locals, there's a story there somewhere...

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-12-30 07:39|| 2018-12-30 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 I may have told this story before, but here goes again. I worked with a lawyer whose client had property seized by the IRS. With two IRS agents, a Treasury agent, two local sheriffs and a state trooper (all armed), they seized from this client... one truck with 165,000 miles on it. I don't know if this is routine but if it is, disarm them all.

Posted by Raj 2018-12-30 08:00|| 2018-12-30 08:00|| Front Page Top

#5 "Beating a dead horse" is not something Indians thought up...

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-12-30 08:15|| 2018-12-30 08:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Extortion funded sector has to have the means to extort and ransom.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-12-30 08:58|| 2018-12-30 08:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, tax collectors have been armed through the ages. I wanna know why FDA and Health and Human Services have arms.

Posted by Woozle Omeating7366 2018-12-30 10:49|| 2018-12-30 10:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Deserves better treatment, but what the heck...

Today, two thousand and eighteen,
To the tax man we're polite
When he takes our red, white, blue and green
From us without a fight,
So, come April next, why, pray, be vexed
Or moved to excess stress
As "investment" flies and prices rise,
By the rifles of the IRS?

Posted by Rantburg RFB 2018-12-30 20:27|| 2018-12-30 20:27|| Front Page Top

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