Remember back in mid-November when Rep. Eric Swalwell tried to quash the idea of a well-armed militia even having a chance against a government that decided to confiscate guns? “The government has nukes,” he reminded law-abiding gun owners, adding, “they’re legit” for good measure.
Turns out that totally inappropriate flexing of government muscle against American citizens didn’t even have to go nuclear: it turns out the IRS alone is sitting on an arsenal of around 4,500 firearms, including 15 submachine guns stocked with 56,000 rounds of ammunition.
IRS Has 4,487 Guns; 5,062,006 Rounds of Ammunitionhttps://t.co/4FBCOLiWIW
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 29, 2018
Anyone who’s interested in learning just what sort of guns each government agency has can look it up at the United States Government Accountability Office in its recently published report.
So, yeah, the IRS alone has more than 5 million rounds of ammunition stockpiled. (Hey, even the Food and Drug Administration has 390 pistols with 167,000 rounds and 122 shotguns with 30,000 rounds.)
That explains, very concisely, why the Second Amendment is important.
— Ridge Runner (@Ridgerunner52) December 29, 2018
Speaking of buying guns on credit, the report says that the 20 federal law enforcement agencies in its review reported spending at least $38.8 million on firearms, $325.9 million on ammunition, and $1.14 billion on tactical equipment — at least $1.5 billion in total — from fiscal years 2010 through 2017.
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Seems legit
— Derek (@therealdorrell) December 29, 2018
Why and where are they?
— JohnnySokko (@dinger6666) December 29, 2018
Sounds like an army in there somewhere
— Kenneth C Damschen (@Sonorandesertra) December 29, 2018
They’re catching up to me.
— Afinepilsner (@Fine_Pilsner) December 29, 2018
1128 rds. per gun. That's a day at the range. What's the problem?
— Rondo (@Rondochef) December 29, 2018
WHAT? That’s 1,128 rounds per gun! It’s gonna take all day to load that much! pic.twitter.com/DWhxz97FMe
— Randy (@MuskieRuskie) December 29, 2018
We all know government agencies have their own little armies, but wow.
— 0b1/0b10000000000 (@WWG1WGA68665088) December 29, 2018
But citizens are bitter clingers.
— Dustin (@Tarzan_08) December 29, 2018
Nothing compared to the citizens.
— SLΞDGΞHAMMΞR (@zeroinscw) December 29, 2018
On that note, why in the hell does the IRS have firearms?
— SLΞDGΞHAMMΞR (@zeroinscw) December 29, 2018
IRS special agents carry guns. They need to carry guns…Would not want their job.
— Tea Party Trumper❌ (@TeaPartyTrumper) December 29, 2018
Are there FDA special agents?
What are they afraid of ?
— Sheri ⭐⭐⭐ (@sicklepuss) December 29, 2018
Yeah, we’ve been told that white men carry guns to compensate for shortcomings in other areas … so what’s the IRS’s excuse?
How about if we citizens keep our guns as protected by the Second Amendment and leave it at that, OK?
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‘Effing NUTS’! Dem Rep. Eric Swalwell reminds those who won’t surrender #2A rights that the gov’t has nukes (no, seriously) https://t.co/DVuuFueSOi
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 16, 2018
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