{"id":1923129,"date":"2023-05-03T00:57:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T04:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-law-enforcement-agencies-like-irs-and-epa-spend-billions-on-guns-and-ammo-watchdog-says\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T01:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:01:41","slug":"non-law-enforcement-agencies-like-irs-and-epa-spend-billions-on-guns-and-ammo-watchdog-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-law-enforcement-agencies-like-irs-and-epa-spend-billions-on-guns-and-ammo-watchdog-says\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS and EPA spend billions on firearms and ammunition, says watchdog."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnon-law-enforcement-agencies-like-irs-and-epa-spend-billions-on-guns-and-ammo-watchdog-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1923129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Federal Agencies Spend Nearly $4 Billion on Military-Style Equipment<\/h2>\n<p>A recent report by watchdog group Open the Books has revealed that federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, have spent almost $4 billion of taxpayer funds on guns, ammunition, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-stockpiles-more-than-5-million-rounds-of-ammunition\/\" title=\"IRS Stockpiles More Than 5 Million Rounds of Ammunition\">military-style equipment<\/a> since 2006. This is a cause for concern, especially since these agencies historically have played little to no role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-racists-behind-school-enemies-list-now-gathering-info-on-children-as-top-prosecutor-joins-in\/\" title=\"\u2018Anti-Racists\u2019 Behind School Enemies List Now Gathering Info On Children As Top Prosecutor Joins In\">law enforcement activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ramped Up Spending Under the Biden Administration<\/h3>\n<p>Under the Biden administration, federal agencies have increased their spending on weapons and ammunition. The IRS, for instance, has seen its annual spending on these items nearly double since 2020, while the whole federal government has seen a 60 percent increase over the same period. This is alarming, especially since the government is also hiring 87,000 new IRS employees, raising concerns that the government is stepping up its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wants-80-billion-to-fund-irs-audits-tax-enforcement-against-high-income-earners\/\" title=\"Biden Wants  Billion To Fund IRS Audits, Tax Enforcement Against High-Income Earners\">tax enforcement<\/a> of rank-and-file Americans.<\/p>\n<h3>A Culture of Militarization<\/h3>\n<p>According to Open the Books founder and CEO Adam Andrzejewski, a culture of militarization has permeated across the federal bureaucracy. In many cases, these agencies are stockpiling the very weapons some politicians seek to ban citizens from owning. This is a worrying trend that needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Are They Preparing to Battle?<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just the IRS that&#8217;s stockpiling weapons. Dozens of other rank-and-file administrative federal agencies are doing the same. The question is, who are they preparing to battle? This is a question that needs to be answered, especially since the federal government now employs more than 200,000 agents with arrest and firearm authority.<\/p>\n<h3>NIH and Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Also Involved<\/h3>\n<p>The report also revealed that the National Institutes of Health and the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health are involved in the purchase of $100 million in guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. This is concerning, especially since NIH&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-law-enforcement-agencies-like-irs-and-epa-spend-billions-on-guns-and-ammo-watchdog-says\/\" title=\"IRS and EPA spend billions on firearms and ammunition, says watchdog.\">internal police force includes 105 officers<\/a>, which is larger than 95 percent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">police departments<\/a> across the United States.<\/p>\n<h3>The Bottom Line<\/h3>\n<p>The federal government&#8217;s spending on military-style equipment is a worrying trend that needs to be addressed. It&#8217;s time for the government to be transparent about its spending and to explain why it needs to stockpile weapons and ammunition. The American people deserve answers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Since 2006, &#8220;76 rank-and-file agencies&#8221; outside &#8220;traditional law enforcement entities&#8221; or the Department of Defense spent $3.7 billion on &#8220;guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The federal government now employs more than 200,000 agents with &#8220;arrest and firearm authority.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The IRS has seen its annual spending on weapons and ammunition nearly double since 2020.<\/li>\n<li>NIH&#8217;s internal police force includes 105 officers, which is larger than 95 percent of the police departments across the United States.<\/li>\n<li>The Office of Assistant Secretary for Health is involved in the purchase of $100 million in guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency have spent nearly $4 billion in taxpayer funds on guns, ammunition, and other &#8220;military-style equipment,&#8221; a watchdog group found. 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