Why are federal agencies arming themselves?
A
Second Amendment advocate has a theory about why the U.S. Department of
Agriculture is buying body armor and submachine guns.
Mike
Hammond, legislative council to Gun Owners of America, says it follows a
pattern of other federal agencies that seem to be preparing for war – against
us.
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"We
suspect that the federal government is anticipating and preparing for
confrontation with American citizens," he says, wondering aloud if President
Obama is preparing for a dictatorship.
"What
are the characteristics of a dictatorship?" Hammond asks rhetorically. "An
individual who is bound not by the law, but by his own desires and his own
goals. And that may be where we are now."
In
an online story with more than 6,000 comments, Breitbart.com reported that the USDA put in a solicitation for
lightweight submachine guns on May 7.
The
official request can be viewed here.
In
a 2013 story about the "stockpile myth," Breitbart.com sought
to downplay concerns – if not hysteria – over ammunition purchases by
the federal government.
A
second 2013 story at Forbes.com quoted a spokesman for the Department
of Homeland Security, who told Congress the agency is not stockpiling ammunition
and buys in bulk to save money.
The
ammunition purchases were the topic of a congressional hearing, Forbes reported
last year.
Still,
Hammond wonders if the USDA closely watched the Cliven Bundy confrontation, when
armed American citizens faced off against Bureau of Land Management agents in
Nevada in past weeks.
He
says it doesn't make sense for the financially strapped U.S. Postal Service and
the Social Security Administration to buy hundreds of thousands of rounds of
ammunition.
The
Washington Times story noted
the purchases of small-arms ammunition by both agencies. The newspaper also
noted the Department of Homeland Security had requested 450 million rounds of
ammunition, and the FBI had requested 100 million rounds.
While
various government agencies are stocking up on ammo, Hammond claims the Obama
administration is making it increasingly difficult for American citizens to
obtain ammunition. GOA discussed the ammo shortage on its website.
| Subject: | Why are federal agencies arming themselves? | |||
| Date: | 5/21/2014 9:59:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time | |||
| From: | eagle@gopusamedia.com | |||
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