For those down voting, I will note the US Internal Revenue Service is amassing firearms and ammunition [1]. I will also note that civil forfeiture (your stuff did the crime, so we'll take it and you have to prove it was innocent) was practiced until very recently. [0]
Relevant quote:
In 2015, Eric Holder ended the policy of "adoptive forfeiture", which occurred "when a state or local law enforcement agency seizes property pursuant to state law and requests that a federal agency take the seized asset and forfeit it under federal law" due to abuse.[21] Although states proceeded to curtail the powers of police to seize assets, actions by the Justice Department in July 2017 have sought to reinstate police seizure powers that simultaneously raise funding for federal agencies and local law enforcement.[22]
It is horrifying and hysterical that the example of case law if simply titled "United States v. Forty-Three Gallons of Whiskey". We live in an insane age.
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It is horrifying and hysterical that the example of case law if simply titled "United States v. Forty-Three Gallons of Whiskey". We live in an insane age.- [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United... - [1] I've managed to find multiple sources that state the IRS spent ~700k USD on firearms and ammunition. Why do the country's accountants need guns or bullets?