@McGentrix,
McGentrix wrote:
The BLM, DoE, IRS, Post Office, TSA, DoC, DHHS, USDA, BIA are all armed agancies that really have no reason to be, in my opinion.
The FBI is supposed to be the Federal cops. They have been, and should be armed. They should also be the agency called when other agencies need to have an armed response. That way, only the FBI, who train with weapons and have the training and experience to use them. They are trained in tactics and investigations etc...
Other then the FBI, these agencies should be using local police when they need to or perhaps even state police. We have enough police forces on the local, state and federal forces that every dept or agency in the govt does not need it's own strike forces. It's getting way out of hand.
My 2 cents.
As you know, the arming of the general public is way out of hand. Thus, why should government employees be the only ones who are not allowed to be armed.
For instance, a few years ago, a friend was a revenue officer (tax collector) for the IRS. He went to a rural home to meet with a delinquent taxpayer. The taxpayer came out of house with a rifle and began shooting at my friend, who was hiding behind a tree. My friend, who had no weapon, thought his life would soon end. However, the taxpayer then turned the gun onto himself.
Thus, should the public be allowed to arm itself, and to shoot when feeling threatened, but not allow government employees to bear arms? This seems to me to be unfair and unduly dangerous to the government employee.
How dare the TSA try and provide security in order to protect the US from another 9/11 event?!
