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Surya Gayatri

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26. ^^^Exactly!^^^

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:36 AM

Jun 2016

Ironically, it's RW anti-government activity that creates a need for increased security at federal agencies and facilities.

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The FDA is stockpiling military weapons — and it’s not alone [View all] sarisataka Jun 2016 OP

Every agency has armed agents to enforce laws Recursion Jun 2016 #1

The Investigative and Enforcement Services sarisataka Jun 2016 #2

USDA also has armed people in Afghanistan Recursion Jun 2016 #6

Most of the armed guards at US govt buildings are Rent-a-Cops. NT 1939 Jun 2016 #20

Can you link to a link to a source for that? pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #21

Not "most", and the rent-a-cops that are used don't buy their own guns Recursion Jun 2016 #22

That is some big money. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #3

Maybe? I have no idea what it's for Recursion Jun 2016 #4

IRS? Good grief. Can you imagine? yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #5

That's more about guards to keep Sovereign Citizen yahoos Recursion Jun 2016 #7

I hope so. That seems excessive. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #8

It's also not clear how broad "military equipment" is Recursion Jun 2016 #9

Not necessarily. It's over 8 years, they have over 2000 special agents... JHB Jun 2016 #16

They probably need it to protect themselves from Scientology. Initech Jun 2016 #40

Story not about FDA. About "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service" of USDA Scientific Jun 2016 #18

USDA spends so much overall because it has armed teams in Afghanistan Recursion Jun 2016 #19

You think Jacoby might have mentioned that in his article Scientific Jun 2016 #43

Food and Drug Administration: $ 815,000 Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #25

Which amounts to $90K per year Major Nikon Jun 2016 #41

Yeah, I fail to see the shock value of the US gov't spending less than 3 million a year underahedgerow Jun 2016 #23

God bless our police state. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #10

The new pledge Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #11

If you're not guilty today. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #12

USA: Come on vacation, leave on probation. Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #13

Don't fall for the RW spin on this pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #14

^^^Exactly!^^^ Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #26

Old article on government watch list. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #33

This crap is just RW scaremongering pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #35

When did ABC become right wing? JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #36

You're missing the justifiable security reasons for these expenditures pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #37

Wrong way to run a government. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #38

I wouldn't call guarding federal facilities "enforcement" pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #39

The author of the OP is a wingnut Major Nikon Jun 2016 #42

To some degree it's necessary when the citizenry is arming up. Hoyt Jun 2016 #15

OMG! The Food and Drug Administration is coming for our guns!1!! pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #17

As long as it's the good guys we don't mind. ileus Jun 2016 #24

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lol vintx Jun 2016 #28

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Courage, my friend. We're gonna name a rock afer you. pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #30

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But we already made the stencil pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #32

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