Oct. 7, 2014 8:48pm Fred Lucas
“Weeding out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government is considered important, but rarely considered dangerous.
Still 3,501 agents working for 33 different inspectors general, the internal watchdog divisions of federal agencies, are authorized to carry guns according to a Congressional Research Service report made public on the website of the Federation of American Scientists Monday.
The report listed numerous agencies allowing agents to carry firearms, and pointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an example. The department’s purchase of semi-automatic weapons to replace automatic firearms garnered attention earlier this year.
The crimes IGs pursue are generally bureaucratic in nature. But no in call cases.
In May, Paul Feeney, deputy counsel at the USDA’s Office of Inspector General, issued a statement explaining the reason for the purchase.”
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Silly. Federal agents have been armed since 1789. Yes, these agencies have Criminal Investigators (Special Agents) and Inspectors General, most all of whom carry pistols and occasionally need long arms for operations and arrests.
Every federal program that has or dispenses CASH, benefits, and resources is prone to fraud, theft, and robbery. Hence, Congress created a law enforcement team in almost every agency, especially in the Postal Service, the oldest federal program and the one robbed most often in 200+ years.