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Elizabeth Harrington<\/a><\/strong> Rep. Jeff Duncan wants to know why IRS law enforcement agents are training with AR-15 rifles.<\/p>\n As chairman of the House Homeland Security oversight subcommittee, Duncan (R-S.C.) toured a federal law enforcement facility in late May and noticed agents training with the semi-automatic weapons at a firing range. They identified themselves as IRS, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I left there, it\u2019s been bugging me for weeks now, why IRS agents are training with a semi-automatic rifle AR-15, which has stand-off capability,\u201d Duncan told POLITICO. \u201cAre Americans that much of a target that you need that kind of capability?\u201d<\/p>\n While Duncan acknowledges that the IRS has an enforcement division, he questions if that level of firepower is appropriate when they could coordinate operations with other agencies, like the FBI, especially in a time of austerity.<\/p>\n Full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 5:16 am<\/p>\n Tags: police state<\/a><\/p>\n
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