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2023-08-19 08:32:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C1A77BE90B33273DC298AC51471F28D4ED396961A711D11D9B60CAA31CAFC4DF
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The IRS purchases guns and ammunition for special agents in its criminal investigation division, a law enforcement branch established in 1919. The typical IRS auditors that Americans would encounter in a routine audit are unarmed. From 2010 https://www.al.com/businessnews/2010/10/some_irs_agents_carry_guns_too.html https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-irs-armed-idUSL1N2ZT296 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/12/matt-gaetz/no-biden-not-arming-irs-guns-and-ammunition/
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