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IRS Stockpiles More Than 5 Million Rounds of Ammunition

Republican lawmakers want to stop the agency from purchasing more

IRS Stockpiles More Than 5 Million Rounds of Ammunition
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on March 22, 2013. Susan Walsh/AP Photo
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Reporter
8/1/2022|Updated: 8/1/2022
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Apparently, the IRS needs a little firepower to help with those audits.

The IRS has stockpiled five million rounds of ammunition and spent $725,000 on bullets this year, according to Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who has introduced a bill to block future ammunition purchases by the agency.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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