‘Real News From The Blaze’: Big Govt. and Big Law Enforcement
- Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:25pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Why do federal agencies like the Social Security administration and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have law enforcement arms? Internet message boards and conspiracy websites have been buzzing in debate on this question after Alex Jones’s InfoWars called attention to a Social Security Administration solicitation for 174,000 rounds of “.357 Sig 125 grain bonded jacketed hollow point pistol ammunition” and a NOAA contract for 46,000 rounds of hollow point bullets along with 500 paper targets. The story emerged on the mainstream with a link from the Drudge Report and Fox News report resulting in many others now asking what do these agencies need to enforce with such firepower?
Fox News reports that the NOAA has said the bullets are meant for the Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement–after making what they claim was a “clerical error” in originally responding that the bullets were for the National Weather Service. A Social Security Administration blog post in response to concerns raised over their purchase indicates that the ammunition is for duty weapons for their special agents who are responsible for investigating violations of the laws that govern SSA’s programs.
In a political atmosphere where more and more Americans want smaller government, “Real News From The Blaze” Monday asked if Americans should be questioning the need for, and redundancy of, the various federal departments that have gun toting enforcers:
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havsumtea
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 7:43pmThis is what you get when you grow government as Obama has, and every bureaucrat has to justify his existence. Waste, fraud, and abuse of the Tax payers dollar,. Manny hammers looking for a nail! Absurd!!
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 7:52amMostly amateur untrained want-to-be raiders. No idea what they are doing,working on old or no intelligence and it makes them feel like big deals to kick someones door ar 6 AM. Sweet Old Baracks army is alive and well. Don’t forget the TSA in all this, they are going to be setting up highway checkpoints to search cars and trucks on the Interstate system, again without proper training but with union cards.
Bend over and spread your cheeks.
OMG Nov 6, 2012
Report Post »Guitar Master
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:24amzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
From THE REPORTER
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I’ts long over due that Glenn Beck hired a professional on his staff. E.D. Hill will begin convention coverage but she‘s an odd’s on favorite to become a permanent member of the news team on GBTV.
GBTV. needs some seasoned news people to give the programming much more credibility.
Report Post »1unwashed
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 9:14amIt is credible enough for me. Don’t forget “do your research”. That’s with anyone.
Report Post »havsumtea
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 7:45pmI couldn’t agree more. I welcome her to the Beck team!!
Report Post »nighttrainno9
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:52pmOne agency or another is going is going to be kicking in all of the
Report Post »doors of patriots or veterans. You can be arrested for growing a
garden, you can be arrested for collecting rain water, you can be arrested
for commenting on this article. Don’t kid yourself, with 40,000 laws
on the books they will, find a reason to kick in your door. Be ready, shoot
first ask questions later, otherwise it’s off to the FEMA camps for you.
Sirfoldallot
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 11:19pmOur freedoms r gone. Say bye bye.
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 11:20pmEvery 1 wants a law 4 this or that & now we have loss of freedom.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:04am@SIR…
Report Post »You hit the Nail on the Head: Once, Civil Rights Laws for Minorites passed… then any Minority, even an individual, could demand a Special Law… and the Congressional Cowards & Socialist gave it to them!
lukerw
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:12amPLUS… Executive Orders can direct any Action… even if found to be Illegal later. If anyone in Government knows exactly what “illegal” means!
Report Post »1unwashed
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 9:38amI’ve heard of those. New ones being built also.
Report Post »Sgt_Rock
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:47pmDepartment of Education Investigators…say what? I had no clue and I’ve been a cop in a big city for over 30 years. Now, before everyone gets their panties in a bunch, both the U.S. Fisheries and Social Security Admin. Office of Inspector General have had armed enforcement and investigative units for decades. It would be ludicrous to send all of those cases to the FBI, so let them handle them internally. I know of several fisheries (State and Federal) that have been killed by poachers and other criminals over the years. You can’t deny them the ability to defend themselves. That said, if any law enforcement agency is going to get all “cowboy” on folks it always seems to be one of these little known federal agencies. I have to agree with MAPACHE though…way to many players in the federal LE arena and several have tactical teams. The reality is they could farm most of that work out to local LE teams that generally have more experience and real world operations than the fed teams, and sometimes they do. Some states have search and seizure laws even more restrictive than federal law. So since federal agents operate under less stringent federal search and seizure rules, they frequently use their own teams to get around state SnS restrictions. BTW, shotguns for agents is no big deal. If a gunfight does erupt, a pistol is a paltry replacement for a long gun. It is always better to have a long gun (preferably a rifle).
Report Post »For my Liberty!
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:23amBut HOLLOW POINT’S? They are even ILLEGAL to use in WAR….
Report Post »americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:40pmObama said all along that he wanted a personal army that was equipped as well as the military. (True) Sounds like he might be forming it right now. I hope I can say LOL, but I’m not really sure if that is a joke or not.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:13amI’m not laughing!
Report Post »Mapache
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:21pmThe US Government may need numerous law enforcement agencies but there should be a review and downsizing of many of them. Most also have “special operations units” to allow their officers to put on BDUs and act like SWAT (abet most without the skill set or training).
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:41pmThese are all branching from U.S. DHEW in one way or the other.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:17amThe Feds need the same number as Before PROHIBITION… ZERO! A Military guards the Nation! And, the States are responsible for their Sovereignty!
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:59pmHey troll weasels! GOD loves TEA! We are gonna get one of our own into the MO Senate seat. Go John Brunner!
Report Post »americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:33pmI agree. Go John Brunner!!!
Report Post »He would be Great for Missouri and the The Untied States of America. God Bless John Brunner and America.
CROCK-HANDLER
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:59pmKnock knock, ”This is the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. Come out with your hands up?”
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:42pmKiss my whale, agent.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:20amIt’s making Nazi Germany… look like amatures!
Report Post »Kinnison
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:28pmLuker, the Germans have always loved uniforms and now the “Darth Vader/Storm Trooper look” is epidemic in U.S. law enforcement. I remember when I was a kid and policemen looked like policemen and your parents told you that they were your friends and that you could trust them. Now anyone who can get himself a set of black BDU’s, a balacava, and a web belt is kitted out like he is going to storm a fortified gang headquarters, and it is ludicrous. When I was stationed in Germany my wife and I went to a small-town wine festival, the German equivalent of a county fair. There was a parade of local civic organizations to open the festival, and the local Red Cross chapter marched in in step and in formation. They were wearing field-grey wool uniforms and looked like the Whermacht. Wannabe-SWAT cops are getting to that point in the U.S.
Report Post »KidCharlemagne
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:32pmWhen the Department of Education sends the SWAT team to bust down your door at 6 a.m., then that‘s when you know that it’s finally gone too far:
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Education Department agents raids California home
By Elizabeth Flock
06/08/2011
U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General special agents broke into a California home at 6 a.m. Tuesday and reportedly roughed up a man because of a student aid issue involving his estranged wife. His wife was not present.
Report Post »http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/education-department-swat-team-raids-california-home/2011/06/08/AGUxlKMH_blog.html
blackyb
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:44pmThat is because she was out working to pay taxes to pay those breaking into her home’s salaries so they could come in and rought up her husband.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:07amOMG… I had not heard that!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:32pmParaMilitary… are used by All WouldBe Dictators!
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:46pmexactly
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