Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act

Washington D.C. – This week, U.S. Representative Barry Moore (AL-01)?introduced the Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act

. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has clearly been weaponized against the American people and their latest abuse is the use of taxpayer dollars to purchase firearms for agents. This legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Mary Miller (R-IL), and Clay Higgins (R-LA).

Since the start of 2020, the IRS has spent $10 million on weapons, ammo, and combat gear.

This legislation:

• Prohibits the IRS from purchasing, receiving, or storing firearms and ammo.
• Requires the IRS to transfer to the General Services Administration (GSA) any firearms or ammunition under IRS control.
• Compels GSA to initiate the sell and auction of the firearms to licensed dealers and the ammunition to the general public.
• Transfers the IRS Criminal Investigations Division to be folded into the Department of Justice's jurisdiction.

"The IRS has consistently been weaponized against American citizens, targeted religious organizations, journalists, gun owners, and everyday Americans," said Moore. "Arming these agents does not make the American public safer. My legislation, the Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act, would disarm these agents, auction off their guns to Federal Firearms License Owners, and sell their ammunition to the public. The only thing IRS agents should be armed with are calculators."

“It is a shocking fact that the Biden administration spent over $10 million on firearms and ammunitions for IRS employees. This is especially troubling in light of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government’s investigation into the IRS which exposed patterns of political targeting and harassment by agents. I am proud to support Congressman Moore’s bill which rightly strips the IRS of its arsenal and transfers the Criminal Investigations Division to the Department of Justice. The Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act will ensure the agency sticks to its mission of collecting revenue rather than moonlighting as a paramilitary law enforcement agency susceptible to politicization." said Congresswoman Hageman.

"There is absolutely zero justification for wasting taxpayer dollars to arm a federal agency that was never meant to act as an enforcement arm of the government," said Congresswoman Mary Miller. "The IRS doesn't need a stockpile of guns and ammunition — it needs proper transparency, oversight, and accountability. I fully support Rep. Moore's bill to disarm the IRS and end this dangerous power grab once and for all."

“The weaponization of the IRS against working Americans is a threat to our Constitutional freedoms,” said Congressman Higgins. “IRS agents should not hit homes and businesses like SWAT teams, and they should not terrorize American families. This legislation disarms the IRS. I thank my colleague Congressman Moore for introducing this important legislation.”

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