[rdcbn]

The USDA is the agency that funds food stamps and Food Stamp programs are a huge fraction of their budget.

They also investigate Food Stamp (SNAP) fraud, so an argument could be made that they need to arm themselves with weapons a lot heavier than a sub gun given their AO is often in such garden spots as Chicago’s South Side and the worst parts of places like Oakland , East LA , Detroit ect.

[JRandomFreeper]

No. If they need law enforcement, they need to take the local cops with them. Nowhere in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, do the States give Congress the authority to have police powers at the federal level.

/johnny

[WMarshal]

The USDA is the agency that funds food stamps and Food Stamp programs are a huge fraction of their budget.

They also investigate Food Stamp (SNAP) fraud, so an argument could be made that they need to arm themselves with weapons a lot heavier than a sub gun given their AO is often in such garden spots as Chicago’s South Side and the worst parts of places like Oakland , East LA , Detroit ect.

Maybe it is not so sinister after all. I wonder if it is preparation for hyperinflation and the government's subsequent refusal to raise the food stamp benefit. Hyperinflation is a surefire way to get a government out from under the burden of crushing entitlement costs.

On a side note, the Democrats and Republicans are colluding to lie about inflation so that automatic benefit increases pegged to inflation do not kick in.