There are so many things wrong with this. However, one of the most overlooked, I think, is the quality of the people that make up these agencies. I work overseas doing security in Iraq. Prior to coming over here I was in local law enforcement. Many of my friends now are former military guys that served in OIF and OEF. Most HAD this idea in their heads when it came to federal agents, that they were these defenders of freedom, truth and justice. I used to and still do to this day, shake my head.
I worked with federal agencies routinely. It would make me scratch my head ALL the time at the people that they hired. Sheep is the easiest way to describe them. Going to do their 20 and retire, with as few bumps in the road as possible.
If that meant downright trampling on people’s rights, too EFFIN bad. And the really sad part is, the feds operate under a whole different set of rules than local law enforcement does, IE Waco, Ruby Ridge, that makes them virtually immune to any prosecution.
One of the most glaring things I learned, early on, was that it’s a federal offense to lie to an agent. Punishable by prison time. Folks spend a lifetime lying to the cops. Which is why the good cops are so good at telling when someone is lying to them. If you need a law to make sure that the person you’re talking to isn’t lying, then you’re probably in the wrong line of work.
And don’t let me get on the topic of firearms proficiency and tactics. That’s a whole other post.
If I may...
Who is the fed buying 145 MILLION rounds of .40 cal ammo for? Themselves? Ha.
Now, when they order 500,000 .40 cal pistols, duty belts, holsters, and mag pouches, then you know what is really going on...
FWIW, the .40 caliber pistol is not organic to the military’s Troops, Organization, and Equipment(T O & E)
Remember when Obama said we need a civilian force just as well armed, just as powerful as the military?
Connect the dots...