Why The US Department of Agriculture Needs Submachine Guns

The Market Oracle ^ | 5-23-2014 | Jeff Berwick

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May 23, 2014 - 05:54 PM
Jeff Berwick

Wendy McElroy writes: On May 7, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) posted a notice on the government's Federal Business Opportunities site in order to solicit bids on an undisclosed number of submachine guns. The notice read, in part,

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, located in Washington, DC, pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 13, has a requirement for the commerical [sic] acquisition of submachine guns, .40 Cal. S&W, ambidextrous safety, semi-automatic or 2 shot burts [sic] trigger group, Tritium night sights for front and rear, rails for attachment of flashlight (front under fore grip) and scope (top rear), stock-collapsilbe [sic] or folding, magazine - 30 rd. capacity, sling, light weight, and oversized trigger guard for gloved operation.” [Note: spelling errors in original]

Speculation On The Why of Submachine Guns

When President Abraham Lincoln established the USDA in 1862, he called it the “People's Department.” The USDA website lists its current areas of authority as: Assisting Rural Communities; Conservation; Education and Research; Food and Nutrition; and, Marketing and Trade. The agency has over 100,000 employees. Why do employees of the People's Department need semi-automatic machine guns to do their job? What would the job description be?

Second Amendment sites have speculated that the most likely recipients are agents of the US Forest Service (USFS) Law Enforcement & Investigations unit; the USFS falls under USDA control. Although this seems likely, there are also counter-indications. The solicitation notice makes no mention of the USFS, and those agents are already armed. The Wikipedia site on USFS states “Special agents are normally plainclothes officers who carry concealed firearms, and other defensive equipment...” Moreover, the weapon being solicited is typically used for close quarter operations, such as inside

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[njslim]

Attack of the killer Tomatoes.......?

Have to put down those uppity fruits and vegetables........

[Robert Teesdale]

The answer is really very simple:

The machine guns are needed to kill citizens of the United States.

Anyone disagree?

[showme_the_Glory]

If they need em, you and me need em.

[Joe Brower]

"The machine guns are needed to kill citizens of the United States.

Anyone disagree?"

Can't say I do. We've been watching this advance for many years now, haven't we?

Good to see you still around, Robert.

[Redcitizen]

“Moreover, the weapon being solicited is typically used for close quarter operations,”

Man those rotten fruits really put up a fight at the port of entry inspections.

[Robert Teesdale]

We have. The ebb and flow of human freedom is once again leaving us behind, with a long melancholy roar.

We fought this fifteen years ago and it was successful. But the opposition changed tactics last time, and we didn't. We've been successfully capturing the states and driving the Second Amendment into political culture on a statewide level.

The Federal leviathan has been arming to the teeth and pushing that meme downwards. It is a terrible strategy, for it begs much bloodshed in pursuit of their ideological triumph.

But as is said, "quantity has a quality all of its own".

• 113 million U.S. citizens between 18 and 44 (U.S. Census Bureau)
  
• 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns (Congressional Research Service)
  
  

Three percent is 3.4 million belligerents.

That's enough to implement 4GW no matter who you talk to.

Including cynical old patriots like ourselves. Good to see you also.

[Robert Teesdale]

Soon all Feds will be forced to live in protected compounds...not unlike Feudal times.

So you're saying they will herd themselves into killing zones if the ball drops? Works for the People.