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		SV_BubbleTime on Sept 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: From NASA to Amtrak, These Are All the Government ... The IRS has ordered a Remington 870 shotgun that’s pretty interesting. It’s the MCS, shorty, illegal for civilians without a tax stamp. Same version used in Afghanistan for breaching. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/02/05/the-irs-shotg... Now... why the IRS needs them, IDK. But the real trip is the Dept of Education ordered the same ones awhile back. So... yay budget justifications?

wtn on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

Tax agencies in the United States have criminal investigation divisions.

IRS-CI Special Agents are authorized to carry and use firearms.

baud147258 on Sept 17, 2020 | | [–]

The IRS shotgun is for back taxes collection.

/jk

kipchak on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

According to one of the TFB comments they're for the IRS Criminal Investigation division.

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