http://tinyurl.com/l9uywsv
Armed EPA raid in Alaska sheds light on 70 fed agencies with armed divisions
The recent uproar over armed EPA agents descending on tiny Alaska mining town is shedding light again on the fact 40 federal agencies -- including nea...
The agencies employ about 120,000 full-time officers authorized to carry guns and make arrests
The FBI, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Park Service are among 24 federal agencies employing more than 250 full-time armed officers with arrest authority, according the federal report, which is based on the 2008 Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers.
The other 16 agencies have less than 250 officers and include NOAA as well as the Library of Congress, the Federal Reserve Board and the National Institutes of Health.
The number of federal department with armed personnel climbs to 73 when adding in the 33 offices of inspector general, the government watchdogs for agencies as large as the Postal Service to the Government Printing Office, whose IG has only five full-time officers.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...armed-divisions/?cmpid=NL_fntop#ixzz2f0kzCNLL
FLASHBACK
"We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." .......2008,,,,,,,,,,,
Interesting ?....Begs the question, "to what end"...???
Armed EPA raid in Alaska sheds light on 70 fed agencies with armed divisions
The recent uproar over armed EPA agents descending on tiny Alaska mining town is shedding light again on the fact 40 federal agencies -- including nea...
The agencies employ about 120,000 full-time officers authorized to carry guns and make arrests
The FBI, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Park Service are among 24 federal agencies employing more than 250 full-time armed officers with arrest authority, according the federal report, which is based on the 2008 Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers.
The other 16 agencies have less than 250 officers and include NOAA as well as the Library of Congress, the Federal Reserve Board and the National Institutes of Health.
The number of federal department with armed personnel climbs to 73 when adding in the 33 offices of inspector general, the government watchdogs for agencies as large as the Postal Service to the Government Printing Office, whose IG has only five full-time officers.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...armed-divisions/?cmpid=NL_fntop#ixzz2f0kzCNLL
FLASHBACK
"We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." .......2008,,,,,,,,,,,
Interesting ?....Begs the question, "to what end"...???
