House Republicans are advocating for the "Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act," aiming to disarm the IRS by preventing it from acquiring firearms and ammunition. The bill mandates transferring the IRS's firearms to the General Services Administration for sale, with funding directed toward deficit reduction. Additionally, it outlines the transfer of the Criminal Investigation Division's functions and personnel to the Department of Justice. Proponents argue that the IRS has been weaponized against citizens, highlighting concerns about its role in taxation enforcement.
"The IRS has consistently been weaponized against American citizens, targeted religious organizations, journalists, gun owners, and everyday Americans," Moore asserted, according to a press release.
The bill states that "there are transferred to the Department of Justice the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service..."
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