Re: Pistol Packin' Feds

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On Dec 5, 2007 2:36 PM, Brian Loe <knobdy () gmail com> wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2007 1:12 PM, Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:
> > > Seems odd, but I'm not sure I understand the point. Who cares? Might
> > > they be security guards at various office buildings? Would make
> > > sense...
> >
> >
> > It would make sense to me if the Dept of Homeland Security had more
> > guns than the National Marine Fisheries Service :-)
> >
> > National Marine Fisheries Service 141
> > Department of Homeland Security (IG) 132
>
> Not to me. I'm not sure why the DHS would need ANY guns beyond their
> security guards, in fact. They don't enforce any laws - they simply
> play mother to the other cop agencies.
>
> The fisheries service, on the other hand, actually has protective
> duties - not unlike the forestry service.
>
> Another misunderstanding: IRS guns. The government, these days, is
> mostly there to take your money, OF COURSE they have lots of guns.
> And, lets not forget, the ATF is under the Department of Revenue - as
> well it should be, being a TAXing organization! DEA? I don't know
> where they are, exactly, but they too SHOULD be under the DoR - that's
> their role as well.

OK, I will re-send to the list as well:

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Jeez, do you ever laugh?

humor
I guess I have to start clearly labeling my humor and will do so in
further emails <--Humor
/humor

Or am I just not very funny... hmm guess its the latter
-JP
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