I wonder just who they're buying it for (if the plan is to distribute it) or if they're storing it to create a shortage. Weaponized IRS has just taken on a new meaning. I don't know about the legalities of this, but it seems like a rather suspicious purchase for a tax collecting organization.
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I agree with you statement, that a small percentage of the IRS actually carries a weapon. That's why I gave the 500 number; that would be 10 agents per state; which I think is fairly conservative.
$700K buys a lot of 9mm, but I expect there to be a variety of calibers, with some of the more specialized calibers being a bit more expensive than the garden variety 9mm FMJ. I would think that sniper practice rounds would all be Match Grade, because precision counts - and those can be a few bucks each.
I really do see your point here. And it is your prerogative and perception, which I duly respect. We can disagree on what constitutes a lot of ammunition. However, your newest post is not plausible. Since when did the IRS get their own militarized SWAT teams? As far as I can tell, they haven't any. This is why they always call the FBI and the Sheriff's department for muscle. It's not the IRS. I have never seen the IRS carry more than holstered handgun. Long guns are really outside their purview.
Another point, is with choked supply (due to Obama era limitation on US lead production), is that i would have no problem believing that various non-military style agencies are stockpiling ammunition; is to simply starve the market, so that US citizens cannot purchase the limited amount of ammunition being made.
That's what I think too. Drive the price way up by depleting all the stock supply.
I have never seen an IRS type SWAT team. I can see no reason why they would need them, but my wife worked a temporary job at the IRS, and she passed through a guard desk, with an armed IRS agent. Simply flashed the IRS badge, and pass through security to the elevator.
She was just a basic auditor, took the assigned case load, verified paperwork, etc.
Just trying to give the benefit of the doubt. The place I work at has armed guards, but they are contractors. I don't know if NASA in Huntsville, or if Kennedy Space Flight Center uses contractors, Federal employees or a mix. But, those guards are all armed, and I do believe that long guns are at their disposal. I would not recommend rushing a gate.