The Department of Education has put in an order for twenty seven Remington 870 shotguns in 12 gauge with 14″ barrels and Knoxx adjustable stocks. The order form implies that these new procurements will be comparable with an existing armory:
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14″ – PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT – XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID – 14″ LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.
The required date of delivery is March 22, 2010.
Unless you’re willing to pay a hefty “tax” for owning restricted weapons (sorry liberals, there’s no such thing as an assault weapon ban) you’re not legally allowed to own a shotgun with a barrel under 18 inches. But short barrels are often used by military and law enforcement for entry teams who need small but powerful weapons for urban assaults and house to house fighting. If you were going to kick in the front door of an apartment and wanted to carry something with more knockdown power than a pistol (or a carbine chambered in a pistol caliber) but that would be easy to maneuver in the tight confines of a hallway or foyer, a short barreled shotgun fits the bill.
But why does the Department of Education need a shotgun seemingly designed for kicking in doors anyway? Are they finally going to crack down on homeschooling? Are student restrooms so out of control that sweep teams need to be sent in?
Even if you concede that the Department of Education needs shotguns, why are they not ordering regular cruiser models? Why do they need to be tactical models? Do they already have an existing inventory and are adding to it? If so, why does the Department of Education have an inventory of firearms? It’s like the feds are trying to start conspiracy theorizing.
h/t Say Uncle
I know what it looks like, but seriously consider what this Government Department has to do. They must enforce anti-fraud for one of the largest slushfunds of cash in Government. They give out more cash than just about any other organization and fraud and abuse if RIFE. And the Office of Inspectors General of Department of Education are deputized by the Justice Department under a 1978 Federal law that gives them the power to make arrests in cases dealing in their jurisdiction, namely, enforcing fraud in dealing with people stealing cash from the program.
Now think about this- Where do the largest amounts of money go, and therefore, where would the highest rates of fraud exist? In rural republican districts or heavily democrat inner city urban centers?
If you had to go after a bunch of community organizers who made off with 600K of funds in a dilapidated slum, wouldn’t you want a sawed off shotgun to do it?
Take a look at their reports. Most of these happen in Democrat run cities.
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/ireports.html#Calendar Year 2010
Thanks for the story, I’m going to blog this with credit to you!
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There shouldn’t be a damn Department of Education to begin with. Strangely, public schools began their long period of decline right around the time it was started. To be fair, it actually started prior to that, but one could make a reasonable argument the Department has served to hasten the rate of decline and possibly even made the decline steeper than it would have been.
End it, don’t mend it. I can think of a damn good use for those shotguns, and they would not be required to leave DOE headquarters.
Belch- Thanks for the link. I just wonder why they need the sawed offs. Why not pistols?
Patrick- Private scholls ain’t much better. Our entire education culture needs reform. Back to the classics. More Plato, less Pladoh!
I guess that’s the reason why American Communists from the Workers’ World Party and the Revolutionary Communist Party USA just seem to LOVE the Department of Education…they want the obvious control of the American education system and they are prepared to mark March 20th for a March on Washington.
Mah- I don’t want to go all Alex Jones but a lot of government agencies have been quietly procuring weapons seemingly designed for urban action. A secret army? I saw a Paulnut claim they were going to give out these weapons to Obama’s Red jackets. Sounds ridiculous until you see the City Year corps doing their “basic training” in the inner cities.
Yet another reason to homeschool.
I’m with you, Rob, WTF does the DoE need guns of any sort? Seriously? Their jobs should be the education of the nations youth, and nothing more (and even that much is debatable… they do such a piss poor job in many cases.) Now they need guns? Is this for some new education tactic? “Do your homework, Johnny, or the puppy gets it!”
We should demand to know what they think they need these guns for. That money could certainly be better spent.
Rob,
Sometimes I just don’t get it with people like Jones. It’s like these stupid policies on what the Department of Education is promoting is an ironic money-making venture for people like Jones and your run of the mill Paulnuts. The real way to get these people out of business is to NOT promote these stupid policies what the Department of Education is guilty of doing.
It’s funny how American Communists and their Leftist Useful Idiots now are about stating how there should be MORE MONEY for such programs like Education come March 20th! But they then accuse the same government of being “Fascist” even though they ignore news reports like this? I guess they must be the ones whom want to be the obvious ones in control.
They need these assault weapons to flush out the kids praying in the Boys Restroom.
Simply follow the money and who is pushing the divisions between US citizens via federal agencies. Grab your passport and board Tel Aviv Air. The shadow zionist is pushing more guns into federal departments. Scumbag zionist agenda is making sure all fed departments are well armed…in the name anti semitism of course.
Obama is such a spineless gutless tool for USrael. Rabbi Rahm in there threatening everyone…go jew or go home!!!
I did like Hillrod’s giant turd she put in Benny’s mouth…43 minutes worth.
Dear habeeb jalka,
If Jews like myself are “controlling” the Obama administration…why the hell is the same administration concerned more on those settlements than about “moderate” and hardline Palestinian terrorists alike desiring for a Third Intifada?
Another Muslim terrorist claiming Jews are making him support the child porn and snuff films he has open in another window. Get lost Mohammedan.