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    Forbes - An Assault Weapons Ban For the IRS (And Other Federal Regulatory Agencies)

    Jun 22, 2016

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    The Daily Caller: Feds Obstruct Media Probe By Blocking Interviews With Key Officials

    Jun 21, 2016

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    Examiner: Obama's America: Gun toting paper pushers now outnumber US Marines

    Jun 21, 2016

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    People's Pundit Daily America’s Latest Epidemic Bureaucrats with Guns

    Jun 21, 2016

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    Liberty Blitzkrieg If the Public Shouldn’t Have Them, Why Does the IRS Need AR-15s?

    Jun 21, 2016

    Here we go again. Stuck in the aftermath of a horrific shooting and all politicians...

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    Real Clear Policy An Assault Weapons Ban for the IRS

    Jun 21, 2016

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    The Washington Post, Radley Balko Blog - Morning Links, The IRS Has AR-15's? By Radley Balko

    Jun 21, 2016

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    Buffalo Reflex: CAMPBELL: Why do the EPA and the Social Security Administration need guns?

    Jun 21, 2016

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    American Military News: There Are Now More Armed Non-Military Government Officials Than U.S. Marines

    Jun 21, 2016

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    NewsOK - In retirement, Coburn still making an impact

    Jun 21, 2016

    TOM Coburn left public office in early 2015. He has not left the public square, for...

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    NewsOK - With federal agencies, it's 'do as I say, not as I do'

    Jun 21, 2016

    It seems the Honorable Dr. Tom Coburn has given us a few more dots to connect. In...

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    Telesur: The Militarization of the US Goes Beyond Police Departments: Report

    Jun 21, 2016

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    SquawkBox - Dr. Tom Coburn on the Militarization of America

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    Against Crony Capitalism: Why Does the IRS Need Guns?

    Jun 20, 2016

    Yeah, that is a very good question. It actually has an easy answer though. – It...

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    Charleston Gazette-Mail: Daily Mail editorial: Why is the government buying so many guns?

    Jun 20, 2016

    As gun ownership in the United States is a hot topic among many, a column in Friday’s...

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    Galesburg Register-Mail, IL : London Mills Police Dept Shuts Down over Outcry regarding DOD Military Surplus

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