One of many theories offered to explain the continual ammunition shortage has been purchases by federal law enforcement agencies. When thinking federal, we tend to think of the high-profile agencies, namely, the FBI, Secret Service, DEA, Customs and BATFE.

But, there are many others. Anyone contemplating entering federal law enforcement will value the following list. It also lends credence to the widely held fears that the federal government is criminalizing everything.

"OIG" means Office of the Inspector General."

Agriculture-OIG
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
Army CID
Border Patrol
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Land Management
Coast Guard Investigative Service
Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Customs and Border Protection
Defense Criminal Investigative Service
Diplomatic Security Service
Drug Enforcement Administration
Energy, OIG
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency CID
Federal Air Marshal Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Protective Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Forest Service
General Services Administration OIG
Health and Human Services OIG
Homeland Security OIG
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) OIG
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Interior OIG
Internal Revenue Service (CI)
Dep’t of Justice OIG
Dep’t of Labor, OIG
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Nat’l Nuclear Security Admin.
Nat’l Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.
Nat’l Park Police
Smithsonian Office of Protections Services
Social Security Admin. OIG
Dep’t of State OIG
Dep’t of Transportation OIG
Transportation Security Admin.
Treasury Inspector General
U.S. Attorney’s Office CI
U.S. Capitol Police
U.S. Dep’t of Education OIG
U.S. Food and Drug Administration OCI
U.S. Marshals Service
U.S. Mint Police
U.S. Park Police
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Probation and Pre-trial services
U.S. Secret Service
U.S. Supreme Court Police
Veterans’ Affairs OIG
Veterans’ Affairs Police

I may have even missed a few.

Last I knew, there were just over 100. However, most of them work in very narrow areas and provide expertise based investigation/enforcement.

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NHI, 10-8.

Hey, - you forgot -

Mattress police
Word police
Food label police
PC speech police

& also thought police

I'm sure there are more but I better not think any more

Ohio was invited to this "ammo shortage" but chose not to participate.

You also forgot the Bureau of Printing and Engraving...I think they have seven 1811's that investigate fraud.

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No good deed goes unpunished.

Wow......Wikipedia lists a TON of Federal Law Enforcement agencies.

How sad....

Wonder what the Founding Fathers would think?

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Un-Reconstructed Southerner

So there all buying up the .22's I can get plenty of almost all centerfire ammo.

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Psalm 23:4

Also:

CIA
NSA
AEC
NRC