Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act

S 1949, titled "Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act," prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using federal funds to purchase, receive, or store firearms or ammunition. It requires the IRS to transfer all existing firearms and ammunition to the General Services Administration within 120 days of enactment, then sell firearms to licensed dealers and ammunition to the public, with proceeds going to deficit reduction. The bill also transfers the IRS Criminal Investigation Division’s authority for tax-related criminal enforcement to the Department of Justice, effective 90 days after enactment, while maintaining it as a distinct unit within the DOJ’s Criminal Division. This bill directly affects the IRS’s operations and shifts responsibility for tax crime investigations to the Justice Department.