I have a question for you all that I am genuinely curious about....

I totally get the opposition to civilian sale of weapons like the AR-15.

My question is are you just as opposed of the sale oft the AR-15 to non-defense government agencies?

This week, our organization at OpenTheBooks.com released our findings in an editorial at The Wall Street Journal that quantified the growing federal arsenal. The number of non-military federal officers with arrest and firearm authority (200,000+) now exceeds the number of U.S. Marines (182,000). Spending on guns, ammo and military-style equipment at 67 federal agencies – including 53 regulatory, administrative agencies amounted to $1.48 billion between 2006-2014.

The IRS gun-locker is an example  of this growing federal firepower. Nearly $11 million was spent on guns, ammo, and military-style equipment for 2,316 ‘special agents’ during this period. The IRS stockpile includes pump-action and semi-automatic shotguns with buckshot and slugs; and semi-automatic AR-15 rifles (S&W M&P 15) and military-style H&K 416 rifles.

I can understand how a rational gun owner would be confused by the inability for him/her to purchase a specific type of gun, while a non-military government agency would be able to.

So I wonder if it makes sense that if legislators were to ban the sale of specific guns to the public, should it also extend to the non DoD or FBI agencies as well?

It is absolute B.S. that you need anything close to an AR-15 for hunting. 

Many in the US have a mania about such weapons that has no real bearing upon the actual need for it.