.50 BMG for only $29.95

That's what the GAO says, anyway.

On the other hand, the cost of a modern second-hand fifty caliber rifle is only about $3,000. An Internet search conducted by the minority staff revealed the sale of one used fifty caliber sniper rifle for only $29.95.

Wow!

Of course, Armed Canadian has to go burst my bubble:

Yes, some intern or civil servant in Washington DC was let out of their padded room, allowed to do research and never had their work vetted by someone higher-up. As a result, this parody made it into an official GAO report as certified fact on the cheap cost and availability of the deadly .50 caliber sniper rifle.

Go there to see the parody.

Google, cranking out .gov reports since 1999. Sigh.