Posted on 05/22/2004 11:31:33 PM PDT by SteveH
ATF Agents Arrest 14 in Multistate Operation(Gestapo Alert!)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040521/clf044_1.html
May 21, 2004
ATF Agents Arrest 14 in Multistate Operation
Friday May 21, 5:17 pm ET
RENO, Nev., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- John A. Torres, Special Agent In Charge of the San Francisco Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today that ATF agents in California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah and Washington State participated in the arrests of 14 people after a federal grand jury returned indictments charging them with federal firearms violations. All of the defendants were charged with dealing firearms without a license, illegal sales of firearms, possession of unregistered firearms, and possession of firearms by prohibited persons. One of those arrested, Laquan J. Abdulrahim of East Palo Alto, Calif., was also charged with possession of body armor by a violent felon, the first time a defendant in Nevada has been charged with this federal violation. This charge alone carries a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison.
Dubbed "Operation Over The Line," the year-long investigation into the illegal purchasing and trafficking of firearms ultimately led agents to individuals in three other states. During the course of the investigation, more than 400 firearms were seized with dozens more to be retrieved in the near future. ATF undercover agents purchased approximately 30-40 firearms from various individuals, including some that were illegal. The agents purchased firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) as well as unlicensed dealers.
"Although some of these transactions took place at various gunshows in Nevada, a minority group of people chose to use gunshows as a conduit to conduct their illegal activities," Torres said. "The gun shows were not the target of our investigation."
In addition to the arrest warrants, agents served a federal search warrant at the residence and business of Larry B. Reimer, of Pahrump, Nev. Reimer was arrested pursuant to the grand jury indictments. Reimer, a licensed firearms dealer, was charged with the illegal transfer of a semiautomatic weapon and the illegal sale of a firearm. These charges carry a maximum penalty of five years each in federal prison.
Among the items recovered at another search warrant location in Nevada were a number of firearms, including machine guns, as well as explosive materials.
Torres praised the Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff's Department, the Nevada Highway Patrol, California Highway Patrol, the West Sacramento Police Department and the California Department of Justice for assisting ATF in this investigation.
"ATF will continue to reduce illicit firearms trafficking by investigating individuals who provide firearms to prohibited persons, who deal without a license, and who sell firearms illegally. Working with our state and local partners toward this endeavor will keep firearms out of the hands of criminals," Torres said.
More information on ATF is available at www.atf.gov .
Contacts: Nina S. Delgadillo, PIO, ATF Pager: 888-533-8597 Tom Cannon, Resident Agent In Charge Office Phone: 775-784-5251
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
I would not slime our vets by comparing them to the "heroes" of Waco and Ruby Ridge etc.
Yep, anything that will get you 1 year of time behind bars (even if you don't spend 1 minute there) will take them away. All they need to do is extend the time behind bars to 1 yr + on anything and your out of luck son. But then some don't care because "it doesn't affect me".
I agree with getting rid of GCA68 & funding the ATF review.
In order to get support to change the law, you need to create the needed outrage. If you don't complain and don't have enough people complaining, there will be no need to change it. Like the AWB, enough people complained that the law expired. Had we not complained in the first place how would they have known that we didn't want it?
Oh.... never mind. You agree with all this crap from the government anyways.
actually....the question on ATF review is not law but funding...a hair trickier.
I agree.
We did fine for nearly 200 years with hardly any "gun laws" federally.
Stop making excuses for the F Troop goons. Waco was but ONE thing they have done. I'd rather deal with the Gestapo than the ATF any day of the week.
The Gestapo didn't start out as an organisation by tossing people in to ovens. First, they were the secret police rounding up "bad guys" as defined by the Reich. Including their gun ban. Sounds familiar no?
Ruby Ridge was under Pres. Bush, the First - not Clinton.
What do you mean "unregistered" weapons ?
Do you have a reference to the law --( Title and section ) ?
The ATF is just pissed because they no longer can harass gun owners about cosmetic features.
I think these are state laws. I know New York has one.
"If you are a violent felon ( one of the bad guys) you may not own body armor...doesn't matter where you live. "
Maybe it's just me...
Ten to 15 million criminal invaders over running our country, and look where the fedgov puts their most powerful microscopes and all of their energy.
It doesn't. You can live on Maple Street, or Court Drive, or even at the corner of Juniper Boulevard. You STILL cannot be a violent felon in New York and own body armor.
"Yes Waco was a mass murder of civilians, but done due to poor leadership"
You are correct, it was poor leadership, but the footsoldiers happily followed the orders of their leadership didn't they?
The more they arrest, the more funding and promotions.
That is juice of law enforcement.
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