Posted on 05/22/2004 11:31:33 PM PDT by SteveH
All were charged in Nevada, unless otherwise noted:
-- Laquan J. Abdulrahim, 30, of Palo Alto, Calif., four counts possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; one count possession of body armor by a violent felon, one count possession of a firearm by a person under indictment.
-- Bronshae L. Alexander, 28, of Las Vegas, three counts possession of a firearm and ammunition.
-- Doug Brown, 59, of Longview, Wash., one count dealing in firearms without a license, three counts illegal sale of a firearm.
-- Hugh Johnson, 40, of Salt Lake City, one count unlawful dealing at an out-of-state gun show, one count unlawful selling of a firearm to out-of-state resident.
-- Philip Bert Johnson, 62, of Reno, Nev., one count dealing in firearms without a license, three illegal transfer/sale of a firearm.
-- Ronald Louis Margiot, 62, of Reno, Nev., four counts illegal sale of a firearm, one count dealing firearms without a license, two counts possession of a machine gun.
-- William McFadden, 21, of Sacramento, Calif., one count receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment.
-- Michael Wallace McIlvaine, 32, of Dayton, Nev., possession of a machine gun.
-- Danny Peterson, 45, of Salt Lake City, one count knowingly making false entry into records, one count unlawful selling of a firearm to out-of-state resident.
-- Lamar Reid, 24, of East Palo Alto, Calif., one count possession of firearm while under domestic violence restraining order.
-- Larry B. Reimer, 41, of Pahrump, Nev., one count illegal transfer of semiautomatic assault weapon, one count illegal sale of a firearm.
-- Kurt Wilson, 52, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, four counts unlawful dealing at out-of-state gun shows, three counts unlawful selling of a firearm to out of state resident, one count possession of a machine gun. Also charged in Idaho with possession of unregistered firearm.
-- Angie Wilson, 53, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, three counts possession of unregistered firearm, charged in Idaho.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden of Nevada says nine of the suspects were arrested after search warrants were served today while five others already were in custody as part of the ongoing investigation.
They've been indicted by federal grand juries in Nevada and Idaho. The indictments, some dating to February, were unsealed today.
John Torres is the ATF special agent in San Francisco in charge of the investigation. He says agents purchased nearly 40 firearms using different Reno gun shows as the hub of activity. The agents purchased guns over the past year at about ten gun shows, one in Las Vegas and the rest in Reno, including at least one large events held at the Reno Hilton hotel-casino.
The guns include eight machine guns, ten hand guns and 15 long guns.
So you are saying I don't have the right to buy a rifle or a shotgun in a private sale from a friend?
Too bad, and that's even legal here.
BATFag apologist alert
Perhaps you will mature when you reach 30.
If supporting unconstitutional gun-grabbing laws is a sign of maturity, I suppose I will still be immature (as well as very good looking) at 30.
"One of those arrested, Laquan J. Abdulrahim of East Palo Alto, Calif., was also charged with possession of body armor by a violent felon.."
Abdulrahim???
Hmmmm???
Violent felon????
Hmmm.
Maybe there is more to this than meets the eye.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Bureau of ATFE) will become the Bureau of Firearms, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Explosives (Bureau of FATE).
It is your implication that those who disagree with you are faggots.
Not at all. BATFag is a term uased by many pro-2nd Amendment FReepers to describe agents of the BATF. I certainly wasn't implying anything about you.
In accordance with the United States Federal Government's goal to eradicate
firearms sales by reducing the number of licensed Federal firearm dealers*,
Survival Enterprises has been setup by agents of the Federal Government
and we are now under indictment and awaiting trial.
Please read the summary by Kurt Wilson Here
Events of the night of April 23rd here.
What transpired from April 26th thru May 20th
What happened the morning of May 21st
What happened at the Reno Arraignment on June 1
Current Idaho Attorney replaced.
Read a copy of the article the CDA Press newspaper posted on May 22nd
Read the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
(BATFE, formerly known as the ATF) release here.
We, my wife and myself, need your help:
1) If any of you can, please write a brief "Character Reference" on either my wife (Angie) or myself (Kurt) We need all the good references we can get to counter the Feds claim that we are bad guys! You can either email them to me (kurt@se1.us) or mail them to us at the P.O. Box below.
2) If any of you know a lawyer who specializes in this sort of thing, and who will work for free, please let us know. (We're almost broke.)
3) We now have a "legal defense fund" you may donate to. You may mail a donation (check, money order or cashier's check - made out to "Kurt & Angie Wilson Legal Defense Fund") to:
Kurt & Angie Wilson Legal Defense Fund
P.O. Box 1595
Post falls, Idaho 83877-1595
You may make a Paypal donation to: paypal@survival-enterprises.com
You can also call us at 800 753-1981 and donate to this fund using your credit card.
4) Tell everyone you can think of (Senator, Congressman, Governor, news folk, newsgroups, chat forums, etc). The more that know of our plight, the better chance we have of not being "swept under the rug" (or carted off to jail) by the Government.
If you are a competant and knowledgable legal authority, I will gladly forward you all pertinant data necessary to defend us. Please contact me ASAP.
Back to Survival Enterprises main page
What happened the morning of May 21 2004 - (Ambush)
What happened the Beginning of June - (Reno Arraignment)
What's happening Now
The latest.
Among the items recovered at another search warrant location in Nevada were a number of firearms, including machine guns, as well as explosive materials.
Cops killed by criminals: heros
all others: jackbooted nazi thugs.
Are you shilling for all the terrorists or just your Sadiq abdalrahim ?
That's okay. They worship guns. The terrorists need guns. They have a common cause ...
Thank G-d we had real patriots during WWII, and we have some real patriotic adults in the military and administration now.
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Here is the latest update as of 9/7/04:
http://www.survival.com.mx/sept.html
Our Federal Public Defenders in Idaho have discovered a couple very important facts the ATF "sortta forgot" about.
1) They (the ATF agents) purposely mislead the Judge that issued the Search Warrant.
The used a fraudulent affidavit from a known criminal AND ancient innuendo's about Survival Enterprises ("he said - she said - I think they said") to obviously confuse the issuing authority of the Search Warrant (the Judge). Therefore, there was NO "probable cause" for the search warrant the ATF used.
Either that, or the Judge issued the search warrant in flagrant disregard for the law. We'll see come Oct 1, when the Pretrial Hearing is here in Idaho.
2) According to US Law, the Search Warrant was supposed to be performed DURING GENERAL BUSINESS HOURS!
As we were in Reno at the time they broke in, AND we had a sign posted on the door stating that, AND our business hours are from 10am to 5 pm, AND they broke in around 8 pm - the ATF broke the law!
This fact, by itself, is grounds for a dismissal of the case and full suppression of the evidence.
My lawyer so filed that on Sept 3rd. (I will have a copy of the filing posted here soon).
Asset Seizures by the Feds
(In the Reno case)
As you know, the Feds seized over $60,000 worth of highly collectable firearms from us at the Reno Gun Show and another $50,000 worth of firearms from us here in Coeur d'Alene. When I asked my Reno lawyer what about getting those guns back in the Reno area, I was told "we don't do civil actions. You'll have to get another lawyer for that. Sorry, but that'll cost you lots of $$$!".
A month ago I received a notice from the Feds claiming that they wanted me to "abandon" the guns taken in Reno. I filed the proper form to refuse that and to get my property back. Everyone was so very sorry, but I would have to spend many thousands of $$$ (which we don't have) just to get MY PROPERTY back.
I started to do some research about "Asset Forfeiture": the highly illegal and massively unethical way the Government has of bilking it's citizens out of OUR PROPERTY. I found a well informed website at http://www.fear.org Through this site, I discovered that in the year 2000, due to the corrupt manner our Government was doing asset seizures, the whole law had been revamped. (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000)
A little known fact (which the Feds will NOT tell anyone) is that if you qualify for a Public Defender to protect your rights in a criminal case, you also qualify to be assigned a defender to protect your rights and GET YOUR SEIZED ASSETS BACK!
I just discovered this US law this week, and will be notifying the Nevada Court next week that I want a lawyer!
(In the Idaho case)
My Public Defender here discovered that the ATF illegally took all our firearms during the search warrant. They had the right to ONLY take the three that they are charging us with. Next week (after Labor Day) he will be filing a demand for return of property.
ALSO:
A nice little addendum to the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000. Seems that, if the court DOES give me back my firearms the Feds stole, and if anything is damaged, I can sue the agent/s responsible for the damage for up to $50,000!
Considering that when the Feds stole all my firearms, they REFUSED to put any of them either back in their boxes or even into soft cases, I'm figuring that I will have THREE lawsuits to file: one against ATF Agent Watkins in Reno and two more hear in Idaho against ATF agents Jason Force and Susan Nelson.
you forgot, this is FR...
Cops killed by criminals: heros
all others: jackbooted nazi thugs.
Yes, FR's jerking knees are going to be confused on this one. On the one hand, it's the ATF (boo, hiss!). On the other hand...
One of those arrested, Laquan J. Abdulrahim
"Abdulrahim? That there's a Moo-slime soundin' name! Kill 'em all! Close the boarders! Nuke Mecca!"
CJ is one of the few people around here who make sense.
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