Posted on 03/29/2006 12:40:56 PM PST by neverdem
He is the sacrificial lamb; if the Tuscon PD takes a benevolent attitude toward him now the BATF will began to take an unhealthy interest in the department. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend". If the BATF is surveilling you how do you get a credible drop and what happens when you get caught with it?????????
They go after a guy, who's sworn to uphold the law and serve his community, and is still pursued by the ATF when it was obvious he did nothing wrong.
Not only that, he assumes a huge debt, he gets his "job" back, and gets b*tch slapped with a suspension by the City with whom he swore to protect.
So much for playing by the rules.
Ever since ATF came into being one of its primary aims has been to restrict legal trafficing in firearms by making FFL licensing as close to impossible as it could while working to revoke as many existing FFL licenses as possible. Law abiding citizens are the targets, of course, as it is so much easier to nail people who are open and above-board in their dealings than it is to actually confront criminals. Also safer as they are less likely to open fire on you when you storm their business or residence.
What is likely to happen is that once the law-abiding get a load of what the ATF is all about many will decide that the law can go to he## and start dealing without informing the government of what they are doing. This will create a whole new batch of "criminals" for the ATF to chase giving them more cause to ask for even more draconian regulations and laws and so it goes round-and-round until they get what they want - a de facto repeal of the 2nd Amendment. I would not be in the least surprised that an underground firearms network consisting of otherwise law-abiding citizens already exists and is growing.
Headshot.
If that were possible, they'd all be in jail, or out by now, but permanently barred from possessing firearms, including in their work.
Disband the ATF. They have no use.
don't disband.. transfer them all to border patrol. if they keep the same policies and procedures, we'll never have another illegal immigrant again.
Or stomp his wife's cat to death while searching his home.
Sickening, but not surprising.
Massive legal resources are but another tool in the JBT arsenal.
While I'm sure the BATFags tactics team would much rather have the adrenalin rush associated with a 'rightous raid' to slap down the peasants, they like to let their legal staffs get in on the fun.
Backed by the full faith and resources of the US Govt, the BATFag legal teams glean equal satisfaction by driving a 'citizen' to financial ruin, and by example teaching the rest of us 'citizens' a lesson in who's boss.
(Note: see Waco and Ruby Ridge)
Note to Claire: Is it time yet?
Thanks for the ping JB.
Stand Fast
/jasper
If you had an audit of the BATF internal and prosecutorial paperwork, I'd wager that they would do far worse than 90% accuracy. It would be interesting to see if the BATF could be found as nearly compliant as most FFL dealers.
How did the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) get involved in this matter? While they do seem to be anti-arms rights, I don't think they are out burning down gun owners houses, yet that is.
:)
Just be glad I don't have Tourettes Syndrome! hehe
Remember, it wasn't the BATFE that burned down the "compound" in Waco, it was the FBI. The BATFE didn't shoot Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge, Lon Horiuchi of the FBI did. Now in both cases the BATF was the instigator of the "action", but the FBI provided the "muscle". Not that the BATF hasn't stomped a few kittens and slammed a few pregnant ladies up against a few walls, causing them to lose their babies.
Still, you might want to rethink that last part. How about we just eliminate the BATFE and the laws which they enforce. Turn the explosives safety stuff over to OSHA and/or the EPA and just eliminate the rest of the Unconstitutional laws they enforce. (They no longer collect the taxes on the "A" and "T", since they were moved to Justice from Treasury in the Homeland Security reorganization).
You would think Waco would have been evidence enough.
And that's because our current President, elected with the overwhelming support of the RKBA lobby, is not able to fix anything larger than a burnt out light bulb? Why the pass for W? He should fix this. He's a "R" with two "R" houses to pass his laws.
McGee BTT.
Well, Tucson and presumably the Tucson PD is full of liberal Democrats. Therefore what he was probably guilty of was NOT committing a crime. Democrats only coddle actual criminals.
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