[muddler]

ATF involved, need I say more.

[vetvetdoug]

Diverse government worker with a Obama government authoritative complex.

[GeronL]

Can not allow civilian aircraft in a one-party state??

[coloradan]

Airplanes, tobacco, and firearms?

[Fiddlstix]

Ping

Save The Skyraider

[OldDeckHand]

""(ICE) basically said we smuggled the plane into the country. My question is how do you smuggle this into the country," Hendrickson asked pointing to the single-engine aircraft that was commonly used as an attack bomber during the Vietnam War."

Perfect. And, this is the entitity (the US government) that so many want to entrust in the management of our nation's health care.

One of two things is true, either the government is completely inept in the application of common sense here. Or, this guy really smuggled something into the country that is literally bigger than a couple large pachyderms.

Do either of those two scenario's inspire confidence in the Government to manage anything more complicated than a fruit stand?

[Soothesayer9]

And theyre all bad...right?

[ColdWater]

are threatening to destroy the plane because of a missed step in bringing it into the country.

Not in the article.

[Texas Fossil]

ATF is “Stuck on Stupid”, but feeling empowered by their new “fearless leader”.

DUMBOS.

[SkyDancer]

Hmm - then better keep this thing hid in my garage.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

This is US goods being returned.Built at long beach california by Douglas Aircraft.Whats not to understand?Unreal.

[clintonh8r]

Maybe they need some air capability for the next Waco type operation....

[Liberty Valance]

Odds are good that he’s not an Obama voter/contributor.

[Paleo Conservative]

If you want on or off this aerospace ping list, please contact Paleo Conservative or phantomworker by Freep mail.

[org.whodat]

What a crock, no one has threatened to destroy the damn thing. It really sound more like Mr. Business man thinks he is above the law. Fill out the forms pay the fines and ICE will release the plane. What is the reason for making a mountain out of a mole hill.

[Habibi]

ATF you say? So, why would the ATF be involved?

Alcohol - Hmmm. Unlikely there’d be any booze on the aircraft. Even from France it’d be just as easy to buy some wine at the local liquor store.

Tobacco - Nope.

Firearms - Well, there’s a possibility. As I recall there was/is some fairly formidable firepower on that aircraft. Do you suppose it is possible that there might be some fully automatic weapons (50 caliber perhaps) that came into the country aboard that aircraft. I have seen it happen before. In some cases, the only “deactivation” accomplished was boaring a hole in the barrel within an inch of the muzzle (hardly a permanent step, a chop saw resolves the issue). I kidded the guy that had the aircraft, about hunting prairie dogs with it (they were automatic fifty caliber weapons) out in western Nebraska. “You don’t suppose anyone would notice, do you? Nah.”. If one is foolish enough to rearm these weapons, it is a trivial matter to accomplish if you really really want to do it. Silly though, they are hideously expensive if you ever decided you were going to fire them.

Yeah, that’d be my guess. Otherwise I couldn’t imagine why the BATF would get involved. One would think it would be more of an FAA matter, unless there were some firearms involved. It seems that BATF is generally overwhelmed on most technical matters they are confronted with. There are some sharp guys and gals over there, but sadly the majority are not of a consistent “caliber”. ;-)

[JRios1968]

"That's why I sent a Jeep home one part at a time..."

[Domandred]

Rogue agency (BATFE) strikes again. No I won’t give them the credit of a three letter 1st tier acronym.

[Joe Boucher]

Less govt. is best govt.
Get rid of about 65 percent of govt workers and have a better world.

[U S Army EOD]

I am beginning to think the entire system is broken. I am currently going through some “adventures”.

[Old Student]

Far as I can tell, this is a non-story. What happened? the savetheskyraider site is utterly useless, and hasn't been updated, AFAIK, since June 3rd.

Not to mention that ICE is the federal agency most cited in the article.