Posted on 10/02/2013 11:49:37 PM PDT by Nachum
FAIRFIELD -- Those who have dealt with Joseph C. Callahan describe him as "a nice guy," "a community leader" and "someone always willing to help with business ideas or plans."
They say he's a chemist, a sportsman and a pilot.
And they say he isn't "a disgruntled employee," "a terrorist" or "anybody to worry about."
But on Wednesday, hundreds of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and dozens of barrels of explosive chemicals were taken from Callahan's million-dollar home at 1625 Bronson Road in Fairfield's exclusive Greenfield Hill neighborhood.
In an instant, Callahan changed from a respected 69-year-old businessman who created his own chemical company after spending years at Remington Arms Co. to a person of interest to local, state and federal authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
"This investigation is being led by the Fairfield police," said Debra Seifert, an ATF agent and spokeswoman. "We are participating by offering our expertise in the areas of explosives and firearms."
Seifert said ATF sent a K-9 team and a certified explosives expert to the house.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctpost.com ...
At that time, Callahan appeared disoriented and was hospitalized, where he remained Wednesday
Democrat?
for all we know he just had stuff for reloading.
need more info. face value sounds like feds wanted his guns, that he lawfully had.
So a rich man has a bunch of guns?
Big deal. He hadn’t hurt anyone. If he is not a Muslim he was probably not planning anything
Thousands of rounds of 22LR amount to hundreds of dollars.
"a nice guy,"Nice guys finish last.
And if he had been a Muslim, we’d have never heard of him until a sporting event, shopping center, military installation or Jewish pre-school went up in flames...
From Remington?
Sounds like someone with an interest in ammo design. Wonder what kind of stuff Elmer Keith kept at home.
Of course, with the nazis taking over, Keith would probably be in trouble today.
Okay, so what is he charged with and why are they seizing his legal firearms? What a joke.
He should buy a Koran and convert, they’d pay no attention to him.
Sounds like something that I read in a novel recently...
The guy is a millionaire and with any luck his lawyer will get him off. They said they found “bombs” but there is a difference between a “bomb” and a barrel of powder used for making ammo, and a “bomb”.
An interesting piece of rhetoric. Recall that "person of interest" was put into place after Richard Jewell was named a suspect in the Atlanta bombing, and sued. I.e. it is nothing but a euphemism. Here we see that it's euphemic power is slight, as the stigma of the appellation is deemed to have wiped out a lifelong reputation of virtue.
Is there a criminal act somewhere in there?
The “bombs” could be prototypes for explosive devices used in commercial or military demolition.
What started as a welfare check was quickly recognized by law enforcement as a lucrative civil forfeiture opportunity.
This unfortunate guy will end up broke and living in a substandard nursing home.
Cops are not your friends.
sounds like a bunch of trumped up garbage to me, the guy’s a chemist and has chemicals
sounds like they found chemicals, not bombs. Big difference, especially when the guy is a commercial chemist.
I’ve got a feeling these folks don’t know the difference between a “bomb” and a “bomb calorimeter.”
“explosive chemicals” sounds more like “smokeless gunpowder” to me.
Which would mean…. Anyone with guns, ammo, and reloading supplies..... is a risk…..
A risk to whom?
Tyrants are feeling especially put upon, these days.
It sounds like a collection of chemicals that have not been combined into actual explosives to me.
A freeper type? And this is the first strike by the new statist power?
Here we go....
Black powder rifles in his collection? Cache seems to be a term of justification to ransack
and steal. We've seen 500-rounds of .22LR and three guns called a Cache by the gun
hating Media who are covering the Fifes' butts on bogus confiscations.
I doubt we'll learn the truth or get any follow up on this by the Media.
Hope they don’t put him in a psychiatric unit. USSA, here we come.
This may turn out to be an illegal search if this guy gets a good lawyer. These cops want to rip off all the firearms and ammo by painting this guy as a psycho.
Hartford Fire Lieutenant Arrested; Firearms Found In Child's Bedroom
Wonder if a veteran firefighter, and person of color, living in Hartford, will be treated any differently than a rich, white guy on the gold coast for legally owning guns and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands rounds ammo? ////sarc
OK SO WHAT!! Is this illegal was everything licensed ?? What right
do they have confiscating this?
Black powder, piece of pipe, a Dremel mototool, a registered Republican. Presto, you are a terrorist.
Why do I feel we are inches from a Great Killing?
Don’t piss-off your MIL...if you own guns in CT.
In a state like Connecticut, it is very likely many of the guns he had were illegal. Regardless, like you say, whether they were legal or not, they would still have confiscated them and trumped up some other charge.
Let me remind you. This is Connecticut. The *Constitution* state. Meh.
I feel a great return volley coming as well.
From the link…
“Specialize in nitration reactions also oxidation/reduction reactions”
Hence the “explosive chemicals”
So, yes, he would probably have chemicals they may classify as “potentially explosive”. That’s his freaking job!
Yes, this will be the tactic followed to imprison all freedom-loving conservatives if we let them; declare us “mentally unstable” and “hospitalize” us.
Psychology is not, and has never been, our friend.
From what I gather from the article the guy built model rockets. Model rockets take CHEMICALS in the propellant to burn.
So what if he had thousands of rounds of ammo. Did he misuse them? Was he plotting to misuse them? No evidence in the article points toward this?
So what if he had hundreds of firearms. Did he murders someone or attempt to murder?
Another over reach of black booted thugs and media to write anything to desparge gun ownership.
It will cost this legal Citizen hundreds of thousands of dollars to clear his name and get his property back. He may never walk in the community again without this cloud hanging over him.
Will the black booted thugs pay for their miss deeds? Of course not. They will be commended for their miss deeds and more than likely promoted.
Pure male bovine scat......
When the only tool you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail.
The BATF is one of the most incompetent, corrupt, dishonest federal agencies in existence. It is full of CIA and FBI rejects who have something to prove. A target like Mr. Callahan gives them a big boner cause now they can prove how important they are. Is it possible Mr. Callahan was planning something nefarious? Yes. But do I believe a word out of the BATF’s mouth? NEVER. I have never seen a group that takes more joy in stomping on people’s necks than those guys. Just assume they are lying and you will be right 80% of the time.
If I were the feds, I’d think twice before kicking in the door of someone who specializes in nitration chemistry. This time, they got lucky, and found a docile victim. Next time? Maybe not so lucky.
“...He hadn’t hurt anyone. If he is not a Muslim ...”
That is the point, HE is the enemy....not the terrorist..
:)
“The series of events at the Callahan home began Tuesday when an out-of-state resident called Fairfield police asking them to check on Callahan.”
“police contacted Callahan and everything seemed fine. However, Callahan called back later to report a possible burglary. When officers arrived, they found no signs of a break-in but saw barrels of chemicals, which led to further investigation.”
“Callahan is expected to be charged with the manufacture of explosive devices in the coming days”
That’s a start.
This guy is a patriot, not a terrorist.
Yeah, it sounds familiar. I wonder what the real story is.
NSA providing cover?
This guy was a chemist who among other things, apparently made model rockets.. I seriously doubt there was any legitimate reason for this trampling on the Constitutional rights of a Citizen.
This ain't the America we were taught about in school..
If this guy is being railroaded, we need to do a roadtrip and go bust this guy out.
Enough is enough.
In the article, I did not see one objective fact that he had broken any laws.
This is pure tyranny.
Interesting post. Thank you.
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