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ATF reportedly used rogue tactics in a half-dozen cities
foxnews.com ^ | 12/9/13 | foxnews.com

Posted on 12/09/2013 10:38:14 AM PST by ColdOne

Federal ATF agents in cities across the country reportedly used rogue tactics to go after guns on the street -- allegedly exploiting the mentally ill, buying up weapons for way more than they're worth and letting minors smoke pot and drink.

The details were included in an expose by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which reported earlier this year on an embarrassing set of blunders made by the Milwaukee arm of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The operation in Milwaukee apparently was not a one-off, as officials claimed.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: atf; batf; tyranny
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To: Iron Munro

They are the Gestapo. DC has become a fascist government. We now have SS troops in the local police


21 posted on 12/09/2013 1:01:09 PM PST by realcleanguy
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To: ColdOne

bttt


22 posted on 12/09/2013 1:03:11 PM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: realcleanguy
Why is this looking more and more like Nazi Germany?

I'll give you three guesses...

23 posted on 12/09/2013 1:09:19 PM PST by GOPJ ("Remember who the real enemy is... ")
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To: nascarnation

And some shag carpet of the top of the dashboard. LOL.


24 posted on 12/09/2013 1:12:40 PM PST by Carriage Hill (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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To: realcleanguy

Was talking to a guy at the range this week and his son is a DC cop.

He can’t even have ‘unregistered’ ammo for a gun.NYC and the District of Corruption are in a race to the bottom.


25 posted on 12/09/2013 1:13:22 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: ColdOne; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; Wisconsinlady; JPG; ...

Fast & Furious in Milwaukee

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.


26 posted on 12/09/2013 1:32:49 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: null and void
"There is enough crime out there, why do you have to manufacture it?" said Jeff Griffith, a lawyer for a defendant in Wichita. "You are really creating crime, which then you are prosecuting. You wonder where the moral high ground is in this."

In their joint assessment, Badger and Skinny Pete concluded, “The whole thing felt kinda shady. You know, morality-wise.”

But two meth-addled morons have more understanding of morality than the typical ATF agent.

27 posted on 12/09/2013 3:46:07 PM PST by Skepolitic
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To: Oatka

Thanks for the link. This is a profoundly disturbing story of injustice perpetrated by the ATF.

I have some experience with retarded people in my family, and am active in a local organization that provides support for retarded adults. I personally have known a few people who could easily be suckered by a disgraceful scam like this.

The ATF is a truly sick organization, a perversion of the proper function of government.


28 posted on 12/09/2013 3:58:50 PM PST by Skepolitic
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To: null and void

need more tin foil


29 posted on 12/10/2013 1:25:59 PM PST by Nifster
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To: Iron Munro
"So, as I was about to park, I saw this vehicle, so I quickly got out of my car and took a picture as it drove by. As the driver saw me do this, he slammed on the brakes, and asked, "Do you have a problem?" To which I replied,

"Problem?" [puzzled look] "Why no, I'm just a great admirer of the DHS, and that's the first SUV I've seen with that paint job. I just wanted to capture the moment! Say! Could I have your autograph?" [look of absolute fawning adoration] "You guys are doing a swell job!!!"

30 posted on 12/10/2013 2:16:09 PM PST by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: null and void

"Problem?" [puzzled look] "Why no, I'm just a great admirer of the DHS, and that's the first SUV I've seen with that paint job. I just wanted to capture the moment! Say! Could I have your autograph?" [look of absolute fawning adoration] "You guys are doing a swell job!!!"

"Oh, Okay - That's a funny looking cell phone you've got but go ahead and take a few shots."


31 posted on 12/10/2013 4:14:00 PM PST by Iron Munro (Orwell: There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.)
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