Federal Agents Conducting House by House Gun Checks
July 1, 2009 at 12:33 pm
by: Allison Bricker
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| BATF Agent |
HOUSTON, TEXAS – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) agents are in the midst of fanning out across Texas in order to conduct house by house investigations into what the agency deems numerous “suspicious” firearms transactions and as a means to combat “narco-terrorism” along the U.S. /Mexican border.
In fact, the “suspicious” transaction searches are so loosely defined, that BATF agents ended up questioning a Houston area pastor who previously purchased two handguns for target practice, which is then flippantly chalked up as “hard to believe”. Additionally, interagency cooperation between the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the BATF have led to warrantless airplane surveillance of vehicles along the border.
After speaking to five offices within the agencies and being told by several agents they felt “uncomfortable” with my line of questioning, Special Agent, Public Information Officer Perot of the BATF, indicated that aerial surveillance does not require a warrant due to it taking place with the “public sphere” thereby meaning individuals should have no expectation of privacy.
perhaps even more alarming to Constitutionalists and civil libertarians than an “eye in the sky” with carte blanche authority to surveil, is the fact that the door to door firearms checks come at the behest of a foreign government. In 2008 alone, the Mexican government requested the BATF track down the original owner of 7,500 firearms used in drug crimes at American taxpayer expense.
“Ever turning up the heat on cartels, our law enforcement and military partners in the government of Mexico have been working more closely with the ATF by sharing information and intelligence,”
Kenneth Melson
Acting Director
BATF
Moreover, federal agents lament the tedious difficulty in conducting door to door firearm checks due to a current federal law prohibiting the use of a centralized database for gun owners. Alternatively, Mr. Eric Pratt of “Gun Owners of America” believes that a centralized database would only end up further infringing upon the inherent rights of law abiding gun owners. He goes on to state that criminals will still develop and expand avenues in order to arm themselves regardless of a behemoth centralized registry, just as they have after each previous “needed” addition to the nation’s gun laws. Further, by his analysis this is merely another attempt by federal authorities to scapegoat lawful gun owners when the crux of the issue is really one of border control, or lack thereof.
Source(s): Laredo, Texas Field Office of the DEA • Houston Field Division of the BATF • Houston Chronicle “Federal agents hunt for guns, one house at a time” published July 1, 2009 • Gun Owners of America
July 1st, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Here I sit, waiting for my visit…
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July 1st, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Here BATFE…..come on little buddy….come on…..over here.
Maybe if I put some bullets out on the porch they’d come sniffing up to my door. F-Troop can kiss my a*s.
Maybe the BATFE could close the border, repeal the National Firearms Act, Gun Control Act and the Hughes Amendment – then repeal the Federal Reserve Act and we might get our Country back. Until then, I don’t give a damn about them or what they think they’re authorized to do.
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July 1st, 2009 at 5:59 pm
The Mexican drug cartels have an endless supply of money and black market connections to purchase whatever they want. The ATF would have us believe that the drug cartels are purchasing two and three guns at a time from an unemployeed person. They do realize how STUPID the public is to believe that fairy tale. This is just an excuse to carry out illegal searches and seizures while the nation is watching their favorite t.v. shows and spending their Betty Crocker box tops waiting for Obama to save the day.
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July 1st, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Ski masked thug criminal.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 am
The ATF regularly sets up phony sales at gun stores, then sends, or claims to send the guns to the hands of criminals or cartels in Mexico, then creates a media smear campaign against the store that the guns were purchased from. They also plant “illegal” materials in gun stores, then bust those gun stores for selling “illegal” gun modification accessories, shutting them down & destroying families’ livelihoods. They also set up private citizens, kill them in their homes, unlawfully invade their properties, burn down churches filled with peaceful men women, children, & babies, & the list of crimes goes on. The ATF is a purely criminal & unlawful organization, making anything & everything they do an act of organized crime.
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Allison Bricker Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:20 am
‘Tis a shame what you have written cannot be dismissed as hyperbole. They are indeed a corrupt racket of violent thugs. Far more dangerous in my opinion than any marijuana dealer or user they purport to protect us from.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
wake up or die
it’s happening..all of it..
America has been hijacked by a foreign government of goons and thugs
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July 2nd, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Remember Waco?
There is no question in the minds of alert Americans that the BATF employs criminals.
Jesse, “Me”, and Allison are absolutely right!
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July 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
“Man will ultimately be ruled by God or by tyrants.” Benjamin Franklin
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July 2nd, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Amazing, Texas I thought would be the last state to allow this.
My thoughts: M.A.D (lol, we know this one)
Just be sure to follow gun safety when handing over a firearm…
Make sure it’s UNLOADED first…
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July 3rd, 2009 at 3:28 am
It is my believe that if a man or men come to your door in ski-masks, then “THEY” must be Criminals, and therefore I “WILL” Shoot them with my LEGALLY OWNED firearms!
This is getting absurd! If the ATF, or any other Lawful Enforcement agency, came to my door, telling me 1 that they have a warrant, showing me said warrant, I would probably co-operate!
2. NEVER EVER, come to my door in a ski-mask, or without proper I.D. and try and barge in! BAD MISTAKE!
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July 3rd, 2009 at 3:30 am
Notice, I said LAWFUL! I don’t consider ATF, a LAWFUL orginazation!
ALSO notice, I said Probably! depends on their attitude! and mine that day! hehehe
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July 4th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
FIRST OFF ATF is a private corporate police force of Chase & Manhatton Bank 2nd Anyone coming to my Door Armed with a Mask over his face is a TERRORIST to be dealt with as such. 3rd NO ONE is Entering my house with Loaded M-16′s and other weapons PERIOD. “CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED” My recognition of Governments and Laws is Voluntary and I can retract that decision at any time without notice.
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July 4th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Well, knowing that they would most likely bombard you with acoustic weapons, then throw in flash charges before they kick your door in…
Sounds far fetched, but no really… :/
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July 5th, 2009 at 12:11 am
to Thorne yea their not a LAWFUL orginization. their a LEGAL orginiaztion. but they still will brake your freedoms and shit on ur liberties cause they dont give a shit they dicks
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July 5th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Just another lie to disarm as many American’s as they can.An article I read said that our criminal State Dept.has been oking private arm’s shipment’s to Mexico for a long time now.Lying sack’s of crap!
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July 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
If the BIG gov agenda is to make Canada, US and Mexico one big country, re; European Union already exsists, then why keep illegals out-we are going to be one big happy family before long anyway. Guns? The other 2 countries don’t have rights like we do so guess what-It all fits now?
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July 8th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
What is it going to take to get the people to wake up? If you’re expecting this-http://unamericanrevolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/fascism.jpg keep dreaming.
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July 9th, 2009 at 3:41 am
“No more Wacos” by Koppel (I think)went through the whole Waco Massacre. How ATF spent 6 weeks @ Ft Hood, training in CQC.
The warrant used was obtained with false allegations & witness statements. The intial raid was such a cluster f&%# on the governments part.
Shake & bake Reno said she had to send in the tanks because “children were being abused”. She stopped any abuse that may have been going on, that’s for sure. Only 1 problem with that. Child abuse is a state crime, not a federal jurisdiction.
ATF said the Branch Davidians had machine guns as part of their “arsenal”. The B/D’s were FFL holders. What the government called an arsonal, they probably called stock. And IF they did have machine guns, so what, you can own machine guns in America w/the proper license.
And a quick refresher, a license is another name for a tax. So basicly, the feds came after lawfuls American citizens w/military “prejudices”, by way of faulty warrants obtained through perjury, for not paying a tax. 90 people gone. Men, women & children.
Of course the government looked into the actions of the government & decided it was the B/D’s fault for not bowing to the ATF’s show of force.
All the surviving adult B/d’s were brought up on capital murder charges. Jury would only convict on manslauter. Judge threw out the jury’s verdict & sentenced them lengthy terms for murder2.
Besides the pajama clad nijas that were killed executing the intial warrant, no government official so much as lost his job.
No matter what your opinion of the B/D was, here’s a few facts. These were American citizens, who suppossedly had rights, they were denied their rights to a day in court, the presumption of innocense, etc.
The government did to the Branch Davidians what the NAZIs did to the jews. They gassed them then they fried them.
Fast forward to today, what do YOU think our government is capable of now? What would/will they try next time?
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July 10th, 2009 at 6:52 am
No specific and detailed warrant, no entry. Period. Nothing to discuss.
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July 19th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Wow. I’m apalled at the audacity of our govmt but not surprised. will martial law occur in America? i would bet yes. Will they sugar coat it with some contrived attack or event. Probably so. Are you ready to die for your freedoms ? . . . . . I AM ! ! !
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