Posted on 10/06/2001 4:52:36 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities found a cache of bombs and more than 12,000 rounds of ammunition they believe belonged to a survivalist group. They arrested one man and were seeking another.
Also found inside five campers parked in a rural area of western Illinois were bomb-making instruction manuals, black powder, electronic arming devices and a small amount of ammonium nitrate.
Sheriff Paul Petty said investigators found maps with marks on certain areas. Petty would not say which areas were marked, but said investigators do not suspect the group, which calls itself the United Survivalists of America, had plans to attack or bomb anything.
``We believe the site was their compound, or gathering point. We think they were using this property as a command center.''
Petty said investigators believe the group was small and had been unsuccessful in getting others to join.
Petty said the man arrested in Pike County was charged with unlawful use of a weapon. He remained in jail Thursday after being ordered held on $50,000 bail, Petty said. He would not identify the suspect
``We don't want any of his associates to hear about this before we have the opportunity to locate them,'' he said.
Give the man a cigar.
I'm sure you'll get flamed for that, and I'll likely get flamed for agreeing with you, but I really don't give a rat's ass.
If people want to bitch and moan about "anyone with a BBQ grill can be accused of owning bomb-making materials", then they ought to aim their bitchrants at the camo-putzen with the sweaty brows, furtive glances, and weekend hut-hut-hut "drills" at the local campground where they practice their "skills" to "save uhmurca from the innernashnul jew thing".
And don't anyone give me any of that "you believe the ADL and SPLC propaganda" crap. I've met people like that -- enough of them to scare the crap outta me.
They are worse enemies of the Second Amendment than an army of Sarah Bradys on crack.
You wanna complain about how the word "patriot" is smeared to mean "lunatic fringe danger to society" instead of "people who care about their country"? Well, don't blame "the propagandists". Blame the lunatics who define it that way by example.
If the "patriots" worst nightmare ever comes true, i.e., door to door gun confiscation etc., it won't be because of Osama bin Laden, and it won't be because of Sarah Brady, and it won't be because of Morris Dees and it won't be because of Dan Rather.
It'll happen because of them scaring the bejeezus out of the vast majority of workaday joes who are virtual "swing voters" on the topic of "security vs. liberty".
End_rant.
Right...they also said they didn't think the guys had any plans to bomb anything...sounds kinda witch hunt-like to me.
I'm going to print up a stack to hand -- with a smile -- to any antis who give me their rant. "I'm sure you'll be more than glad to display this with pride. I'll respect your position when I observe you practicing that which you preach!"
I suppose that non-antis could use it as human-debris-bait too. :)
Wannabet...that the bombs turn out to be loud firecrackers....(technically bombs)
Are you sure about that? I'm not.
Seems to me "bomb" would have to include fragmentation material.....
I never have worried about our armed citizens.
Hello?!??
Mr. LEO, did you know we are looking for foreign illegal alien terrorists?
Sounds like the old landed aristocracy where only the priviledged are allowed to hunt.
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