[ProudEagle]

The BATF is one step away from being the SS and I'm not convinced at times they aren't.

I'm inclined to agree with you. They recently raided all the indian smoke shops here in Washington state. What infuriated me is that fact that our asinine governor couldn't get his own state people or tax officials to keep enforce the revenue and taxes missed because of a double standard law. So he called D.C. and got the SS to do his dirty work for him. What makes this infuriating to me is only ONE news source (a TV station in Spokane) in the state reported the story, and they were quickly GAGGED under the guise of "ongoing investigation". The streets are much safer now that tribal nations have been cut off from the smoke suppliers .

[DoughtyOne]

Was it just regular tobacco? If so, sheesh! Can't they do "anything" the easy way?

[OldCorps]

"The BATF is one step away from being the SS and I'm not convinced at times they aren't.."

Everybody talks about what happened to Randy Weaver and the Waco incident. But for me, the most chilling realization of the above was the kidnapping of a young, happy, innocent boy from his family ...Elian Gonzalez

by black clad, paramilitary, jackbooted thugs who were a danger to the community.

I have the utmost respect for the courage and professionalism of local law enforcement. However, at the federal level, many of their agents are a threat to the community. They should not be trusted to carry a badge, much less a firearm.