[wideawake]

"Why didn't you trust us?" one agent asked.

I hope I would have had the sack to say: "Should I have trusted Robert Hansen?"

[HamiltonJay]

I don't know, personally I think this particular gun owner is quite a jerk. Immediately assumed FBI was out to get him, his actions directly caused what should have been a routine investigative stop needlessly into a confrontational scene. Of course the media wants a confrontational scene so they can play it all over the news and get ratings. Amazing, this guy is trusting the media over the FBI, in the case of domestic terrorism....

[lodwick]

blam

[aruanan]

"Why didn't you give us a chance to do what we said we were going to do instead of ambushing us with the media? Why didn't you trust us?" one agent asked.

Because you're an agent of the Federal Government? DUH!!

[SteveH]

Did they actually confiscate some weapons from some folks? If this is true, somewhere up the food chain someone is getting brownie points for breaking the law and implementing gun confiscation slightly ahead of schedule :-(. NOT good news...

[tgslTakoma]

Thank you for posting this story! I heard Jeff's story last week at a meeting of RKBA activists in Montgomery County, MD, and in his recounting of the story, the part that made us all laugh was that the FBI guy was upset because Jeff (how dare he!) had "ambushed" the FBI with a full compliment of news crews, cameras, etc. to witness the event.

For those of you who may not be aware, Jeff is an active member of the Maryland TRT - participating in many of their demonstrations against the 3Ms and Sarah Brady. He also ran for office here in Montgomery County, on a slate with other RKBA activists. Jeff also spent many hours standing with FReepers at the "Get out of Cheney's House" protests and Operation Infinite Freep demonstrations. He is the guy who comes armed with his "Don't tread on me" flag on a tall pole - and perched on top of the pole is a skull with Osama's name on it. Somewhere I have a photo of him and his "head on a pike" visual aid...

Salud to Jeff Brown!

[stand watie]

the FB&I must be abolished!

turn their responsibilities back to the 50 states!

free dixie,sw

[VOA]

bump

[APBaer]

'Don't you know people are dying and we're just trying to do our job?'"

Yes, "people were dying and that's just Horuichi doing his job?"

[The FRugitive]

If the JBTs want to take a gun for balistic testing why not offer to sell it to them at the fair market value with the stipulation that you'll buy it back when they're done with it. So if they keep then who cares, you can buy another.

[RightWhale]

Brings up the issue of private property. Absent suspension of the constitution and without a warrant, public officers should be considered guests on private property and could be asked to leave. Did the governor declare a state of emergency and suspend private property rights?

[fogarty]

Guess what Freepers? The man who is holding the ball on this is a fine "Christian" man by the name of John Ashcroft. Remember, the ever-increasing pace of the trampling of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights is happening on his watch.

Remember that when you vote. John Ashcroft could be the man that will end up putting the final nails in the coffin of the Bill of Rights.

[fogarty]

Guess what Freepers? The man who is holding the ball on this is a fine "Christian" man by the name of John Ashcroft. Remember, the ever-increasing pace of the trampling of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights is happening on his watch.

Remember that when you vote. John Ashcroft could be the man that will end up putting the final nails in the coffin of the Bill of Rights.

[Ohioan]

This should not be the FBI attitude under a supposedly Conservative Attorney General. This was more understandable--not more tolerable--under Janet Reno. It makes one suspect that we have not seen the last of the vicious mentality displayed at Ruby Ridge and Waco. I hope and pray that I am wrong in that assessment; but this sort of attitude leads to those sorts of confrontations.

William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site

[1Old Pro]

I hope that given similar circumstances I would do the same thing.

[Bush2000]

"I looked [Metzger] right in the eye and said ... 'I don't care whether you're upset about being ambushed by the media. I felt I needed some witnesses here with me.'"

I'd be very careful from now on if I were Brown. These agents are not likely to forget this situation. A reprisal wouldn't be out of character for the FBI/ATF, in my personal opinion.

[hattend]

BTTT

[Enemy Of The State]

Whos next?

[jejones]

"Why didn't you trust us?" one agent asked.

Two words: Lon Horiuchi.