Old Soldier
03-21-2007, 06:47 PM
March 21, 2007
JPFO ALERT: BATFE KILLING IDAHO'S OLDEST GUN STORE
Red's Trading Post in Twin Falls, Idaho, is the state's
oldest gun shop, opened since 1936. A 2004 BATFE audit
revealed minor clerical errors. According to Red's, out of
nearly ten THOUSAND firearms transferred between 1996 and
2004, the alleged error rate did not even reach 1%. Even
the BATFE acknowledges these are minor paperwork errors --
there are no missing firearms and no willful illegal acts.
And yet the BATFE has revoked the ability of Red's Trading
Post to acquire firearms for resale, although they're still
permitted to sell the firearms in stock ... for now. But
that's not enough -- the BATFE wants to revoke Red's
license permanently.
Red's appealed, was denied, and is now headed to federal
court. They have spent over two years and $20,000 in legal
fees in this battle and are now taking it public. You can
read more about Red's Trading Post at
http://www.redstradingpost.com/atf.php and view their fact
sheet (in MS Word format) at
www.jpfo.org/redsatffactsheet.doc .
The Red's Trading Post site even includes an article about
a competitor -- Blue Lakes Sporting Goods -- who was
similarly railroaded by the BATFE. In an act of supreme
hubris, the BATFE actually denied the Blue Lakes the right
to appeal until AFTER they were in the middle of a "Going
Out of Business" sale!
Unfortunately, as our readers know, this is hardly unusual
behavior for the BATFE.
During the March 28, 2006 Congressional BATFE hearings,
attorney Richard Gardiner testified that the BATFE's
"enforcement" tends to focus on trivial violations that do
not affect public safety, and that the BATFE imposes an
unreasonable standard of perfection on FFLs (
http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/gardiner032806a.pdf
). That latter is especially ironic considering the
extremely poor state of the BATFE's own record-keeping,
about which they routinely perjure themselves in court (see
and hear it from the mouth of the NFA Branch chief himself
at http://www.jpfo.org/rollcall.mp4 ).
JPFO understands that enough is enough. We plan to bring
this rogue agency to its knees with our upcoming
documentary _The Gang_ ( www.jpfo.org/thegang.htm).
Throughout its production, we've received help from
criminal investigators, historians, attorneys, BATFE
victims, rock legend Ted Nugent, Knob Creek Enterprises,
_Unintended Consequences_ author John Ross, and many
others. Everyone who understands the true threat to our
freedoms that the BATFE poses owes these people a very big
thank you.
We plan to list these heroes in the Producer's Circle of
the film credits -- it's the least we can do. And it's not
too late for YOU to join them. If you want to be listed in
the Producers circle, we need your contribution RIGHT NOW.
Go to http://shop.jpfo.org/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=16 .
A donation of $250 or more will get you listed, plus you'll
receive a free DVD copy of the finished film and a copy of
our book _"Gun Control": Gateway to Tyranny_.
Do it for Red's Trading Post. Do it for Blue Lakes Sporting
Goods. Do it for ALL the victims of the BATFE's arbitrary,
capricious "enforcement". Most of all, do it for yourself.
Do it today.
- The Liberty Crew
:mad: :mad: :mad:
JPFO ALERT: BATFE KILLING IDAHO'S OLDEST GUN STORE
Red's Trading Post in Twin Falls, Idaho, is the state's
oldest gun shop, opened since 1936. A 2004 BATFE audit
revealed minor clerical errors. According to Red's, out of
nearly ten THOUSAND firearms transferred between 1996 and
2004, the alleged error rate did not even reach 1%. Even
the BATFE acknowledges these are minor paperwork errors --
there are no missing firearms and no willful illegal acts.
And yet the BATFE has revoked the ability of Red's Trading
Post to acquire firearms for resale, although they're still
permitted to sell the firearms in stock ... for now. But
that's not enough -- the BATFE wants to revoke Red's
license permanently.
Red's appealed, was denied, and is now headed to federal
court. They have spent over two years and $20,000 in legal
fees in this battle and are now taking it public. You can
read more about Red's Trading Post at
http://www.redstradingpost.com/atf.php and view their fact
sheet (in MS Word format) at
www.jpfo.org/redsatffactsheet.doc .
The Red's Trading Post site even includes an article about
a competitor -- Blue Lakes Sporting Goods -- who was
similarly railroaded by the BATFE. In an act of supreme
hubris, the BATFE actually denied the Blue Lakes the right
to appeal until AFTER they were in the middle of a "Going
Out of Business" sale!
Unfortunately, as our readers know, this is hardly unusual
behavior for the BATFE.
During the March 28, 2006 Congressional BATFE hearings,
attorney Richard Gardiner testified that the BATFE's
"enforcement" tends to focus on trivial violations that do
not affect public safety, and that the BATFE imposes an
unreasonable standard of perfection on FFLs (
http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/gardiner032806a.pdf
). That latter is especially ironic considering the
extremely poor state of the BATFE's own record-keeping,
about which they routinely perjure themselves in court (see
and hear it from the mouth of the NFA Branch chief himself
at http://www.jpfo.org/rollcall.mp4 ).
JPFO understands that enough is enough. We plan to bring
this rogue agency to its knees with our upcoming
documentary _The Gang_ ( www.jpfo.org/thegang.htm).
Throughout its production, we've received help from
criminal investigators, historians, attorneys, BATFE
victims, rock legend Ted Nugent, Knob Creek Enterprises,
_Unintended Consequences_ author John Ross, and many
others. Everyone who understands the true threat to our
freedoms that the BATFE poses owes these people a very big
thank you.
We plan to list these heroes in the Producer's Circle of
the film credits -- it's the least we can do. And it's not
too late for YOU to join them. If you want to be listed in
the Producers circle, we need your contribution RIGHT NOW.
Go to http://shop.jpfo.org/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=16 .
A donation of $250 or more will get you listed, plus you'll
receive a free DVD copy of the finished film and a copy of
our book _"Gun Control": Gateway to Tyranny_.
Do it for Red's Trading Post. Do it for Blue Lakes Sporting
Goods. Do it for ALL the victims of the BATFE's arbitrary,
capricious "enforcement". Most of all, do it for yourself.
Do it today.
- The Liberty Crew
:mad: :mad: :mad: