Thats a sheriffs dept., no spurs, no Colt SAs, no horses. Looks like a top of the line Israeli entry team. Its still impolite to point! NOT a good idea for a halloween costume around here!

Have we possibly been had?[img]http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/fart.gif[/img]

That link isn't working. Got a "almost" blank page.

[img]http://www.ncsg.org/topohat-small.jpg[/img]
...[?]

AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL CONCERNED FREEDOM FIGHTERS & PATRIOTS:


AN EXPLANATION    July 4th, 2001

It has been brought to my attention that my recent encounter with the BATF, has caused a stir among the patriot community.

Unfortunately, one of our members, when told of the news of my encounter, panicked and took things out of context and  

posted on some message boards that I was raided and shutdown. This information has been exaggerated. So I believe I owe  

the patriot community an explanation on what really happened.  

 

For the last 10 years or so, I've been having minor run-ins with a State DOJ Agent who lives in the area. This agent frequents  

a local water hole that I sometimes visit. He's pretty much the "Blow-heart" of the town and likes to throw his authority around

in order to intimidate respect from people. I've been standing up to his brand of tyranny and he doesn't like it one bit. He especially  

doesn't like the fact that I'm connected with the militia here.  He's used his influence to arrange some harassment from local law  

enforcement officials. He's gone as far as to set me up with stooges who try to provide and plant evidence in order to turn me into  

a felon so my right to possess a firearm will be taken away. He has publicly admitted that he will do what it takes in order to "dis-arm"  

me. Well three and a half years ago he got me. He sent in a stooge to buy a pistol from me, which I sold to the snitch. This snitch  

wrote a bad check that bounced all the way to China. As I was trying to recover the firearm I found out the snitch worked for the  

agent. To make a long story short, evidence was planted, then I then received a raid from local authorities. Their unlawful search  

of my home came up with nothing. But they did DESTROY  my home in the process causing over $8,000 in damages and vandalism.  

After fighting for three years in the Wisconsin judicial  system I was convicted for a misdemeanor based on lies and planted evidence  

back in December.  With that misdemeanor conviction, the DOJ agent evoked an obscure Brady Law amendment that prohibits me  

from possessing a firearm for 1 year from date of conviction.  With that as ammo, he sent a BAT agent (because they have the power)

and a tactical team to my home to enforce this "crap" obscure law.  Fortunately a friend who was visiting at the time was able to

take possession of the firearm. The authorities DID NOT get the weapon. The funny thing about it is that this firearm was transferred

and approved by the FBI after the conviction.  The FBI givith, the ATF takith away. What a country.  

 

As for the web shut-down: The above DOJ agent made a threat to me stating to either change the content or shut the site down.

If I refused, he said he was going to have the site shut-down using the grounds that the 17th WI militia being a covert, clandestine

militia, that does not accept anyone into their membership, and because of  the nature of their training, operations and security  

measures, would get us labeled as "Domestic terrorist" organization.  So in order to prevent him from carrying out his threats, I  

closed things down.  Measures are being taken to address the problem I'm having with this DOJ thug, and the website will be

back up and running in its original form in a few days.  

 

I'd like to thank everyone for their support and offers of help.  I apologize for our members who "cried wolf" and sent the patriot

community into action. I apologize for any problem or inconvinced this has cause anyone.  I don't believe this is the start of an attack

on the militia movement as a whole, I believe this to be an attack on me, personally.  But who knows. I believe everyone should  

remain on an alert status and he if something like this happens else ware.  Thanks and my sincere apologies to all.

 

WEBMASTER   17th Wisconsin Militia

[email protected]