I've been there , done that ,loved it :)
Ran in 1986 , when I was 23 ... local County Board ...
I was very vocal , called them as I saw Tthem ..
no BS politicking . Voters loved how I told the TRUTH !! Media loved me because I talked to them ...
They did a nice article in the paper about my gun business .
I did piss off someone higher up in the county
political affairs , though .
I had the BATF trying to sell me drugs & illegal weapons ( a real set up ) . I worked as an informant with the local LEO trying to set these guys up .
Locals did know about the Feds & the Feds knew nothing about the locals :)
The Feds hit my doorstep on the day after the ruling was announced concerning the possession
of M16 parts along with an AR was still considered illegal , even though they were seperate .
They took my M16 trigger parts ( that I used for local LEO ), a 10" upper from a pistol and a
AR15HBAR Delta and said " lookee her , I think we found an illegal weapon " .
They left my place , allowwing me to keep the other 20 or so guns in my inventory ( including AR10s , Cobray M11-9mm , etc. )( guess I was not too big a threat to the society ) .
Heard nothing until a Grand jury endictment came down 2 yrs later ( right before my re election bid , how convenient - I was allowed to be a gun dlr for those 2 yrs ...)
At the time , my wife was pregnant , I was broke , so I got a cheapass lawyer thatr knew nothing...
should have seen the Feds eyes when , during my testimony , when I produced letters from the Sherrif & deputies confirming that I was indeed
working for them trying to set the Feds up in a local bust operation :) .
Anyway , the judge did not care , gave me probation for a Felony charge . I was such a threat , they allowed me to come back later for my prints & photo session .
The local media had my outcome on the radio , before I ever heard it ... inside info ? :)
Anyway , I still pulled 45% vote in my election
( lost , though ) ....
I'm still active in politics , though I own no guns :(
dP