Ripley Residents Claim Guns Already Being Confiscated
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RIPLEY- Is it a case of over-zealous law enforcement personnel or is a new and over-reaching legal mandate on the horizon? Ripley residents claim authorities have swept through the area in an effort to collect firearms.
Henry Mason, a construction worker from Fairplain reported he found a 'official looking vehicle' waiting for him when he got home Tuesday evening. "These guys started flashing their badges at me. I was kinda scared. They were all state police except for two really serious looking guys. One was FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation], the other was ATF [The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]. They stayed in the background mostly, like they were training the other guys."
Other families report the same, strange story. A few claim to have slammed the door on the men -- only to have them post a notice on their door and leave. It seems this was more a test than a desire to force the issue or make arrests.
Mason said a document was produced that enumerated the weapons he and his wife had registered as well as a couple they hadn't. "They said some new law gave them the right to take my guns! They had a warrant and everything. What's going on?"
We aren't certain. But we have an idea.
Attached to the lengthy 'Fiscal Cliff' bill that passed late last night was an item entitled, 'Safe America', a provision drafted by California Senator, Diane Feinstein and West Virginia Senator, Joe Manchin. The amendment calls for the "Disarming of Americans to protect our children...". While admittedly controversial, it sailed through committee without debate -- due in large part to the importance of passing the 'Fiscal Cliff' bill and of course, recent gun tragedies.
"I couldn't be more relieved and happy," said Senator Feinstein. "This is my second attempt to pass this bill. We finally got the votes for an outright ban, thanks in no small part of Joe Manchin. God bless him. Soon, we'll be picking up [every gun]... Mr. and Mrs. America, turn 'em all in!"
Senator Joe Manchin could not be reached for comment. However, he recently stated, "This awful massacre of our youngest children has changed us, and everything should be on the table. We need to move beyond dialogue – we need to take a sensible, reasonable approach to the issue of mass violence. I ask all of my colleagues to sit down with a seriousness of purpose to address the causes of these tragic crimes, including mental health treatment, military-style assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and our culture, which seems to glorify violence more than ever in our video games and movies."
State Trooper, Stan Down spoke to TheDiggerer off-the-record and told us, "I don't know the officers involved in the Ripley incident -- and I certainly don't know of any current move to collect anyone's weapons. All I can tell you if someone tries to take your weapons, make sure you empty all rounds, first."
RIPLEY- Is it a case of over-zealous law enforcement personnel or is a new and over-reaching legal mandate on the horizon? Ripley residents claim authorities have swept through the area in an effort to collect firearms.
Henry Mason, a construction worker from Fairplain reported he found a 'official looking vehicle' waiting for him when he got home Tuesday evening. "These guys started flashing their badges at me. I was kinda scared. They were all state police except for two really serious looking guys. One was FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation], the other was ATF [The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]. They stayed in the background mostly, like they were training the other guys."
Other families report the same, strange story. A few claim to have slammed the door on the men -- only to have them post a notice on their door and leave. It seems this was more a test than a desire to force the issue or make arrests.
Mason said a document was produced that enumerated the weapons he and his wife had registered as well as a couple they hadn't. "They said some new law gave them the right to take my guns! They had a warrant and everything. What's going on?"
We aren't certain. But we have an idea.
Attached to the lengthy 'Fiscal Cliff' bill that passed late last night was an item entitled, 'Safe America', a provision drafted by California Senator, Diane Feinstein and West Virginia Senator, Joe Manchin. The amendment calls for the "Disarming of Americans to protect our children...". While admittedly controversial, it sailed through committee without debate -- due in large part to the importance of passing the 'Fiscal Cliff' bill and of course, recent gun tragedies.
"I couldn't be more relieved and happy," said Senator Feinstein. "This is my second attempt to pass this bill. We finally got the votes for an outright ban, thanks in no small part of Joe Manchin. God bless him. Soon, we'll be picking up [every gun]... Mr. and Mrs. America, turn 'em all in!"
Senator Joe Manchin could not be reached for comment. However, he recently stated, "This awful massacre of our youngest children has changed us, and everything should be on the table. We need to move beyond dialogue – we need to take a sensible, reasonable approach to the issue of mass violence. I ask all of my colleagues to sit down with a seriousness of purpose to address the causes of these tragic crimes, including mental health treatment, military-style assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and our culture, which seems to glorify violence more than ever in our video games and movies."
State Trooper, Stan Down spoke to TheDiggerer off-the-record and told us, "I don't know the officers involved in the Ripley incident -- and I certainly don't know of any current move to collect anyone's weapons. All I can tell you if someone tries to take your weapons, make sure you empty all rounds, first."
