ATF crackdown in Vermont - The Firearms Forum

Shizamus · 11-23-2003, 10:39 AM

Here we go...

Creating a problem, creating a reaction, creating a solution ?
All by the same morons !

ATF Cracks Down On Illegal Gun Possession
ATF Agent: It's Crime Control, Not Gun Control

POSTED: 8:52 p.m. EST November 20, 2003

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Federal law enforcement officials are calling a new program to crack down on the illegal possession of guns in Vermont crime control, not gun control.

Police said the goal of Project Safe Neighborhoods -- PSN -- is to get guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them in the first place. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent David Campbell said lots of guns are moving in and out of Vermont quickly. He said the weapons are used almost like a form of currency.

"There is a major concern about people dealing drugs and using drugs being in the state, and coming into the state for the purpose of possessing firearms," Campbell said. "It's not an epidemic yet, like it would be in New York City or some other major urban areas, but it's something we're beginning to see and PSN will help to stem that tide."

"We have a tremendous history of responsible gun ownership in this state, but you know the saying, a few bad apples can spoil the barrel," said Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell.

Campbell said PSN focuses on anyone convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor for domestic violence or anyone with an active restraining order against them. He said the program would also help reduce the gun trafficking.

"We're not trying to take guns off the streets," Campbell said. "We're trying to take crime guns off the streets."

11-24-2003, 08:50 AM

I understand there's a lot of inbreeding in Vermont, and there'a laws against that too... right?

11-23-2003, 10:39 AM	#1
Shizamus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vermont Posts: 891	ATF crackdown in Vermont Here we go... Creating a problem, creating a reaction, creating a solution ? All by the same morons ! ATF Cracks Down On Illegal Gun Possession ATF Agent: It's Crime Control, Not Gun Control POSTED: 8:52 p.m. EST November 20, 2003 BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Federal law enforcement officials are calling a new program to crack down on the illegal possession of guns in Vermont crime control, not gun control. Police said the goal of Project Safe Neighborhoods -- PSN -- is to get guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them in the first place. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent David Campbell said lots of guns are moving in and out of Vermont quickly. He said the weapons are used almost like a form of currency. "There is a major concern about people dealing drugs and using drugs being in the state, and coming into the state for the purpose of possessing firearms," Campbell said. "It's not an epidemic yet, like it would be in New York City or some other major urban areas, but it's something we're beginning to see and PSN will help to stem that tide." "We have a tremendous history of responsible gun ownership in this state, but you know the saying, a few bad apples can spoil the barrel," said Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell. Campbell said PSN focuses on anyone convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor for domestic violence or anyone with an active restraining order against them. He said the program would also help reduce the gun trafficking. "We're not trying to take guns off the streets," Campbell said. "We're trying to take crime guns off the streets." __________________ “The Matrix is a system, Neo, and that system is our enemy. When you are inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters, the very minds we are trying to save. Until we do, these people are part of that system and that makes them our enemies. You have to understand that most of these people are not ready to be unplugged and many are so hopelessly dependent on the system, they’ll fight to protect it. “The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.” - Morpheus, in the movie, “The Matrix” -->

11-24-2003, 08:50 AM	#2
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	I understand there's a lot of inbreeding in Vermont, and there'a laws against that too... right?