BATF THUGS STRIKE AGAIN!
From the InterNet....
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BATF special agents Scott Endy and Donna Slusser are mentioned
in the following article, which was from Monday's libernet.
Someone mentioned recently the database which contains the
names and addresses of most people in the US. I think it
is on CD. Is it possible to publish the addresses of Endy and
Slusser as well as their neighbors? Then we can mount a snail
mail campaign ala Horiouchi's neighbors from a couple years
back (Horiouchi was the BATF assassin of Vicki Weaver, shot
in the neck and killed while holding her baby).
This might be a way to hold government agents [somewhat]
accountable. If any time a case like the following occurs,
try to get names of the agents, be it local police, BATF,
DEA, etc, and publish them on the net along with an article.
Then we can print the relevent article and send it to the
offending agent's neighbors or local newspaper.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> included message
THE LIVES OF Harry and Theresa Lamplugh were turned upside down
on the morning of May 25, 1994. Early that day, 15-to-20 armed
men and women burst into their rural Pennsylvania home. Under the
threat of violence, the Lamplughs cooperated completely with the
intruders as they opened safes, locks and cabinets. In spite of
their compliance, however, Harry and Theresa were treated with
contempt. Throughout the ordeal, a fully automatic machine gun
was intermittently thrust in both their faces.
The Lamplughs watched in horror as the thugs literally
trashed their home. Furniture was overturned or smashed and
papers were scattered everywhere. Three pet cats were ruthlessly
killed--one literally stomped to death. The gang ransacked their
home for more than six hours. When they finally left, Harry and
Theresa stood confused and angry in the midst of their demolished
home.
The brutal and inhumane events that you have just read
about are not fiction. They were taken from the testimony of
Harry and Theresa Lamplugh. Only the intruders were not some
violent street gang members or foreign terrorists; they were
agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) and
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Why would two federal agencies send a small battalion
of agents to terrorize this couple in the supposed safety of
their home? What terrible crime did Harry and Theresa Lamplugh
commit that prompted this brutal six-and-a half hour ordeal?
Shockingly, there are no good answers to these questions.
Harry Lamplugh, however, is in the politically
incorrect business of promoting gun shows. His organization,
Borderline Gun Collectors Association, happens to be the largest
gun show promoter in the Northeast. As anyone who has ever
attended a gun show knows, there are more than firearms and
accessories on display. A gun show is also a place where people
of common interests meet to express their political views and
share opinions. Not surprisingly, criticism of the BATF runs deep
at such a forum. And it is no secret that the BATF spends
considerable time and effort infiltrating these shows.
Since gun show infiltration is a massive undertaking
that yields relatively small returns, the BATF has now honed in
on a primary source, Harry Lamplugh. On May 23, 1994, the
agencies obtained a search warrant authorizing both the BATF and
the IRS to "search" the Lamplugh home. Included in the list of
items to be seized were any firearms, ammunition, holsters,
cleaning kits, gun cases and firearms accessories. The Lamplughs'
attorney points out that the warrant failed to name even one
specific item. "Such warrants are vague, overbroad and therefore
unconstitutional," he said.
The agents also seized complete financial and business
records of the Borderline Gun Collectors Association from 1988 to
the present. This included all computer records and any other
documents related to the sale and purchase of firearms.
Obviously, the BATF was on some sort of "fishing expedition." But
the most amazing aspect of the warrant is what was NOT on it.
There was no reference to any crime by any person. The BATF
appears to hold not only the Second Amendment in disdain, but the
Fourth as well.
On Wednesday, May 25, 1994, the search warrant was
executed. At about eight in the morning, Harry answered a knock
on the front door and was instantly surrounded by agents. His
wife was in the bathroom at the time. He had been sitting at the
kitchen table in a pair of pajama bottoms, having his morning
coffee. Unto this day I don't know exactly how many there were,
but they had my house secured in seconds," Harry said.
According to Lamplugh, there were a total of six cars
full of agents. They were not dressed in any uniform, and only
two had the identifying ATF vests on. All firearms were drawn. An
M-P5 machine gun was stuck in Harry's face. They did not announce
who they were or why they were there, and no search warrants were
displayed. "When I asked if they had a search warrant, their
first reply was 'shut the f___ up mother f___er; do you want more
trouble than you already have?', with the machine gun stuck in my
face." Harry said. "They then proceeded to tear my house apart."
The Lamplughs were not permitted to dress all day. "We
couldn't even go to the bathroom without an armed guard, as if we
were prisoners in our own home," says Mrs. Lamplugh. Then, like a
slap in the face, the agents stopped everything to eat lunch.
"They gave no thought to what we were going through. Some agents
went out for pizza, and they had a little party. It was like a
room full of kindergartners with no chaperon. They threw
half-emptied soda cans, pizza and pizza boxes everywhere. To some
people, maybe it sounds like we're complaining about a small
thing, but this is our home and they trashed it."
The agents' reckless conduct at the "pizza party"
characterized their behavior throughout the raid. "Because I have
cancer, I usually have about 20 bottles of prescription drugs on
top of my bureau. For some unknown reason, they thought it
necessary to open the bottles and scatter the contents all over
the floor. Consequently, two of our cats got into the medication
and died horrible deaths."
The agents continued their aimless search. "Where's the
machine gun" one of the agents asked. Finally, an indication they
were looking for something in particular. "At first I didn't know
what he meant," Harry said. "Then I recalled that I once owned a
Vietnam commemorative Thompson, inlaid in 22 karat gold, but that
was a semi-automatic. One of the agents then responded, 'That
must be what they're talking about.'" The agents were apparently
looking for something that wasn't even there, or illegal to
possess."
However, they were very thorough in sifting through what
was there. But for what reason did the agents take marriage and
birth certificates, school records, insurance information,
vehicle registrations and titles? Harry points out that "they
were so thorough that for about two weeks we would have had a
hard time proving who we were. They took all of our contacts with
newspapers (Over 600), all friends and family phone numbers, and
even my medical records." There were 61 firearms and assorted
ammo seized in the raid, valued at over $15,000. The agents took
about 70,000 names and addresses of exhibitors and also gun show
contracts through the year 2000. A stack of mail was opened, read
and also confiscated.
Finally, at about three o'clock, the wrecking crew
finished their destruction. In one final unconscionable act,
female agent Donna Slusser deliberately stomped to death a
cherished Manx kitten, and kicked it under a tree.
The affidavit in support of the warrant was made by
BATF special agent Scott Endy. For reasons unknown to the
Lamplughs, the affidavits were sealed by a local federal judge.
An Assistant United States Attorney was asked by the Lamplughs'
attorney to unseal the document, but he has steadfastly refused
to do so.
The persecution Harry and Theresa have endured has been
extremely harsh. At no time was this peaceful couple informed of
any violation of the law, and to this day no charges have been
brought against the Lamplughs. Yet, the BATF has refused to
return any property, even medical records and other personal
documents and possessions.
The actions of the men and women who entered the
Lamplughs' home must not be ignored or forgotten. The Lamplughs
are victims, not suspects, in this matter, and this is but one of
the many examples of the BATF's abuse of its power through the
years. This government brutality must be stopped.
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Appended messages...
The following article first appeared in _The Gun Owner_,
Volume 13, Number 6, December 1994 and is reproduced here with
the kind permission of the publisher: Gun Owners of America.
Permission is granted to reproduce this article by any means, in
any media, at any time or place so long as it remains complete
and unedited and all attributions are intact. Reprint permission
has also been granted by Gun Owners of America and the Lamplughs
on these same terms.
------------------------------ATTACHMENT------------------------------
BATF THUGS STRIKE AGAIN!
The lives of Harry and Theresa Lamplugh were turned upside down
on the morning of may 25, 1994. Early that day, 15 to 20 armed
[balance of previously posted article deleted]
Verification:
I have been in communication with Gun Owners of America and Mrs.
Lamplugh. Attached is the additional information thus obtained -
in all cases with specifically-requested and specifically-granted
permission to reproduce anywhere, by any means, in any media, so
long as the content is unedited. I also grant similar permission
for my writings.
Addresses: Theresa and John Lamplugh
RD 2, Box 172,
Wellsboro, PA 16901
Phone: 717-724-7918
FAX: 717-724-4992
John A Fielding III
532 Elm St.,
Reading, PA 19601
Attorney for Lamplughs in PA
215-374-8359
Robert E. Sanders
7125 Sixteenth St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
Attorney for Lamplughs in DC
202-723-2998
Gun Owners of America
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102
Springfield, VA 22151
703-321-8585
G. Gordon Liddy Radio Show
(address unknown)
Phone: 1--800-GGLIDDY
Court Reference: Federal District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania,
Case No. 3:MI-94-88-01 and
3:MI-94-88-02,
"U.S. vs. A Quantity of Misc.
Firearms, Assorted Ammo and Other
Property."
At approximately 9:00PM EDT this date I called the above phone
number. A female answered who identified herself as Theresa
Lamplugh. I cannot verify this but perhaps someone closer to the
specified location can do so. Mrs. Lamplugh answered all my
questions after I explained the reason for my call. She also
said she would make available through her attorney any other
information about the case that might be desired. She says that
she and her husband are customarily home Monday through Thursday
and that anyone is welcome to call or visit in person to verify
her identity and check the validity of her story. Mrs. Lamplugh
says that her home is isolated "on a mountaintop" - she compared
it to Ruby Ridge - but that she and her husband are known in
Wellsboro and that anyone there would be able to provide road
directions to their home, or visitors may phone her for
directions to the house. Please identify yourself as having heard
of the Lamplugh's via the Internet if you choose to do this.
MRS. LAMPLUGH VERIFIED THE ACCOUNT OF BATF ACTIVITIES CONTAINED
HEREIN. In fact, that account is part of the Lamplugh's filings
against the BATF.
Mrs. Lamplugh goes on to make the following
claims/statements/allegations (I represent these only as the
statements I heard during a phone conversation with someone
identifying herself as Mrs. Lamplugh but otherwise unknown to me
- I am not and never have been acquainted or connected with the
Lamplughs in any way aside from this single telephone
conversation):
1. The Lamplugh's have received late-night threatening
phone calls from anonymous individuals identifying
themselves only as "federal employees" in which the
caller stated that if the Lamplughs didn't "button
their lip" they would "be dead".
2. After having an expert check their telephone line they
were advised that it appeared to be tapped.
3. They have been told by other parties that the ATF
appears to be working through the list of names
seized from the Lamplugh in an attempt to
intimidate individuals into "confessing" to
participating in illegal acts with the Lamplughs.
4. The ATF has adopted a tactic of stalling in the
hope that Harry Lamplugh, a terminal cancer patient,
will die and the whole matter will "blow over". Mrs.
Lamplugh indicates that she has been told that this may
be the Lamplugh's last Christmas together.
5. A reporter for the "Our Town" show, running on
Harrisburg Cable Co. out of Malvern, PA did a 30-minute
show on the raid and was subsequently subjected to
attempts at intimidation aimed at preventing airing of
the show. (Mrs. Lamplugh has the name of the reporter
as I recall, but I didn't get it). Mrs. Lamplugh is
has a copy of a tape of this show.
6. Threats were received after appearing on Channel 16,
Scranton, PA and after speaking on the G. Gordon Liddy
radio talk show.
7. To this date, the affdavits supporting the search
warrants remain sealed.
[end]
-----------------fwd------------------
BATF special agents Scott Endy and Donna Slusser are mentioned
in the following article, which was from Monday's libernet.
Someone mentioned recently the database which contains the
names and addresses of most people in the US. I think it
is on CD. Is it possible to publish the addresses of Endy and
Slusser as well as their neighbors? Then we can mount a snail
mail campaign ala Horiouchi's neighbors from a couple years
back (Horiouchi was the BATF assassin of Vicki Weaver, shot
in the neck and killed while holding her baby).
This might be a way to hold government agents [somewhat]
accountable. If any time a case like the following occurs,
try to get names of the agents, be it local police, BATF,
DEA, etc, and publish them on the net along with an article.
Then we can print the relevent article and send it to the
offending agent's neighbors or local newspaper.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> included message
THE LIVES OF Harry and Theresa Lamplugh were turned upside down
on the morning of May 25, 1994. Early that day, 15-to-20 armed
men and women burst into their rural Pennsylvania home. Under the
threat of violence, the Lamplughs cooperated completely with the
intruders as they opened safes, locks and cabinets. In spite of
their compliance, however, Harry and Theresa were treated with
contempt. Throughout the ordeal, a fully automatic machine gun
was intermittently thrust in both their faces.
The Lamplughs watched in horror as the thugs literally
trashed their home. Furniture was overturned or smashed and
papers were scattered everywhere. Three pet cats were ruthlessly
killed--one literally stomped to death. The gang ransacked their
home for more than six hours. When they finally left, Harry and
Theresa stood confused and angry in the midst of their demolished
home.
The brutal and inhumane events that you have just read
about are not fiction. They were taken from the testimony of
Harry and Theresa Lamplugh. Only the intruders were not some
violent street gang members or foreign terrorists; they were
agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) and
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Why would two federal agencies send a small battalion
of agents to terrorize this couple in the supposed safety of
their home? What terrible crime did Harry and Theresa Lamplugh
commit that prompted this brutal six-and-a half hour ordeal?
Shockingly, there are no good answers to these questions.
Harry Lamplugh, however, is in the politically
incorrect business of promoting gun shows. His organization,
Borderline Gun Collectors Association, happens to be the largest
gun show promoter in the Northeast. As anyone who has ever
attended a gun show knows, there are more than firearms and
accessories on display. A gun show is also a place where people
of common interests meet to express their political views and
share opinions. Not surprisingly, criticism of the BATF runs deep
at such a forum. And it is no secret that the BATF spends
considerable time and effort infiltrating these shows.
Since gun show infiltration is a massive undertaking
that yields relatively small returns, the BATF has now honed in
on a primary source, Harry Lamplugh. On May 23, 1994, the
agencies obtained a search warrant authorizing both the BATF and
the IRS to "search" the Lamplugh home. Included in the list of
items to be seized were any firearms, ammunition, holsters,
cleaning kits, gun cases and firearms accessories. The Lamplughs'
attorney points out that the warrant failed to name even one
specific item. "Such warrants are vague, overbroad and therefore
unconstitutional," he said.
The agents also seized complete financial and business
records of the Borderline Gun Collectors Association from 1988 to
the present. This included all computer records and any other
documents related to the sale and purchase of firearms.
Obviously, the BATF was on some sort of "fishing expedition." But
the most amazing aspect of the warrant is what was NOT on it.
There was no reference to any crime by any person. The BATF
appears to hold not only the Second Amendment in disdain, but the
Fourth as well.
On Wednesday, May 25, 1994, the search warrant was
executed. At about eight in the morning, Harry answered a knock
on the front door and was instantly surrounded by agents. His
wife was in the bathroom at the time. He had been sitting at the
kitchen table in a pair of pajama bottoms, having his morning
coffee. Unto this day I don't know exactly how many there were,
but they had my house secured in seconds," Harry said.
According to Lamplugh, there were a total of six cars
full of agents. They were not dressed in any uniform, and only
two had the identifying ATF vests on. All firearms were drawn. An
M-P5 machine gun was stuck in Harry's face. They did not announce
who they were or why they were there, and no search warrants were
displayed. "When I asked if they had a search warrant, their
first reply was 'shut the f___ up mother f___er; do you want more
trouble than you already have?', with the machine gun stuck in my
face." Harry said. "They then proceeded to tear my house apart."
The Lamplughs were not permitted to dress all day. "We
couldn't even go to the bathroom without an armed guard, as if we
were prisoners in our own home," says Mrs. Lamplugh. Then, like a
slap in the face, the agents stopped everything to eat lunch.
"They gave no thought to what we were going through. Some agents
went out for pizza, and they had a little party. It was like a
room full of kindergartners with no chaperon. They threw
half-emptied soda cans, pizza and pizza boxes everywhere. To some
people, maybe it sounds like we're complaining about a small
thing, but this is our home and they trashed it."
The agents' reckless conduct at the "pizza party"
characterized their behavior throughout the raid. "Because I have
cancer, I usually have about 20 bottles of prescription drugs on
top of my bureau. For some unknown reason, they thought it
necessary to open the bottles and scatter the contents all over
the floor. Consequently, two of our cats got into the medication
and died horrible deaths."
The agents continued their aimless search. "Where's the
machine gun" one of the agents asked. Finally, an indication they
were looking for something in particular. "At first I didn't know
what he meant," Harry said. "Then I recalled that I once owned a
Vietnam commemorative Thompson, inlaid in 22 karat gold, but that
was a semi-automatic. One of the agents then responded, 'That
must be what they're talking about.'" The agents were apparently
looking for something that wasn't even there, or illegal to
possess."
However, they were very thorough in sifting through what
was there. But for what reason did the agents take marriage and
birth certificates, school records, insurance information,
vehicle registrations and titles? Harry points out that "they
were so thorough that for about two weeks we would have had a
hard time proving who we were. They took all of our contacts with
newspapers (Over 600), all friends and family phone numbers, and
even my medical records." There were 61 firearms and assorted
ammo seized in the raid, valued at over $15,000. The agents took
about 70,000 names and addresses of exhibitors and also gun show
contracts through the year 2000. A stack of mail was opened, read
and also confiscated.
Finally, at about three o'clock, the wrecking crew
finished their destruction. In one final unconscionable act,
female agent Donna Slusser deliberately stomped to death a
cherished Manx kitten, and kicked it under a tree.
The affidavit in support of the warrant was made by
BATF special agent Scott Endy. For reasons unknown to the
Lamplughs, the affidavits were sealed by a local federal judge.
An Assistant United States Attorney was asked by the Lamplughs'
attorney to unseal the document, but he has steadfastly refused
to do so.
The persecution Harry and Theresa have endured has been
extremely harsh. At no time was this peaceful couple informed of
any violation of the law, and to this day no charges have been
brought against the Lamplughs. Yet, the BATF has refused to
return any property, even medical records and other personal
documents and possessions.
The actions of the men and women who entered the
Lamplughs' home must not be ignored or forgotten. The Lamplughs
are victims, not suspects, in this matter, and this is but one of
the many examples of the BATF's abuse of its power through the
years. This government brutality must be stopped.
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Appended messages...
The following article first appeared in _The Gun Owner_,
Volume 13, Number 6, December 1994 and is reproduced here with
the kind permission of the publisher: Gun Owners of America.
Permission is granted to reproduce this article by any means, in
any media, at any time or place so long as it remains complete
and unedited and all attributions are intact. Reprint permission
has also been granted by Gun Owners of America and the Lamplughs
on these same terms.
------------------------------ATTACHMENT------------------------------
BATF THUGS STRIKE AGAIN!
The lives of Harry and Theresa Lamplugh were turned upside down
on the morning of may 25, 1994. Early that day, 15 to 20 armed
[balance of previously posted article deleted]
Verification:
I have been in communication with Gun Owners of America and Mrs.
Lamplugh. Attached is the additional information thus obtained -
in all cases with specifically-requested and specifically-granted
permission to reproduce anywhere, by any means, in any media, so
long as the content is unedited. I also grant similar permission
for my writings.
Addresses: Theresa and John Lamplugh
RD 2, Box 172,
Wellsboro, PA 16901
Phone: 717-724-7918
FAX: 717-724-4992
John A Fielding III
532 Elm St.,
Reading, PA 19601
Attorney for Lamplughs in PA
215-374-8359
Robert E. Sanders
7125 Sixteenth St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
Attorney for Lamplughs in DC
202-723-2998
Gun Owners of America
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102
Springfield, VA 22151
703-321-8585
G. Gordon Liddy Radio Show
(address unknown)
Phone: 1--800-GGLIDDY
Court Reference: Federal District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania,
Case No. 3:MI-94-88-01 and
3:MI-94-88-02,
"U.S. vs. A Quantity of Misc.
Firearms, Assorted Ammo and Other
Property."
At approximately 9:00PM EDT this date I called the above phone
number. A female answered who identified herself as Theresa
Lamplugh. I cannot verify this but perhaps someone closer to the
specified location can do so. Mrs. Lamplugh answered all my
questions after I explained the reason for my call. She also
said she would make available through her attorney any other
information about the case that might be desired. She says that
she and her husband are customarily home Monday through Thursday
and that anyone is welcome to call or visit in person to verify
her identity and check the validity of her story. Mrs. Lamplugh
says that her home is isolated "on a mountaintop" - she compared
it to Ruby Ridge - but that she and her husband are known in
Wellsboro and that anyone there would be able to provide road
directions to their home, or visitors may phone her for
directions to the house. Please identify yourself as having heard
of the Lamplugh's via the Internet if you choose to do this.
MRS. LAMPLUGH VERIFIED THE ACCOUNT OF BATF ACTIVITIES CONTAINED
HEREIN. In fact, that account is part of the Lamplugh's filings
against the BATF.
Mrs. Lamplugh goes on to make the following
claims/statements/allegations (I represent these only as the
statements I heard during a phone conversation with someone
identifying herself as Mrs. Lamplugh but otherwise unknown to me
- I am not and never have been acquainted or connected with the
Lamplughs in any way aside from this single telephone
conversation):
1. The Lamplugh's have received late-night threatening
phone calls from anonymous individuals identifying
themselves only as "federal employees" in which the
caller stated that if the Lamplughs didn't "button
their lip" they would "be dead".
2. After having an expert check their telephone line they
were advised that it appeared to be tapped.
3. They have been told by other parties that the ATF
appears to be working through the list of names
seized from the Lamplugh in an attempt to
intimidate individuals into "confessing" to
participating in illegal acts with the Lamplughs.
4. The ATF has adopted a tactic of stalling in the
hope that Harry Lamplugh, a terminal cancer patient,
will die and the whole matter will "blow over". Mrs.
Lamplugh indicates that she has been told that this may
be the Lamplugh's last Christmas together.
5. A reporter for the "Our Town" show, running on
Harrisburg Cable Co. out of Malvern, PA did a 30-minute
show on the raid and was subsequently subjected to
attempts at intimidation aimed at preventing airing of
the show. (Mrs. Lamplugh has the name of the reporter
as I recall, but I didn't get it). Mrs. Lamplugh is
has a copy of a tape of this show.
6. Threats were received after appearing on Channel 16,
Scranton, PA and after speaking on the G. Gordon Liddy
radio talk show.
7. To this date, the affdavits supporting the search
warrants remain sealed.
[end]
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