ATF Bomb Squad Visit

[Iceandfire]

The neighbor across the road knocked on my door this afternoon. He asked me to look at what he had found while mushroom hunting in some nearby woods. In his garage I found a 4"PVC pipe about two foot long, and capped on both ends. The neighbor had opened one end. Inside he found a .22 pistol, ammo, and the components of a bomb. About 20 blasting caps, powder and liquid and several duct-taped packages. I convinced him to call the sheriff, and soon there were sheriff deputies, state police, ATF, bomb squad vehicles, etc. at his house. I went back home until they all left. I guess I'm too naive, but I never thought we had terrorists or anarchists around here. I better keep armed even on my own home now.

 

[PeaShooter]

Damn! I thought I buried that better.....

 

[2nthechest]

Wonder if they treated him like the criminal since he "possessed" such a weapon? Please inform us on the outcome?

 

[MedicMike]

When did this happen? I work in the county and hadn't heard anything about this.

 

[Hoosier49er]

But did he find any mushrooms? Sorry, I couldn't resist. There's no place safe anymore...

 

[Bill of Rights]

Sounds more to me like someone prepping for SHTF than a terrorist or anarchist. I'd bet that was someone's hidden cache in case of a failure of the bulwarks of our governmental structure. I'm not sure about the bomb components, but the pistol and ammo don't sound to me like terrorist activity, based more on it being a .22LR than anything else.

I'm only guessing, though.

Blessings,
Bill

 

[Iceandfire]

MedicMike, The po-po just left within the last half-hour. I've talked to my neighbor, who was worried that he would be getting in trouble for having that stuff, but he was not hassled. He took the deputies to the woods where he found this stuff, and cooperated fully with them. He told me, however, that when he asked for a reward, they turned him down. "And I could have used some reward money to pay bills."

 

[Iceandfire]

Oh, and yes they found 168 mushrooms Sunday, too.

 

[E5RANGER375]

wish I found cool **** in the woods.

 

[E5RANGER375]

wish I found cool **** in the woods. or have I? lol

 

[INGunGuy]

What do you mean? I have found all kinds of cool **** in the woods, unfortunately that is all it was, was cool or most likely cold ****. Too bad I dont know how to track an animal by it's scat....

INGunGuy

 

[dsol]

If it had been a decent pistol, I may "only have" found the blasting caps and misc stuff...

I wonder what was in the duct taped packages? It would have been hard for me to resist taking a peek.

 

[grimor]

I'd say the duck taped packaged could of been drugs, but then the tweaker who left it would of been back already lol

 

[huey]

my take

im not sure i would have called. just reburied somewhere else not on my property and tell no one you never know you might need it

 

[chocktaw2]

Buried

Damn! I thought I buried that better.....

I have to give you a rep on that one! Patience would've would have paid off. if you had the time. Your loss!

 

[yikes]

So have we all learned our lesson for the day on how deeply to bury the cache?

 

[Destro]

what? a thread that involves BATFE and no body breaking it down as to how our collective rights were being violated by their expertise in disposal of an unknown and rogue explosive device? I thought BATFE was illegal...what business do they have assisting the state police of disposing of an explosive device anyway....somebody should have OC'd an MP5 just to make sure they know who pays their salary

 

[Iceandfire]

We've been waiting for you, Destro!

 

[Destro]

We've been waiting for you, Destro!

If it was not for the sheer spontaneity of the event, Im sure if a few INGOers got wind of the situation, an OC event would have been organized(mosty carrying hi points and taurus) and they would have carpooled to the scene so they could make sure all the members of LE could see that they were not the only ones allowed to be armed. This, all the while praying to their OC gods that they be hasseled or asked to see a LTCH (just so they could question why they are asking to see it), or better yet asked to please leave. Somebody would have taken a laptop along so that after the events had transpired they could race to the nearest :insert free wifi hotspot here: and start a thread with something to the effect of "Bad encounter with ATF" or "State police and ATF, possible civil rights violation?" Luck for us, looks like we dodged the 24 page bullet of cut and pastes of the angry letters written stating that they will no longer stand around crime scenes OC if thats the way they are going to be treated. Im sure some correspondence with some Sen. or Rep. would no doubt be included.

no...looks like things turned out OK this time

 

[thompal]

The neighbor across the road knocked on my door this afternoon. He asked me to look at what he had found while mushroom hunting in some nearby woods.

Who owned the woods? Seems to me that he stole someone's cache! You can't just go wandering onto other people's property and take stuff.