Fbi Wants Store Owners To Spy For Them

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http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2011/08/10/7769/

 

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Oath Keepers Exclusive: An FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force handout being distributed to Colorado military surplus store owners lists the purchase of popular preparedness items and firearms accessories as “suspicious” and “potential indicators of terrorist activities,” instructing store owners to keep records on and report people who:

 

 

“Make bulk purchase of items to include:

 

 

 

Weatherproofed ammunition or match containers

 

Meals Ready to Eat

 

Night Vision Devices; night flashlights; gas masks

 

High capacity magazines

 

Bi-pods or tri-pods for rifles”

 

The FBI handout, entitled “Communities Against Terrorism: Potential Indicators of Terrorist Activities Related to Military Surplus Stores” also instructs surplus store owners to:

 

 

“Require valid ID from all new customers.

 

Keep records of purchases.

 

Talk to customers, ask questions, and

 

listen to and observe their responses.

 

Watch for people and actions that are out of place.

 

Make note of suspicious statements, people, and /or vehicles.

 

If something seems wrong, notify law enforcement authorities.”

 

The handout also instructs surplus store owners to consider as “suspicious” anyone who “demands identity ‘privacy’” or anyone who expresses “extreme religious statements” and those who “make suspicious comments regarding anti-US, [or] radical theology.”

 

The “Communities Against Terrorism” flyer closes by stating:

 

 

Preventing terrorism is a community effort. By learning what to look for, you can make a positive contribution in the fight against terrorism. The partnership between the community and law enforcement is essential to the success of anti -terrorism efforts.

 

Some of the activities, taken individually, could be innocent and must be examined by law enforcement professionals in a larger context to determine whether there is a basis to investigate. The activities outlined on this handout are by no means all-inclusive but have been compiled from a review of terrorist events over several years.

 

The handout encourages surplus store owners and employees to provide information on “suspicious” customers by calling the Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force or the Colorado Information Analysis Center. This handout is very nearly identical to one issued by the FBI to gun stores from Connecticut to Utah: PDF

 

This new handout expands the absurdity by now also targeting customers of military surplus stores, and by specifically targeting the purchasing of very common, and very popular, preparedness items such as Meals Ready to Eat (MRE’s) as “potential indicators of terrorist activities.”

 

While this particular handout is being given to military surplus store owners in Colorado, it is nearly certain that similar versions are being handed out by Joint Terrorism Task Forces in other states. Anyone who has seen such a handout, or who has a copy of one, please contact us at tips@oathkeepers.org. You know, “if you see something, say something!” It may be a potential indicator of government terrorist (tyranny and chilling of speech) activities. Remember, combating tyranny is a community effort and you can make a difference! – Oath Keepers

[AzRednek]

When I was working for the Post Office. A short time after 9/11 the FBI came up with a bright idea of of using Letter Carriers to look for suspicious terrorist activity. As stupid as it was the FBI went public with it and mentioned it in a few news releases. Saying something about preparations in the works for training USPS employees. Fortunately the unions got involved, advised the membership not to cooperate and forced the FBI to retract the news brief.

 

I was never privy to the list of activities we were supposed to be looking for. My guess and it is pure speculation on my part. The FBI probably would likely have had has us looking for somebody that received survivalist periodicals or publications like Shotgun News, Guns N Ammo, Soldier of Fortune etc.

 

As I said, I'm just speculating and could be 100% wrong. The program never got off the ground. The union came down pretty hard threatening litigation and civil actions if any postal worker was injured, assaulted or worse if some wacko flew off the handle believing his mailman was spying for the govt.