Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The members of this rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receive secret warnings of terrorist threats before the public does—and, at least on one occasion, before elected officials. In return, they provide information to the government, which alarms the ACLU. But there may be more to it than that. One business executive, who showed me his InfraGard card, told me they have permission to “shoot to kill” in the event of martial law.
Ah, "public/private partnerships."
Well, it's The Progressive, so I'm going to take that last line with a grain of salt. But I'll also hold onto some other grains in various measures...
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Pro gun bloggers could become infraguard mambers and report ATF intrusions on their websites...
ReplyDeleteI know, It would not accomplish much, but it would be funny.
I like the way Geo.K thinks. Are there any pro-RTKBA-ers who are members of the InfraGuard? I would like to know. Can just anyone infiltrate err,umm,uhh join?
ReplyDelete"...they have permission to “shoot to kill” in the event of martial law."
ReplyDeleteMe too but I have never considered it to be restricted just to "the event of martial law." They might want to be pretty damn careful about declaring such.
Anyone who can pass an FBI background check can join InfraGard: http://www.infragard.net/membership/index.htm
ReplyDeleteBTW, that article was crock, you'd be a fool to believe most of that crap.