Law enforcement officials were seen escorting employees one by one of the company out of their 35,000-square-foot facility on Allied Drive. Each employee was searched next to their personal vehicle, had their vehicle searched and, when cleared, were allowed to leave the premises. No individuals were witnessed being arrested. [More]I suspect everyone and I suspect no one.
Is this your minky?
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ReplyDeleteUnited Kingdom-based Sabre acquired the Nashville facility in 2002 but had been making military 0.50-caliber barrels and guns since 1979, as well as commercial rifle barrels for various companies. Guy Savage is the CEO and owner of the company, and the Nashville facility is managed by Charles Shearon.
He's not related to Len, is he (probably not, if it's a UK-based company)? If so, that might be enough in itself to bring the BATFE clowns.
I'd point out that a minimum of 86 warrants should be on public record, but then I'd be wasting keystrokes because someone would come along and point out that the employees probably signed away their rights in a contract, as a condition of employment.
ReplyDeleteOf course, the Constitution is superior to all contracts....either that or there's a loophole where every contract hit ever done was legal murder.
Whatever, I won't waste my time.
TJP, I was considering that. I think the employee usually has the option of being searched or losing their job (think if drug use is suspected), but only company property can be searched. However, unless the firearms industry is different, I don't think you sign any agreements with the government that would require to submit to a search just to be employed somewhere.
ReplyDeleteCavalry Arms, now this...
ReplyDeleteOne would think a firearms manufacturer would be well-enough armed to stave off a raid by thugs.
ReplyDeleteFiring the first shot to stave off a raid by thugs takes a huge amount of courage. Much like the courage that our founding fathers had. It takes knowing that there is a huge citizenry to backup your decision to defend the Constitution of the United States. History has shown that there aren't sufficient citizens to turn off the sports channel or American Idol to assist in the saving of our Constitutional Republic. We have become a nation of cowards. Not all, but for the most part.
ReplyDeleteAs govt contractors I would not expect them to engage with their customers--we don't really know anything yet, but by singling out each employee, my spider sense says some component parts or assemblies may have turned up unaccounted for...
ReplyDeleteFunny Jay T should mention Cav Arms. As many know, Cav Arms is leaving the firearms manufacturing business and will be sticking to making components and accessories. Rumor has it that it was Sabre Defence that is to be the buyer of the Cav Arms's firearms business.
ReplyDeleteIt is getting stranger and stranger by the minute.
Is this how Cerberus eliminates the competition?
ReplyDeleteMaybe the idea is to take over as many arms manufacturers as possible, and choke off the gun supply thataway? They boned the carmakers, the insurance and banking industries(although, that was more like incest) what's to prevent a takeover of the arms industry? Nobody moved a muscle when they did it, the Consti....I mean that GD piece of paper doesn't provide for it, and it was unlawful on it's face, so what in hell is going to stop them from taking over arms and ammo manufacturers? Oh, shiese, I forgot, it ain't time yet. My bad. Well, let's wait around a while, n' see what happens. Ain't this fun?
ReplyDeleteMaybe, Sean, but the gun industry isn't really like the auto, insurance, or banking industries. A firearm bought today will still be usable (if maintained) thirty years from now. It would strike me as trying to close the barn door after the horses have left.
ReplyDeleteBut keep an eye on the ammo manufacturers and distributors. I'm surprised more shots haven't landed there, since a gun with no ammo is just a funny-looking bludgeon.
"Does your dog bite?" Well, when are we going to bite? At the next one or the one after? I hope we don't have to as I'm too dammed old to do more than just fart at them.
ReplyDeleteIt could be that "Toad" Cavanaugh is simply stealing the rifles and components for his office. That's apparently what they did to Cavalry Arms.
ReplyDeleteIn the latter case, no one was charged, no crime alleged, the BATFAE won't say why they confiscated the guns, but after two years, won't return them to their rightful owners.
These government thugs are worse than the most vile street criminals, folks.
Show them no mercy.
Exactly "Show them no mercy." Good luck getting anybody to help you though. At least around here it's going to be one man teams.
ReplyDeleteWell, David, pawn shop owners must occassionally engage their customers when they return armed to rob them.
ReplyDeleteHey, look a-here.
ReplyDeleteWe now have a solution: just hold captive every DHS agent and search his/her person and motor vehicle every time a weapon turns up missing.
In the last month we've had the Austin gun show, the arrests at the SHOT show, and now this. As Goldfinger put it, "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time is enemy action."
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm as paranoid as the next guy, but the press release from Sabre and quotes from LEO's involved point to this being a handful of Sabre employees stealing fully auto components from the M16A3 they make for the Navy contracts and Sabre is fully assisting the BATF and may in fact have called the Feds after learning of some inventory "walking out the door". Sabre wants to keep its primo Fed contracts and will do whatever it takes to cooperate and get back to business; after firing anyone involved, assisting in their prosecution and employing some new high $ inventory management system to avoid this happening again.
ReplyDeleteAll the other BTAF raids might be a crackdown by the Obama administration, but this particular one doesn't look connected. My best guess, don't flame me if I turn out to be completely wrong.