March 12, 2012, 12:03 PM | #1 |
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The Reese Family
Greetings all. I was wondering if anyone had heard about teh Reese Family, gun store owners who are currently held without bail for allegedly selling guns to cartels. If so, I was hoping some people had information on it and what exactly was going on, I heard bout it in passing this morning and the person said the government man was trying to close stores by accusing them of selling to cartels. I doubt this and thats why I am looking for more info
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March 12, 2012, 12:07 PM | #2 |
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Cartels buy straight from the US gov. at a surplus price, why do they need the Rees family gun store(s)?
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A quick search returns little aside from a blurb on World Net Daily, which is hardly a credible source. If anybody has anything further, do chime in.
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March 12, 2012, 12:28 PM | #4 |
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The main thrust of the government's case is that the Reeses "knew or should have known" that the guns they were selling were going directly to the Mexican cartels. Supposedly, some of the sales were to undercover officers who made it clear that was their intention with the guns.
I don't agree with the government's methods (asset forfeiture and seizure before the trial, the fact that the Reeses were denied bond entirely, etcetera), but Mr Reese sounds like a piece of work. This quote from him is in one of the court documents: "I hope my guns go to Mexico ... I hope they use them to shoot those crooked (expletive deleted) federales in the (expletive deleted)." |
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I did a quick search on "Reese guns cartels" and came up with a couple of sources:
http://www.gunrightsinamerica.com/re...ent-treatment/ http://www.alamogordonews.com/ci_18792388 The most recent article that I see is from February 2012: http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-i...its-own-cont-d
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So what it sounds like is the government is mishandling this case, the family was shady, and the guy I was talking to is another "hide your guns, hide your ammo" fellow. I should have known when he told me about that Hitler quote on gun control.
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http://www.justice.gov/usao/nm/pr/20...0_reese_pr.pdf
I can just imagine the answer I'd get if I asked a gun store owner to repackage 7,000 rounds of ammo into black bags for me. I wonder if the prosecutor has more evidence (and charges?) than what is mentioned in this 8/2011 press release. |
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http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/D...-crm-1679.html
And they even took the reloading bench. Dang. "The civil forfeiture complaint seeks forfeiture of the real property associated with New Deal, and approximately: 1,428 firearms; 1,975,262 rounds of assorted ammunition; 535 canisters of smokeless powder; 4,757 ammunition magazines; $117,823 in gold and silver coins; four vehicles registered to the New Deal; assorted body armor; 17 gun safes; approximately $11,019 from New Deal bank accounts and approximately $106,449 in cash; and one ammunition reloading bench." |
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I suspect that more than a few folks around here could make good use of a reloading bench and 535 canisters of smokeless powder.
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Having reseached this extensively there is no evidence of the gun control quote. Hitler did not need to make a speech about it or and special laws, since gun control was already in effect. Now back on topic, I have heard that one of the Reese family members just recently got bail. I guess enough hype is starting that they are rehtinking how they come at this case. Now heres a Q, is the seller responsible for selling to shady customers, and if he did would he be opening himself up to a discrimination case?
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Also, a private business owner generally has the right to refuse service to anyone, UNLESS the refusal is based on the prospective buyer's race, creed, religion, national origin, etcetera. So if a seller tries to avoid legal entanglements by instituting a "No Sales to Muslims or Mexican-looking People" policy, then he'll probably get bent over in court. |
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[2] A discrimination case would have to start with a complaint by the buyer. If he was shady, he's not going to put himself on someone's radar or subject himself to the scrutiny that making a complaint would bring. |
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If Eric Holder is to be believed the Reeses shouldn't have much to worry about, Holder told congress that the current penalties for that kind of thing is a mere slap on the wrist.
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If by "slap on the wrist" you mean "destroy their business and career, throw them in jail w/o bail for 6 months, confiscate most of his property, and then go to trial" .... why, I think AG Holder should have both his wrists slapped.... What's good for the Goose is good for the Gander.
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