This board has always been supportive of LE. In fact, this is the most respectful of LE gunboard I know of.

I cancelled my membership on the Carolina Firearms forum. Very anti cop over on THAT board. Regards 18DAI

The guy sounded like a knucklehead. Doesn't know how to act or talk.

Was he up to something sneaky? Maybe. A long time ago I put a cheap gun (S&W SD-9) up for sale for $250 on a local board and someone offered to buy it, sight unseen, for something like $450, if he could do it right now and dispense with the need for an ID check or CCW permit (this in the days before my state required a FFL transfer for all firearms sales).

I told him no of course - I realized later that it was probably some convicted felon from the state next door or maybe the ATF. I should have called it in to LE, but was so surprised and baffled that I didn't think to do that until too late. Point being there are sneaky people on the internet hanging around gun forums.

I think we all pretty much support LE. That doesn't mean we support them without thinking, or that we automatically accept everything they do as being right. But in general, they are the good guys, and we know it and appreciate them.

"SIGforum supports law enforcement and we will not tolerate anyone who views police as an impediment." ~ Para (2017)

As a retired LEO with 38 years working the streets of a large city ( 750,000+ residents, larger when including commuter workers) ... I have felt welcome and supported in Sigforum.

Further more, Sigforum is the only gun forum I participate in, as I feel Sigforum meets all my needs. Thank you.

One of my covenants in life is to question authority.. .with that said, every time I have encountered an LEO I have been polite and shown them respect and they have done the same to me... even when I got arrested 40+ years ago for being stupid. Anyone that lurked here for a day or two would be able to tell that this forum and its members respects law enforcement officers.

Well now:

DHS tracking reports of potential truck convoy in America amid Canada trucker protests

The banner you see at the top of the page, supporting the Canadian truckers, went up the evening of February 1st. On the morning of February 2nd, this DHS employee attempted to register and was denied. That afternoon, he contacted me.

Initially, I thought nothing of it, made no connection, but now, it seems this may be more than coincidence. In order to use the search function of this forum, you must be a member.

I guess I'm an insurrectionist. All it took was one little picture. Imagine that.

Wow

...and color me surprised...... N O T !

It very well could be a coincidence. As I've indicated, there's not a gun discussion forum in this country which is not monitored to some degree by certain federal agencies, and they can and have registered from non-government networks in order to go unnoticed. But, it's possible that this gent didn't expect the degree of scrutiny his registration attempt would receive and thought perhaps that his location at time of registration would go unnoticed.

Well, shit. Feds again. Might as well spill the bananas...

My real name is Bear. I'm gonna have to give Billie Joe a call and see if he still has that big ol' red Kenworth cabover.

Time to jam some gears. Come on back...

I do own a truck, but its not a semi. I haven't blocked any traffic lately and I'm not near any US border. I do, however, have no qualms about using my horn.

I'm indifferent on the subject of bouncy houses and Canadian conga lines.

“I don’t believe in coincidence.” Retired, Lt Joe Kenda TV host.

I still think you caught a rat.

There are no conspiracies, but there are also no coincidences.

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Originally posted by PowerSurge:
There are no conspiracies, but there are also no coincidences.

There are both conspiracies and coincidences. The difference is that coincidences occur far more often than conspiracies are hatched, and also, conspiracies are sought out by bored or paranoid minds. This is why you see me stepping on almost all the whacko conspiracy theories which show up in this forum, so, don't get cute by trying to suggest I believe there are no conspiracies.

The attempted coup against Donald Trump during his campaign and election and during his presidency is a prime example of an actual conspiracy. Unlike this, though, most conspiracy theories are preposterous crap fabricated by drama queens or paranoiacs.

That you took the time to speak to him in clear and explicit language on more than three occasions defines your patience with him. I believe he would not have been able to pass a minimal mental agility test and chew gum.

I have spent my life in the military and law enforcement and now, at 85, I do not suffer fools easily. It is good for all of us that you are the keeper of the gates.

I haven't read all of the posts but just in case no one has said it yet " Thank You Para" for the crap you put up with!

Notice in his email how he goes to "you're anti-government."

That's not exactly correct, but if I were anti-government, I happen to be an American citizen, and though that seems to matter less and less to the federal government these days, I have Constitutional rights. Among these rights is the right to express my displeasure and even disdain with the government. They need to be sure and let us know when that becomes illegal. Until then, this kind of shit doesn't help.

^^^ You just made me realize how can you be anti government when you recognize the US government is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Notice in his email how he goes to "you're anti-government."

That's not exactly correct, but if I were anti-government, I happen to be an American citizen, and though that seems to matter less and less to the federal government these days, I have Constitutional rights. Among these rights is the right to express my displeasure and even disdain with the government. They need to be sure and let us know when that becomes illegal. Until then, this kind of shit doesn't help.

Izzat you in all those sovereign citizen videos you post?

What’s a good used tractor going for these days? Just needs to be able to haul ass and flags.

It makes me wonder if you prevented him from stealthily registering which meant he had your attention. That meant he couldn’t play his fed games and provoke confirmation bias from the membership. That may have been an assignment. Since the cat was out of the bag, he played kamikaze hoping to provoke you and confirm his bias. Had his intentions been honest, you patiently gave him every opportunity to join. But it doesn’t seem like membership was the primary directive.