OT?: Illegal Transmitters - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

27 Dec 1999

Does anybody really believe this unsubstantiated and uncorroborated sort of
prattle?  The key difference between this and normal "news" is that real
stories don't have to mask the names of the participants.

While it's possible, stupid as our government is, it's not likely that a
legitimate source of legitimate news would report a legitimate story in this
way, with oblique references to what should be in the lead, and masked
references to individuals and businesses likely to sue.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe &lt;rigdonj(a)intellistar.net&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 5:15 PM
Subject: OT: Re: OT?: Illegal Transmitters

...
 At 02:09 PM 12/27/99 -0800, Marvin wrote:
>
>While the direct subject is off topic, if the Federal raids *were* at
>gunpoint and actually were *raids*, I could see this becoming a problem
>collecting some computers.
>
>http://www.2600.com/news/1999/1218.html
>
>For those of you who are html impaired, the subject concerns raids carried
>out on a number of small businesses making electronic kits including Ramsey
...
  Electronics and
Super Circuits. The subject in question appears to be
equipment that could be used for wiretapping. 
  So what else is new? Gun owners have had to put with this kind of
harrasment and rediculous interpetation of the laws for years.

   Joe