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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (644787)	2/7/2012 2:38:43 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1579131

>> Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it - Nerf Arsenal videos. Guy will probably sell them to the Pawn Stars for $200K in a few years.

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (644787)	2/7/2012 1:04:59 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1579131

New Threat to Cops: 'Sovereign Citizens' FBI WARNS THAT ANTI-GOVERNMENT CRUSADERS CAN EASILY TURN VIOLENT By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff newser.com Posted Feb 7, 2012 8:32 AM CST (NEWSER) – Anti-government crusaders have apparently become dangerous enough that the FBI issued an official warning about them yesterday. These extremists sometimes call themselves "sovereign citizens," and they may refuse to pay taxes, defy government regulations, or argue fervently for a return to the gold standard. They also pose a threat to law enforcement authorities, the FBI said at a news conference. Two police officers were killed after pulling over a sovereign citizen in 2010, and last year another extremist shot at an officer during a traffic stop, but did not hit him. Sovereign citizens believe they should not have to submit to government authority, so any routine law enforcement encounter could become violent "at the drop of a hat," one agent explained. Because of sovereign citizens' anti-tax beliefs, IRS employees may also be at risk, Reuters notes. While the FBI does not have an official tally of sovereign citizens, one analyst estimates there are about 100,000 of them. Ten were legally convicted in 2009, and that number increased to 18 in both 2010 and 2011, but most of the convictions were for white-collar crimes.