You missed my point.Originally Posted by HCM
The federal government should not have the legal authority nor legal tools to do such a thing, period.
I do find it interesting that we want limited federal government when it comes to business, but not when it comes to drugs or abortions or guns...
You're entitled to your opinion, but 6 opinions that count more than yours decided you are wrong in 2005. Antonin Scalia was one of those 6.
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"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me." - Isaiah 6:8
Not suggesting it, they absolutely can be, and some who have done exactly that have been charged and convicted of such crimes.
http://wavy.com/2015/04/30/13-curren...rug-operation/
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/O...368235611.html
http://www.denverpost.com/2008/12/02...-drug-dealers/
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field...g-drug-dealers
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"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me." - Isaiah 6:8
Using firearms to protect the proceeds of drug trafficking is using or carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. It does not matter that they don't actually handle drugs, or even if they are claiming that their purpose is to protect the cash, not the drugs, they are furthering the drug trafficking crime.
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"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me." - Isaiah 6:8
The USAG's Office issued this wishy-washy memorandum in 2013, for those interested in such "interpretations/policies/legislation." It's interesting to compare this with some of the interpretations about firearms, gunsmiths, etc.
https://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/reso...2756857467.pdf
So, I work as a security guard at a federal installation in Colorado and a pot farm set up shop right outside the main gate. The other day at line up we were told the pot farm had called to tell us about suspicious folks sneaking around in the area between the farm and our installation. We all pretty much figured whoever they spotted weren't interested in us. I figure they spotted someone sniffing around their place and were hoping that they could get us to increase patrols in that area and chase off the miscreants for them.
The majority of Mexican restaurants (including the one I'm sitting in right now) are cartel investments.
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I'd be interested in knowing more about this.
Restaurants/bars are an easy way to invest a lot of cash and an easy way to launder a lot of cash.
Also an easy way to keep a lot of girlfriends/mistresses on the payroll.
There are a lot of Mexican bars with no cars in the parking lot that deposit thousands of dollars a day (and the full liquor bottles walk out the back door about as fast as they're delivered).
Own a bar.
Buy liquor wholesale, 1 $20 liter ($35 retail) is good for 22 $5 shots. On paper you made $100 profit on that bottle.
Sell that bottle out the back door for $25.
Basically you laundered $110 in cash for every bottle of Vodka you have in the bar.
Repeat that for 10, 20 or 50+ bottles a day, 6 days a week through 5 bars. Pretty soon you're laundering real money.
Pay your mistress $1000 week to be a "waitress", Uncle Tio is the bartender...
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