Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Indian student murdered in Salford street attack (in UK, unprovoked attack) [View all]DissedByBush
(3,342 posts)Not approached one time, approached many times over three years.
Entrapment means getting someone to do something he normally would not do. That it took the guy three years to get Weaver to do it, and there's no evidence Weaver had ever done it before, is pretty clear entrapment.
And that's if you believe the ATF's story, which knowing how the ATF works is pretty doubtful.
Because Weaver was a racist and an end-times kook doesn't automatically make him guilty of gun crimes.
"Weaver was as bad as Timmy McVeigh -- I guess he was OK too?"
Funny you mention that. McVeigh was set off by the government's treatment of Weaver. McVeigh's initial target was going to be the FBI sniper who murdered Weaver's wife, missing Weaver's baby by only inches.
So not only did the government blow its cover in a racist extremist organization and completely failed to make any gun or murder charges stick, it also helped spur the next generation of homegrown terrorists into action.
Congratulations.