Special Agent-in charge of the FBI's Salt Lake City Field Office
suspended for 15 days
E. Michael Kahoe
Randy Weaver
Son, Sam
sold shotgun 1/4" too short without having paid proper tax to do it
by agent of BATF
informant
another BATF agent bought the shotgun
arrested
denied bribed to spy on his neighbors
went to Idaho
8/21/1992 - team of Marshalls surprised by dogs
Randy, Sam and friend, Kevin Harris, grabbed rifles and ran to the noise
Randy ran up the road
Sam and Kevin went down path in forest that led to Marshall ambush
killed son's dog
son turned and ran, they shot him in the back
Kevin ran up to cabin
told Randy Sam was dead
over 500 federal agents military personell, BATF, FBI, local law enforcement, tanks, armored personnel carriers and helicopters surrounding Randy, dead son and wife, 2 daughters and 8-month old baby
Randy and Kevin prepared son for burial in birthing shed
Randy and Kevin shot, wounded
Vicki Weaver shot in head while she was holding her baby
brother, Lanny Jordison
Lon Horiuchi
FBI sniper
reporters walking through forest stumbled upon clearing where helicopter was attaching rubber bladder of fuel by cable to underside, dropped on cabin
aborted after found out by reporters
Randy, Kevin, 2 daughters and 8-month-old baby came out
Lt. Colonel James Bo Gritz
working for FBI, wearing wire recorded every conversation with Randy
federal informant since age 18
Randy tried innocent
Grand Junction, IA
Attorney, Chuck Peterson
Boise, ID
Rogers suspended for 10 days and censured
Branch Davidian
Waco, TX
2/28
warrant expired
agent tried to take Bill Cooper's camera
never decided why they raided
didn't have search warrant
mass-suicide
reported by
Australian branch of ADL
head of Australian Bnai Brith
Brunswick, OH
Helen Johnson
husband, J.J. Johnson
Ohio Citizens Militia
3/30/1995
4 days
John M. Laken, Sr.
54
4095 Rolling Hills Dr
wife, Beverly Laken
multiple sclorosis
Home health aides
employed by Manita County human services department
son, John, Jr.
9
kinder elementary school
disabled chemical engineer
Veteran
NRA member
political activist
patriotic American
fear of encroaching power of government
carried loaded firearm for personal protection in home
wife advised him health care aids have filed a complaint for using firearms while child lived in the house
police would probably accompany them on their next visit
Laken described how he could kill health aid with just the butt of a gun
did not threaten to harm or kill anyone
loaded all 3 firearms
prepared to fight if anyone tried to take his weapons
3/31/1995
3PM - plains clothes Brunswick police officer
Sam Pusella
accompanied by unidentified Brunswick detective
welfare check
Pusella knocked on door
Laken asked for search warrant
Pusella refused to produce a warrant
Laken refused them entry to his home
Pusella demanded entry
Laken refused
Pusella kicked down door
Laken shot Pusella in chest
3:30 PM
Metro health helicopter airlifted Pusella
reinforcements arrived in force
LE reaction extreme
by late afternoon, 4 swat teams
300 LE personell
200 fire fighters
Mother
armored personell carrier
8:30 PM police squads attempted to rush home
Laken shot 2 more officers
neighborhood evacuated within 1/2 mile radius
gas, electric, telephone and water were shut off
fiber optic cameras intalled on light poles
interior of Laken home visible to police
street lights knocked out
fire hoses run into basement
Laken and son retreated
water pumped in
1000 gallons per minute
between 8:30 Friday and 6AM saturday
water pumped in basement to force Laken and son upstairs
snipers given orders to shoot Laken on-site
1 sniper
denied request to shoot
"no. not yet"
Saturday, 4/1
11AM
Mother smashed in garage door
tear gas inserted
drove into east wall of house
tear gas inserted
breached backyard patio doors
tear gas inserted
Laken and son died
single gun shot wounds to the head
Sunday, 4/2
10:15AM
teargas through broken windows
drove armorred personell carrier to front window
emerged carrying Beverly Laken
12 swat members entered
in 4 hours
emerged with bodies of Laken and Jr.
found in bathroom partially in shower stall
gas mask and 2 tanks of oxygen next to them
10 gauge shotgun and 27 calibre rifle
ruled murder-suicide
4/5/1995 - Brunswick safety meeting
1950 - Reorganization Plan 26
transfer duties of IRS related to alcohol, tobacco and firearms to ATF
26 USC
Chapters 51 - 53
Chapters 61 - 80
7652, and 7653 in relation to tax
27 USC Chapter 8
Mutual Security Act of 1954 section 414
control of arms ammunition and implements of war
22 USC 1934
6/6/1972 - 120-01 - establishment of BATF
director, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms division
1975 - named Internal Revenue Service
12/15/1976 - Federal Register,
Director, ATF replaced by IRS
7/30/1993 - US Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit in 1 F.3d 1511
1993 U.S. App. Lexis 19747
US vs D.J. Vollmer & Co.
BATF has jurisdiction over 1st sale of firearm imported to the country but not subsequent sales