Tuesday 07-10-12

It is turely amazing that after they were so villified in the press, that it is an English paper that carries the news.  Don't let the press form your opinions, READ and Learn on your own, Think for yourself

Authorities give 41 guns and 100,000 rounds of ammunition BACK to militia member after he is cleared of conspiring to overthrow government


Police in Hammond, Indiana, were forced to returned 41 guns and 100,000 rounds of ammunition to a militia members who was cleared of federal charges he was part of a group planning to murder law enforcement officers and overthrown the government.


Thomas Piatek, a former member of the Hutaree militia, claimed the arsenal, which also included assorted swords, knives and crossbows, on Friday.


His personal cache of weapons was so large, he and his friends were forced to make two trips to the police station to pick it all up.


Reclaimed: Thomas Piatek holds up an AK-47 assault rifle he reclaimed from the federal government after he was cleared of conspiracy charges






Primitive: Assorted swords, knives and crossbows were also among the weapons Mr Piatek took back from police


Despite the facts that police seized all of his weapons and he spent two years in federal lockup awaiting trial, Mr Piatek showed up to the police station armed, ABC 7 Chicago reports.

'Just a piece, you know, whatever,' Mr Piatek said about the gun he was carrying.


'You got a phone, keys, whatever. It ain't a thing with me.'


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In March, a federal judge dismissed key charges against eight members of the Michigan-based militia, saying the government's evidence showed the group hated the government, but their talk did not amount to criminal conspiracy.


The group made national news when the FBI raided the group in March 2010 and arrested several members.

Stockpile: This is the collection of weapons sized from Mr Piatek that the FBI showed off in 2010 after his arrest. They are all back in his possession now

Loading up: Mr Piatek and his friends had to make two trips with their pickup trucks to take all of the guns and ammunition home


On Friday, Mr Piatek showed up with his lawyer to taken an inventory of all the weapons the government seized from him to make sure he got each rifle, shotgun and box of ammunition back.


'Why did it reach this point?' Mr Piatek said.

'I don't know. Corruption? Who knows?'


The FBI paid a local informant in 2008 to infiltrate and secretly record conversations with the militiamen. Freed: All eight of the Hutaree militia members were freed by a federal judge in March. They are (from top left): David Brian Stone Sr., 44, of Michigan; David Brian Stone Jr. of Michigan; Jacob Ward, 33, of Ohio; Tina Mae Stone and (bottom row from left) Michael David Meeks, 40, of Michigan; Kristopher T. Sickles, 27, of Ohio; Joshua John Clough, 28, of Michigan; and Thomas William Piatek, 46, of Indiana

Anti-government: The Hutaree militia trained in the woods wearing camouflage and carrying military-style weapons


Prosecutors claim the group, which trained in full camouflage with military-style weapons, planned to murder a police officer then attack his funeral procession.

The Hutaree members say they oppose government power, but never planned violent action.

'This is a victory for the Constitution,' Mr Piatek's lawyer, Arthur Weiss, told ABC 7.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170752/Thomas-Piatek-Hutaree-militiaman-gets-41-guns-100K-ammunition-police.html