story recalled by Oath Keepers.
However, the roots from this story, and possible others like it, come from government "intelligence" reports about domestic terrorism with survivalists, "gun nuts" and returning "disillusioned war veterans" as potential "lone wolf" type domestic terrorists. One of the government documents that fuel the belief is a joint bulletin from the FBI and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) titled "Communities Against Terrorism" where the bulletin listed potential indicators of terrorist activities related to (purchases at) military surplus stores.
The joint bulletin lists suspicious activity and encourages store owners to call authorities if they have customers who meet any of these profiles:
What Should I Consider Suspicious? People or Groups who:
Provide ID that is inconsistent or suspect, or demand identify privacy.
Insist of paying with cash or use credit cards in different names.
Significantly alter appearance from visit to visit.
Have missing hands/fingers, chemical burns, strange odors or bright color stains on clothing.
Make racist or extreme religious statements coupled with comments that are violent or appear to condone violence.
Make suspicious comments regarding anti U.S radical theology, vague or cryptic warnings that appear to endorse the use of violence in support of a cause.
Demonstrate interest in uses that do not seem consistent with the intended use of the item being purchased.
Possess little knowledge of intended purchase items.
Make bulk purchases of items to include: Weatherproofed ammunition or match containers; Meals Ready to Eat; Night Vision Devices, night flashlights or gas masks; high capacity magazines; bi-pods or tripods for rifles.
See the Blaze story here, as well as a copy of Joint FBI-BJA Bulletin.
UrbanSurvivalSkills believes that if you are not doing anything illegal then you have little to fear from the government, except tanking the economy and running businesses out of business, but it stills pays to maintain OPSEC,....against misguided government instusion and criminal threats targeting you because you are a prepared survivalist.
