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In article <2pnmj9$nip@gondor.sdsu.edu>,
John Davison <davison@ucssun1.sdsu.edu> wrote:
>Gary_Steinweg@f344.n202.z1.fidonet.org wrote:
>: A little over a week ago, four (I think it was 4) men were
>: arrested for digging a few small holes in different remote
>: places on national park land in So. Calif. and storing some
>: guns there.  They were held without bail pending arraignment,
>: and that's the last I heard.  My interest was piqued since
>: murderers, rapists, and other violent suspects get bail all
>: the time.  But I've heard nothing more since then.  Can
>: anyone fill me in on this?
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>Why is it against the law to dig a hole and put a bunch of guns in it.
>There may be some small law about digging on public land and having guns on
>public land, but I don't think they're felonies. We still have the right
>to bear arms don't we. I'm curious as to what the facts are in this case too.

I suggest you find an L.A. Times and get some more details.  Your version
differs substantially from that in the media.  I recall more than 4, and they
had a substantial cache of weapons.  But that didn't cause their arrest.  A
ranger went by and decided they weren't hurting anyone and let them be.  He
figured they were just survivalists.  But later one of them threatened to
kill another ranger and one claimed to be a government agent and when this
stuff didn't check out and they thought they might be planning some sort of
uprising they took them in.  I'm pretty fuzzy on the rest of the details
since it was actually a couple weeks ago, I think, but the rangers did leave
them alone until they decided that these people were just too whacked out.
As a backpacker, I kind of appreciate this.  I don't want some guy thinking
I'm an "enemy" (or a ranger) and taking a shot at me.
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