Man investigated for buying oil filters (Read 8628 times)

WTF?Shane

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2020, 03:07:45 PM »
I can hear the black helicopters now...

I worked on Marine Corps helicopters for 9 years. We painted ours grey/blue. How can you tell the difference?

robtmc

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2020, 03:27:30 PM »
and had him sign something saying he won't try to order similar items again.
Or what were they going to do?

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #22 on: August 21, 2020, 03:57:53 PM »
I worked on Marine Corps helicopters for 9 years. We painted ours grey/blue. How can you tell the difference?

Black Helos Matter ... 

The black choppers' blades make a more ominous sound -- like you always hear in the movies.   O0
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the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
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hvybarrels

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #23 on: August 21, 2020, 05:31:58 PM »
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I wonder if the high mileage premium FRAM filter is better than the walmart SUPERTECH brand?
We need an unbiased consumer test report with FRAM, PUROLATOR, STP,  etc.
There are a lot of fine choices out there.

Fram sucks, from an oil filtering perspective
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macsak

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2020, 08:23:14 PM »
I worked on Marine Corps helicopters for 9 years. We painted ours grey/blue. How can you tell the difference?

the helicopters you can see and hear are not the ones you need to worry about...

myanmar1

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2020, 08:30:49 PM »
Or what were they going to do?

 I never asked. Don't usually like talking about guns at work.
He saw me at the range once, that's how he knew I had firearms.

“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!” — Benjamin Franklin

dirsh

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2020, 02:40:51 PM »
  Co-worker of mine here tried ordering a "solvent trap" from wish, he saw it advertised on Facebook.
He never got his package, but was paid a visit by HPD/ATF. They asked to see where he stored his guns
and had him sign something saying he won't try to order similar items again.

Can they do this without a warrant?
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myanmar1

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2020, 05:38:40 PM »
Can they do this without a warrant?

 Didn't sound right to me, but I'm not a lawyer. Personally,
 I would've told'm to come back with a warrant.
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!” — Benjamin Franklin

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2020, 08:56:59 PM »
Can they do this without a warrant?

Which part?  The part where they are getting his browsing and purchase information online, or the part where they ASKED to see his firearms?

If he consented to an inspection (i.e. search), there's no warrant needed.

Purchasing anything online is never private.  No matter how much we'd like to believe otherwise, your credit card, PayPal and online vendor records are under the control of a third party.  If they are presented a warrant for, say, all purchases of a particular product or from a specific seller, the gov't will know what you're buying.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

eyeeatingfish

Re: Man investigated for buying oil filters
« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2020, 10:03:48 PM »
Can they do this without a warrant?

They can go and talk to him without a warrant. If he consents to a check of his gun then again, no warrant.