FBI Handout Lists Purchase of Preparedness Items as "Potential Indicators of Terrorist Activities

Concerned about the economy, worried about high food prices, increased vandalism? Well you’d better not prepare yourself or the FBI’s gonna be watching you!

FBI Wants Surplus Stores To Spy on Customers

FBI Handout Lists Purchase of Preparedness Items as "Potential Indicators of Terrorist Activities"

Oath Keepers Exclusive:  An FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force handout being distributed to Colorado surplus store owners lists the purchase  of popular preparedness items and firearms accessories as "suspicious"  and "potential indicators of terrorist activities," instructing store  owners to keep records on and report people who:

"Make bulk purchase of items to include:

Weatherproofed ammunition or match containers

Meals Ready to Eat

Night Vision Devices; night flashlights; gas masks

High capacity magazines

Bi-pods or tri-pods for rifles"

The  FBI flyer, entitled "Communities Against Terrorism: Potential   Indicators of Terrorist Activities Related to Military Surplus Stores"   also instructs surplus store owners to:

"Require valid ID from all new customers.

Keep records or purchases.

Talk to customers, ask questions, and

listen to and observe their responses.

Watch for people and actions that are out of place.

Make note of suspicious statements, people, and /or vehicles.

If something seems wrong, notify law enforcement authorities."

The  flyer also instructs surplus store owners to consider as  "suspicious"  anyone who "demands identity 'privacy'" or anyone who  expresses  "extreme religious statements" and those who "make suspicious  comments  regarding anti-US, [or] radical theology."

The "Communities Against Terrorism" flyer closes by stating:

Preventing terrorism is a community effort. By learning what to look for, you can make a positive contribution in the fight against terrorism. The partnership between the community and law enforcement is essential to the success of anti -terrorism efforts.

Some  of the activities, taken individually, could be innocent and  must be  examined by law enforcement professionals in a larger context  to   determine whether there is a basis to investigate. The activities   outlined on this handout are by no means all-inclusive but have been   compiled from a review of terrorist events over several years.

The  "handout" encourages store owners to provide information by  calling  the Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force or the Colorado  Information  Analysis Center. This handout is very nearly identical to  one issued by  the FBI to gun stores:  PDF

But  this new handout expands the absurdity by now also targeting  customers  of military surplus stores, and by specifically targeting the   purchasing of very common, and very popular, preparedness items as   "potential indicators of terrorist activities"

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