Many in the pro-gun community are familiar with the novel Unintended Consequences by John Ross. This fictional work tells the story of the gradual erosion of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in America, and also paints a rather negative picture of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (BATF). Now a letter to BATF Director Bradley Buckles from the author's attorney alleges that the BATF has been harassing Mr. Ross and others involved in the distribution of his book. The letter claims that "in 1997 the book's publisher became aware that individuals purporting to be BATF agents had threatened vendors of the book in at least three different states with ‘problems' if they did not cease their sales of the book." The letter states that similar incidents did not occur after a $10,000 reward was offered for information to identify the "agents." But the letter from Ross's attorney, James H. Jeffries, III, goes on to state that BATF agents "have engaged in an official effort to enlist Mrs. Ross, who is amicably separated from her husband as an informant against her husband." Mrs. Ross, apparently, has expressed no interest in assisting the BATF, and Jeffries has demanded that BATF "cease and desist from this unconstitutional abuse of power." He has also asked for a full investigation by the Inspector General of the Treasury Department, and requested the U.S. Attorney General look into whether Mr. Ross's civil rights have been violated by BATF. Stay tuned.
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