Topic: Atf Budget

Jack DeVault asserts the Waco raid was scheduled for 10:00 AM specifically for television lighting to serve as a public relations effort for the ATF. He discusses the history of the ATF and FBI, arguing that the federal government has unconstitutionally usurped local police powers. DeVault compares the expansion of federal authority to the tactics used by historical dictatorships.

Rod Engleman questions whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) initiated the Mount Carmel raid as a publicity stunt to secure funding from the Senate Budget Committee. He cites a discrepancy in an affidavit regarding the Los Angeles riots and shares an anecdote about Steve Schneider attempting to contact him via a jury-rigged cellular phone before the final fire.