Owner Of "Tackleberry Solutions" Found Guilty Of Teaching Bomb Making

[TJRaccoon]

NES screen name of the guy who was charged.
Shocked I got to type this first!

 

[SpeedwayMike]

Anarchist's Cookbook, Improvised Munitions Vol1, 2, & 3, Come to mind right now.
The Info is out there. If the Boston Bombers had this info?

Malodave

The Boston Bombers did not build their pressure cooker bombs.. So

 

[Parker Schreiber]

The law Arthur was convicted of, 18 USC 842(p)(2)(B), requires that the accused believed "that such person intends to use the teaching, demonstration, or information for, or in furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal crime of violence." So it's okay to provide instructions on how to build a bomb as long you don't believe your student would actually use it.

The "Anarchist Cookbook" is still available today. The reaction to its publication by law enforcement was, not surprisingly, to try to ban it and imprison the author. That never happened. As a typical clueless 19-year old, it's not surprising that he was an avowed Marxist, but his feelings towards law enforcement would not feel out of place if asserted here.

Thanks to a FOIA request, a lightly redacted version of the case file on the book was released and can be viewed at the link below. Not only were there calls to have the FBI pull the book, but also to prove names of buyers to foreign intelligence services. It also shows that the FBI came to the conclusion that they could not establish the intent required under 18 USC 231, which has a similar "knowing or having reason to know or intending" requirement, and that 18 USC 842 had not been violated. It reluctantly concluded that it would take no action against the author nor the publisher.

https://www.governmentattic.org/4docs/FBI-AnarchistsCookbook_1971-1999.pdf

 

[Mesatchornug]

So it's okay to provide instructions on how to build a bomb as long you don't believe your student would actually use it

...unlawfully.

If you believe the student intends to build bombs for education purposes only, damaging only their own property, you'd be okay.

If you believe the student intends to build bombs for use on, e.g., the local police station, you're in trouble.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Can't make Ampho without Diesel.

Malodave

Ummmm.

The fuel component of ANFO is typically diesel, but kerosene, coal dust, racing fuel, or even molasses have been used instead. Finely powdered aluminum in the mixture will sensitize it to detonate more readily.

Ah, Someone beat me to it.

Amonium
Nitrate
Fuel
Oil.

 

[Parker Schreiber]

...unlawfully.

If you believe the student intends to build bombs for education purposes only, damaging only their own property, you'd be okay.

Not unless the student gets licensed by the Feds to manufacture explosives. Unlawful manufacture and unlawful possession of explosives are both considered "crimes of violence" under Federal Law.

 

[Mesatchornug]

Not unless the student gets licensed by the Feds to manufacture explosives. Unlawful manufacture and unlawful possession of explosives are both considered "crimes of violence" under Federal Law.

Good point. I suppose that depends on size and construction, no? Fireworks, for example, are not "destructive devices" but could be improvised in a pinch, for educational purposes

 

[Parker Schreiber]

Good point. I suppose that depends on size and construction, no? Fireworks, for example, are not "destructive devices" but could be improvised in a pinch, for educational purposes

The ATF takes the position that you need a license to manufacture fireworks as well, but you might be able to convince a jury that constructing fireworks isn't a "crime of violence."

Are “consumer fireworks” subject to regulation under the Federal explosives laws? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Generally, the importation, distribution, and storage of fireworks defined as consumer fireworks are exempted from the provisions of the Federal explosives laws. However, because they contain pyrotechnic compositions classed by ATF as explosive materials, the manufacture of consumer fireworks...

www.atf.gov

 

[Mesatchornug]

The ATF takes the position that you need a license to manufacture fireworks as well, but you might be able to convince a jury that constructing fireworks isn't a "crime of violence."

Are “consumer fireworks” subject to regulation under the Federal explosives laws? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Generally, the importation, distribution, and storage of fireworks defined as consumer fireworks are exempted from the provisions of the Federal explosives laws. However, because they contain pyrotechnic compositions classed by ATF as explosive materials, the manufacture of consumer fireworks...

www.atf.gov

Fair enough. I guess I really will have to get that FFL sooner rather than later. :shakes fist at sky: