USA Govt: Mega Snitch List
I’ve mentioned previously how survivalists could show up on government radar if store owners decide that buying supplies with cash is suspicious – the purchaser could be a terrorist! As it happens, there are 25 different flyers asking for public informants, covering a wide variety of businesses. Here are the worst for 2012ers:
- Bulk Fuel Distributors — New customers not from the area, those using cash for large transactions, nervous, large purchases, having a rental vehicle.
- Farm Supply Stores — New customers not from the area, nervous or impatient, suspicious inquiries regarding equipment specifications, failing to state legitimate use for supplies, rental vehicle, cash for large transactions.
- Home Improvement and Large Retail Stores — Large quantity of ammunition, firearms and ammunition out of season, combination of unusual items, interest in night vision and camouflage apparel, purchases of pipe fittings and supplies, rental vehicle, refusal to complete firearms paperwork, using cash for large transactions.
- Martial Arts/Paintball — Insist on paying with cash, travels long distance to participate, interest in learning offensive moves in a confined space, learning the use of hidden weapons, learning kill and restraint techniques with no occupational need, group training, uttering racist, religious, unusual, anti-US, or vague and cryptic warnings, close combat training, paintball tactics of ambush or kidnapping scenarios, operating a private facility, converting large plots of rural land to conduct these activities.
- Military Surplus — Demanding identity privacy, insisting on paying with cash, suspicious comments, bulk purchases.
- Storage Facilities — Failing to provide complete personal information, using cash to pay fees in advance, placing unusual items in storage, disposing of tools, gloves, masks, or clothing, discarding clothes or shoes in new condition, avoiding contact with rental facility personnel, accessing facility an unusual number of times, storing items that emit unusual odors or leak liquids.
- At Activist Post Michael Snyder also makes some good points regarding motels and internet cafes.
Obviously terrorists are aware of these lists and will do their best to not be noticed. It reminds me of when I boarded a flight in Australia, destined for the USA. There was a big queue to get into the boarding gate, because security staff were patting down every passenger and carefully going through their carry-on luggage and their documents. When they were about 2/3 of the way through the queue, they ran out of the time and the remaining passengers boarded freely. If you were a terrorist, which end of the queue would be at? Or would you even still be in the airport??
For all your survival needs, be cautious. Pay cash, don’t provide an ID, and try and find suppliers that are unlikely to snitch. Ask on survivalist forums, or better still, become a local where your safe spot is located, not a stranger.
