Revolt at Muddy Bog Texas

As told by Silent Smith

Well sir. I gotta tell ya it was the strangest damn thing a feller ever did see.

One day them big black suburban’s that the Federalizes like so well come roaring into the Bog ( as us locals call it) and they come a sliding right up to the porch of the biggest building in the Bog.

Course as ever body knows it’s the operation of one Jack Daniels who’s been here, Well sir I guess since his momma had him.

I guess he never left at all cept to go off and fight in the war. Course there’s been so many wars I can’t remember if it was the Vietnam war or the one with them Korea fellers.

Although I do believe it was the first one. He joined up in the Marines the day he finished school. Just like his daddy did and his daddy’s daddy did.

I guess you could foller that thought clear back before the war of Northern Aggression. Now I know none of them Daniel’s boys fought for the Yankees so I spect they wasn’t Marines lessn the South had some of them.

Anyways them big black trucks busted in like they owned the place. which of course they don’t.

Well sir out jumped a bunch of them ol boys all dressed up like they was goin to war. All in black and waving guns around.

Which I gotta say is not a very smart thing to do here in the Bog since everybody here bouts packs a gun or two.

Hell even the ol widow Delta Jones bless her packed a damn old thumb buster her grandaddy carried in that war with them Mexicans over in that Cuba place.

I seen her chase out a bunch of them loud mouth Klan types over from  Dead Dog Holler who was all pissed off coz they seen some of the local colored folks eating in her café. Which neither she nor us had any problems with.

Well I’ll tell ya. She wasn’t no bigger then a popcorn fart but she by god put the run on them dumb bastards. I guess they thought that little old woman with that big old hog leg wasn’t much to worry about.

Her first shot took the hat off one of em not to mention the front window. Her second and third shots took out the glass in the door.

I do believe that’s the only thing that saved them ol boys. Having places to jump out of.

Of course that damn old gun was still loaded with the Black powder loads that was in it when she got it. And boy the smoke was pouring outta that place like a fire in the skillet!

Well then in comes the town marshal Walter Johns. Who said Miz  Delta please give me that damn thing before you burn the place down. So she did.

He gave it to me and said Silent go clean this damn thing before it corrodes away and reload it if she has any ammo left.

Then he went back out in the street and there was two of his deputies holding scatter guns on the Klan idiots. He looked them over and took off his big ol Stetson and gun and handed them to me .

Then he picked out the biggest one there and hit him right in the nose and the blood just squirted like a beer all shook up. Well Sir they went to pounding and gruntin till the ground was shaking.

I will give that fool from Dead Dog the nod for putting up a good fight what with a flat nose an all. But Walter was riled up and when he got that way he would get kinda twitchy .

After the ol boy went down for the fifth er tenth time he just stayed down. Walter then went to looking them other ol boys over an they all went to backing up like they was standin in fire ants.

He took his hat put it on and then his gun belt and said pick yer “leader” up and if any of y’all come back I’ll kill ya. Them ol boys left so fast it took 5 minutes for the sound to catch up!

Miz Delta brought out a wet rag and washed the blood off his face then cussed him out for interfering with her business! She said “ By God Walter I been shootin rats all my life and the day I need you to come save em is gonna be a cold day in hell!! Walter just stood there taking it till the old gal run down.

Then he said “Miz Delta you shot out your door glass and big window glass and if ya look across the street you’ll see the window of my office is missing too also it’s unseemly for a lady to be standing in the street cussing like a Marine.

Well that brought the color risin up her neck to her hair roots. She said she was sorry about the window and would pay for it. But the folks standing around all said they would pitch in to pay for all the glass coz this was the most fun in town since Mayor Clyde got drunk and run over the fire hydrant in his old Packard and damn near drown. She didn’t mention the cussing and neither did anybody else.

Walter just shook his head tipped his hat to miz Delta and asked me if the hog leg was clean yet. Ol Walter was a strange but sudden duck.

Where was I? Oh yea them ninja federalizes .

Well they went  storming in the front door of the Bog Gun Shop. Which was next door from the Bog Smoke shop which was next to the  Bog Saloon.

All in one big long building with a wooden board walk and horse hitchin racks. Which do get used often.

We all knew Jack was just trying to piss off the feds when he put up the big sign that read   Bog Alcohol Tobacco  and Firearms.

Under that he had “  A convince store”.

Anyway we all knew sooner of later one of them cocky feds would get a cob up his ass and decide to pay a visit to Jack. And it looked like today was the day.

Them ol boys charged right in the door and came stumbling right back out falling all over them selves. Two of em fell off the porch which had the crowd laughing.

Then out the door chest to chest to the head ninja came our County Sheriff Big Walter Johns.

Not the other one, he died 10 years ago. This one is his son and he don’t take shit from no sumbitch. He’s bigger then his daddy but he ain’t got that easy going way he Pa had.

Anyway behind him came two of his deputies who was all big so they came out one at a time and lined up on the porch.

Well Sir. This Fed Toad was bouncing like a rubber ball in a room full of kittens. And he looked to blow a vein if he didn’t calm down.

He went to sputtering and fussin like a wet hen until Walter leaned down and said quietly Shut up. not one more word. And ya know that ol boy did just that.

Then Walter said now. Please tell me why your bothering one of my  citizens!? So the toad swoll up and started to cussing till Walther thumped his forehead like he was checking for a watermelons ripeness.

The fool stopped cussin and said Oww!! Walter said now. Politely tell me why your trying to beat down Mr. Daniels ?

Well the ol boy started babbling about how when they did an inspection of the Gun Store they found some “ Irregularities”.

Walter asked him if an “ Irregularity”  Called for a Ninja Swat team to come roaring into town. Breaking all kinds of traffic laws and scaring the chickens ?

Mr. Ninja said Of course it’s called for because I’m the head of the area office of the BATF and as such I’m charged with making sure people like Mr. Daniels do not get away with break the law!

And what law are we talking about Mr. Butts? ( that bein the fools name)  asked Walter? Mr. Butts blustered a bit and said his paper work isn’t in order!

Walter turned to Jack who was standing behind him and asked if this was true. Jack said no it wasn’t.

That a female agent came into his shop asked to see the forms for sales of all guns for the last 5 years. When he said he had them in a fire proof safe at his home she blew up and told him he was in violation of some such law or another. Then told him she wanted all the papers he had in the shop.

He said he asked why she wanted all of them and she said she was going to take them to her office and make copies. Jack said “No your not because that’s against the law.”

Walter looked at Butts and asked if this was true that his agent tried to break the law? Butts smiled and said well it’s a grey area that the courts would have to decide.

Walter said “well Butts when the court decides then you come back with your agent not with this bunch of Jack Booted Thugs!”

Butts really started sputtering and spit out that he was a by god Federal Law Enforcement Officer and no God Damned hick town sheriff was gonna stand in his way.

Up till then he was ok. But he just had to add “ you son of a bitch” to the end of the sentence. He never even seen the big ol fist that knocked him colder then a well diggers ass in November!

I think I mentioned that Walter wasn’t the easy going ol boy his daddy was. As soon as he hit Butts the other Ninjas started raising their weapons but Walters men were faster and looked like they was just itching to shoot them some Yankees.

Butts men loaded him up and driving easy headed out of town but not before one of them said “We will be back and your ass if going to prison” !

Jack watched them drive off and said Walter I appreciate that but you just brought a shit storm down on your head. Walter just smiled his usual smile and said “well I been bored lately so let em bring it”

The whole town was gathered around the porch and listening to the talk and commenting quietly to each other. Finally Walter asked everybody to move on along while him and Jack went in to the shop.

Then Walther stuck his head out and said “ Silent! Get in here”. I jumped right to it and headed inside wondering why he wanted me.

“Shut the door Silent “Walter said then come sit down.” After we were all sitting with a cold beer Walter looked at me and said Silent I know you talk like an unschooled hillbilly but I know for a fact you have some collage under your belt.

I was speechless because nobody knew that not even his ol man knew it. But then I thought of Miz Delta who was gone now but she knew and I would say she told Walters ol man.

Not admitting a thing I shrugged and waited. He said I know folks kinda figure they can talk around you because they think you’re a bit touched. I had to smile at that because it was true and I liked it that way.

I had always enjoyed the little game because it was fun to know a lot more then most folks did and it did no harm to anybody.

Jack was smiling and I looked at him and he nodded and said “yea Silent I know too. My dad knew and told me that your were one of the smartest people around.”

I was flattered because I really loved their dads. They had been good men and both were men to ride the river with. So I sighed and said ok you got me what is this about?

Walter told us that he had it from a good ol Marine buddy in DC that  some liberal congress critters and the Justice Dept. had decided to pick some small town gun stores and crush them and send the owners to prison on bullshit charges. All in hopes of causing some good ol boy to start shooting and causing problems. Then they would jam thru a lot of anti gun laws. And that Jack was one of them and further that it by god wasn’t gonna happen on his watch.

Jack just shook his head and said Walter please don’t do this I can fight my own fights! Walter just smiled that little smile and said Jack, who’s the Sheriff of this county? Jack just shook his head and sighed.

Walter looked at me and raised an eyebrow so I said “ you are Walter” He said thank you Silent, good to know some folks got sense. Jack just got up and went for more cold beer.

Walter waited till Jack was back in his chair then went on.

He said “ As the Sheriff of this county I’m responsible for the well being and safety of all the people.” And nobody is going to come into my County and push my people around and for damn sure not some blown up self important ass wipe FED.”

He then asked Jack if there was anything at all they could find to use against him in a court of law. Jack said no. Walter said ok. When they come back, and they will. With more JBT’s and guns we will meet them and allow only two of them inside and we will be filming them every second.

Jack asked Walter just what he thought all this would accomplish. Walter told us that this kind of crap had gone on way too long and now was the time to allow the Feds to really step on their own pee pee’s. 

And that when word of this spread and it would spread. He figured folks would rally around us . And maybe, just maybe we could start taking the country back.

Well me and Jack both sorta choked and I blurted out that Walter was crazy if he thought anybody in the whole country would pay any attention to this little ol spit hole in the woods.

Walter just smiled that damn smile like his daddy did and kept his cards close to his chest.  But he did say we had about a week to prepare for the “Invasion”.

Walter sat for a bit then after looking at both of us said “ Boys yawl both know the whole damn country if going down if something don’t change and nothings gonna change unless somebody someplace takes the first step in the journey.

He said “we know Jack is an honest and law abiding man and we know his records are 100 % correct. But if his records were to leave his sight for one second I can guarantee there would be major irregularities found and Jack would get a kangaroo trial and be on his way to prison before you could spit“.

Well Jack said “ I guess I don’t want that to happen so what do we do?”  And how is it Walter that you knew all about this raid?

Walter smile and said “Jack ya gotta trust me on this but there is some folks in DC that have had a belly full of the way the Government is going and it’s time to step up and change things.”

He said when the BATF’s plans became  known it was decided to pick one place where the head man was a political appointee who had shit for brains and yawl met him this morning.

Walter told Jack he was going to send over the County Attorney and his  assistant to copy all of Jacks sales records and the entire process would be videoed all in front of several witnesses.

He also said there would be at least one of his deputies on duty inside the gun shop from closing to opening time. And that he was going to have some cameras installed to record everything in the store during

business hours.

Jack said he thought it sounded like a lot of trouble for nothing but Walter was bound and determined it was the thing to do so Jack agreed. But said he would stay in the shop at night and sleep on a cot. Walter said fine but one of my men will still be in here.

I asked Walter why I was here and what he wanted from me. He said “ Silent I want you to record it all, and type it up, every word , every person involved and times and dates just in case the place burns down or the court house does but do it quietly.

Well the next week was a busy one in our town. Lots of folks coming into town to see what was going on and Jacks gun shop was doing a heavy business as folks came in to help in their on way. Of course the word was out and them ol boys figgered to stock up in case there was a shootin war with them FED’s.

It was kinda strange seeing all them good ol boys who been packing lever guns all their lives buying them black rifles and cases of ammo and magazines. But this is Texas and they figgered if there was gonna be a fight they by god was gonna be ready for it.

It was good to see the county come together behind John and Walter. Both of whom just went about their normal business like they had not a care in the world. Well I know Walter didn’t but maybe Jack was worried a bit.

At night the recording work was done and the copies each notarized by the Clerk of the Court and filed away. All documented and placed in the vault of the bank in a safety deposit box. All the cameras were up and running so we was ready

On Saturday the store was busy and several people were at the handgun counter when there was a loud crash as a display fell over. Soon the mess was being cleaned up and a very embarrassed lady was saying sorry over and over.

The folks at the gun counter went back to looking and touching Handing back the one and asking to see another as is the way in such shops.

That evening after the store was closed Walter and Jack met with a few others and discussed the day and the future. Then one of the Techs came from the back room and said yawl gotta see this.

They all trooped back to the room being used as the recording room for all the hidden cameras. The Techie hit play and they all watched the several people at the gun counter then came the crash and everybody jumped and turned away to look.

One of the men at the counter turned as did everybody did but in one fast motion he pulled a handgun from his jacket and while laying it on the counter he was sticking the other one under his jacket.

Jack and Walter looked at each other then the techie said now watch this video. It was the sweet young thing looking at a display of ammo cans that was stacked up in a circle.

She looked around a few times then rammed her hand into the center of the stack creating a very loud crash and by the time everybody was looking she was back a few feet and had both hand over her mouth and looked scared to death!.

Then the techie started another video that showed both people clearly and when the cans fell and everybody looked there was the guy switching the handgun.

Jack headed for the door into the store but Walter stopped him and said yea we will look but we aren’t touching it yet! They all trooped over to the gun counter and found the gun the guy was holding. It was a used 1911 45 ACP.

Walter used his cell phone to make a call and shortly his finger print guy showed up. Her name was Alice and loved being called the finger print guy.

Walter explained what we were looking at and why. Alice did the old pencil in the barrel trick and laid the gun on a pad then snapped a picture of the guns serial number which one of Jacks crew looked up in the record book and sure enough the number wasn’t listed but an identical 1911 was listed and it was missing!

Walter just stood there a moment then said ok “Al” check it for prints. 20 minutes later the prints were removed all on video. Then Walter asked one of the gun shop guys to strip the gun but not touch anything except the outside.

Alice then checked the barrel and every surface she hadn’t been able to get to before. All on video. After she was done Walter looked at the video camera and said what we have here is the gun switched by an unknown individual.

We have his prints since he was the last person to touch it as shown on the security videos. We will now have to clean off the residue from lifting the prints. Which Jacks man did. On video.

Then looking at the video camera Walter said, “This gun was switched for an exact copy of the one in the shop which is missing so at this point it’s my belief that the first gun was removed to place this one in the case.”

I believe but can’t prove yet that in a day or two Jack’s gun shop will be “ Raided” by Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Who’s Investigation will find that this 1911 is a stolen gun. Also that missing from the inventory is another 1911 with no paper work to show it was lawfully sold.” that is a criminal offence.

As the Sheriff of this county I’m stating here and now that there is a criminal investigation being conducted by my department against Federal Law Enforcement Agency’s who are attempting to destroy the second amendment thru criminal means.

He closed with the fact that his actions were those of an honest Sheriff protecting a citizen of his county and that he would do so to any lengths needed to protect any and all citizens of the county from an Federal Government out of control.

He nodded at the camera man and said ok folks lets do a check of all the handguns in this store just incase they pulled more then one switch. Also Jack, have somebody that really knows their stuff to go thru the gun parts boxes and make sure your AR 15 parts didn’t morph into M-16 parts..

Jack kept spare parts in boxes on the counter and had never for a moment thought anybody would have switched parts on him. But now his eyes were open.

It only took about 20 minutes for his employee to find a complete set of parts for an M-16 complete with what’s known as a drop in sear which is a big no-no.

Alice immediately set about looking for prints  and found some and collected them. If things worked right they would know right away who’s they were.

With after thought Alice looked over the video of the mess being

made by the young lady with the ammo cans. And spotted a place where she was touching items near the cans and worked her magic on them and got perfect prints.

Monday morning right on time as if following a written script the ATF herd was back. All dressed in suits and looking like a group of business men.

Agent Butts headed for the door followed by the bunch and were met at the door by Walter who didn’t move. Off to the side Butts had a guy with a video camera recording everything.

Walter smiled real big and said “ Agent Butts how nice to see you up and about so early are you looking to buy a gun?

Butts stuttered out a reply saying “ No, I’m here with my people to follow up on the annual inspection of the paper work of this shop as you damn well know!! Followed by a cough from one of the suits which caused Butts to force a smile and say excuse me Sheriff.

Instead of moving Walter stepped back and let Butts and his female agent and the guy with the video camera in and shut the door on the rest causing a pile up at the door which he locked .

Jack was the only other person in the store and stood behind the counter with a smile and offered his hand to Butts who ignored it. Butts said rather loudly for the camera that this was not a social call but rather an inspection of Jacks Books.

Which Jack laid on the counter. Butts was stumped for a moment then motioned his agent forward where she started looking at the sales records. She then asked to see all of the “Form 4473’s” Jack then said you want to see all the 4473’s?

The Agent snarled out a Yes! And they better be here! Jack looked at her and said are you ok Mis ? you seem to be wrapped a bit tight today.

The Agent almost screamed “YES!!” get the damn papers!! Butts was trying to stand in front of his cameraman but the guy kept moving aside to get it all. Walter just stood smiling.

Jack asked just where the Agent wanted him to put the paper work for her to look thru? Here she almost shouted pounding on the glass counter top. Jack said ok I’ll get them and left the counter area.

Butts looked at the Agent who looked at him and shrugged. Jack came out of the back area with a dolly loaded with 5 big boxes covered with dust.

He wheeled behind the counter and set the first box on the counter. The agent said open the box and get the papers out. Jack smiled and said “Uh no, you want to look at then please help yourself.”

She burst out with a loud “ Listen up asshole!! I gave you an order and your refusing to cooperate with a federal Agent!! Jack still smiling said “Oh no Agent, I’d never do that but since you wanted to see the records and I’ve produced them it’s your game now.

Butts could hold it no more and said get on with it Agent Twiddle! Who glared at him and opened the first box amidst a cloud of dust which set her to sneezing and asking for a tissue which  Jack politely said “Sorry, fresh out”.

Agent Twiddle pushed on into the box one sheet at a time looking them over and dropping them where they fell until Jack said “ Uh Ms Twiddle I keep my records in order of sale so please when you look at one place it upside down on top of the last one thus allowing me to return them to the proper order more easily. 

Agent Twiddle snarled back that A. It was “Agent” Twiddle  and  B. pleasing him wasn’t in her job description.

At which time Jack said as he picked up the papers and placed them back in the box that “until such time as she learned some manners and respect for other peoples business she would have to wait to see anymore.”

Walter was by now not smiling, he was grinning so big his wisdom teeth would have been showing if he had any.  Agent Butts grabbed Twiddle by the arm and shoved her off away from Jack and Walter where he carried on a whispered ass chewing.

After about 5 minutes of  arm waving and loud whispers Butts and Twiddle returned to the counter where she smiled a frozen smile with eyes that said I’m gonna get you! She apologized for her rudeness and promised to pay more attention to details.

And she felt going thru all the papers was a waste of her time so she would just like to see the log book for all the guns in the store. Which Jack placed on the counter. She opened it and said please let me see them in the order you have them. So jack started at the far end of the rifle rack and carried one long gun to her and laid it on the counter gun pad.

Twiddle started going thru every one listed looking for the right one and after five minutes found it. This went on thru 10 rifles until Twiddle looked up at the rack and saw there was about 5 hours of just rifles and even more shotguns.

Eyes blazing and steam coming out her ears she said show me the handgun books, Which Jack did, after removing the rifle book from the counter earning a glare from Butts.

Twiddle stalked down to the handgun cases and pointed to one and said let me see that one! Jack handed it to her and once again she went thru the process of finding the right number to match the gun, she did this for 10 minutes and then pointed out the planted gun which of course wasn’t listed in the book.

With a big gleeful smile she leaned over the counter and said “ I’ve got you now you son of a bitch” Jack just assumed a hurt expression and said “ What’s wrong Miz Twiddle “ ? Allowing her to pounce and loudly pronounce that the pistol in question wasn’t in the book!! And that was cause to close his ass down!!

Butts was coughing loudly but Twiddle was on a roll and yelled “ I’ll bet this gun is stolen and I’m calling it in right now! Which she did. Jack just looked at her without a smile and Walter had stopped smiling too.

Within 2 minutes ( A world record of Federal efficiency) the call came back reporting the gun stolen. And just as Twiddle  opened her mouth Walter said “Jack, your under arrest for possession of stolen property.”

Jack turned around and Walter put the cuffs on him and before either Butts or Twiddle could say a word he walked Jack to the door and opened it. One of the JBT’s in suits stepped up with a big smile and said I’ll take the prisoner now!

Walter just placed his big hand in the twits chest and pushed him backwards and over the horse hitching rack and unfortunately right into the water trough that Jack lovingly filling every morning.

While the floundering Fed was being dragged from the trough Walter put Jack in the back of the Sheriffs car that just happened to pull up in front at that moment. And drove away post haste.

Walter turned around and bumped into a sputtering Butts and a purple faces Twiddle not to mention the Fed who did the Charlie Tuna trick.

Pushing past them he walked back in the store and then called out for his deputies to come inside. Which they did, followed by Butts and his entire crew.

Walter held up his hand and said ok ! Listen up! I’m only gonna say this one time. You may search the place if you think you need too but each of you will have a baby sitter consisting of one of my

Deputies. 

And I’m warning you right now. Any one of you that tries to pull your usual bullshit of trashing the place will be arrested just as soon as I finish kicking your ass. Do you understand?

All of them by now were beginning to think that maybe things weren’t going by the plan Butts had laid out.

“ WELL !!” blasted Walter in his best Drill Instructors voice ! Do you assholes understand the rules?

All Jumped and all nodded vigorously causing Butts to turn as purple as Twiddle. Each of his big as a bear Deputies picked an agent and said come on junior lets get to it.

Walter stood back and watched the whole tap dance until finely one of the fools “found” the M-16 parts and started yelling “ Agent Butts!! Agent Butts!!” Who hurried over with a look of puzzled interest on his face, which looked good with the purple.

What is it Agent Dumm? Sir these are M-16 parts sir!! Butts said “ Are you sure”?? Positive sir!! Said Agent Dumm , I should know sir since I put uh .. Well I put a lot of them into weapons while at weapons  school he finished lamely.

Butts turned to Walter and said well Sheriff I guess we got your boy by the balls and I’ll just head to your jail and get “MY” prisoner!

Walter told his Deputies to secure the shop and then one of them to stay and guard the “crime scene.” They all trooped out the door and into their cars and with Walter leading the way with most of the town watching proceeded to the Jail where he only allowed Butts inside.

Entering the booking area and thru it to what was obviously a break room they found Jack sitting with three other men. Butts marched right over to Jack and yelling “ On your feet asshole” grabbed his shirt collar gave a jerk whereby Jack shot out of the chair so fast his head just happened to hit Butts under the chin so hard he was out before he hit the ground, for the second time in the last week.

Jack sat down holding his head and saying loudly he wanted a Lawyer! One of the men at the table handed Jack a card and said I’m your huckleberry. Jack said I wanna file an assault charge against this person!

Ok his lawyer said! And asked for any witnesses which all of those in the room raised their hand. Pads and pencils were passed out and all described the act of Police brutality they witnessed.

Butts came to in a cell with a very broken jaw and a very bad headache to find one of his agents standing at the door looking confused. He asked Butts if he was ok? Butts asked where he was and why his Agent was in jail? It came out like “ waem bi whuu oo hin hall?

Clearing his throat the agent said in a low voice “ Uh sir, your in jail sir I’m outside the door” Butts looked around and tried to leap to his feet but fell down again.

A man in a white coat came into the jail with a deputy who unlocked the door allowing the man who turned out to be a doctor into the cell and relocked it.

After a few minutes of examination the Doc said well sir, you have a broken Jaw and possibly a concussion and I must say you deserve both for attacking a man in handcuffs!

Butts tried to yell but it became a long moan of pain causing the Doctor to tell the deputy the prisoner needed to be taken to the emergency room and he would be there waiting.

Two hours later Butts was back in his cell all doped up and sleeping like the dead. Mean time his crew of JBT’s were making phone calls frantically.

By 10:00 am Sunday morning a Deputy US Attorney showed up with an order from a Federal Judge to release Butts to the care of his agents.

Walter took Butts out of his cell, snapped the cuffs on him and marched his groggy ass out the front door where he was greeted to the flashes of cameras going off and reporters yelling out asking him if it was normal procedure for Federal agents to beat up on hand cuffed prisoners??

Butts was coming awake by the second and was suddenly aware of where he was and that he was hand cuffed and his jaw was wired shut!

He tried to yell out but almost fell to his knees in pain but two of his JBT’s grabbed his arms and unwittingly allowed the press to get great shots of the state BATF Agent in Charge doing the

“Perp Walk.” led by two of his own men.

Walter stood on the steps and yelled out that when Butts was allowed out he could come back and trade the jump suit for his suit. At which time his Agents belatedly realized their boss was in an orange jump suit and hand cuffed and foaming at the mouth all the while being caught on video.

The top of the hour new from the local TV station was choice footage of the whole show filmed from the second floor office of Jacks lawyer.

It showed the entire scene and led with the banner head line at the bottom of the screen “ Federal Agent in Charge being escorted from county jail !!

And the reporter telling the world about the  unprovoked attacked on a shackled prisoner, local businessman Jack Daniels who was arrested by the Sheriff Walter Johns after the Federal BATF agents found an “Alleged Stolen gun”  in the BATF gun shop.

Sheriff Johns said he had allowed the ATF agents to take the pistol and some gun parts “alleged” to be Machine gun parts.

Sheriff Johns said that IF the Gun was stolen and IF the parts were truly M-16 parts then Somebody was in deep trouble.

When asked what was meant by “Somebody.”??  Johns said well while it’s true that Mr. Daniels owned the gun shop it was also true that Mr. Daniels himself might not have known the gun was even in his shop and that who knows maybe it was planted by somebody trying to get even with Mr. Daniels for some reason.

After several months of the Feds trying unsuccessfully to get Jack transferred to a Federal Prison for “Safe keeping” in the meantime Federal Judge Robert E. Lee Jones allowed Jack out on $100.00 bail.

Adding that while he didn’t live in Muddy Bog his old Granny had all her life and in fact used to own the only café in the area. And that he had been there many times and had even been into the BATF businesses! All with a big ol smile.

When asked why the low Bail Judge Jones said he always hated to impose high bail on somebody who was running an honest business but seemed to run afoul of the BATF who in his opinion had a lot of things to answer for in a lot of cases.

The US Attorney himself was laying low on this one since he got his pee pee caught in another mess involving the BATF of which he was trying to distance himself to no avail since too many whistle blowers were point fingers to save their own asses.

After a 6 month wait the trial finally started with the BATF and USAG’s office trying to get the trial moved to another area like maybe Chicago long know for it’s fairness and honesty in all matters involving guns.

And of course the new Mayor Roman Enema was pushing for it because if they could drag it out for a year of so the city could milk millions from the federal sugar tit. And as everybody knows in Chicago money goes in and is never seen again.

The Trial did at last start in Federal Court Dallas Texas. Where it was held in the biggest court room to accommodate the massive crowd. Most of whom were wearing camos and NRA hats.

What was unsettling was how quiet they were and all sat coldly staring at the US Attorney who was trying the case along with about a half dozen yes men and gophers all with piles of legal books in front of them. 

Jury selection was done at warp speed with the defense not bothering to stop the Prosecution from attempting to stack the deck in their favor. Causing the young US Attn. and his flock of Chickens to smirk at Jacks defense Attn. Hiram T. Bog.

Who sat with Jack and slowly fanned his face with an old style fan dating back to the days prior to air conditioning. When he started his practice. At last the Bailiff called the room to order and announcing that the Honorable Judge Mary Jefferson Davis Lee presiding.

After the room got quiet Judge Lee looked out at the crowd and said in a soft slow drawl and a slight smile “ Now all you good ol boys in your Sunday go to Deer camp cloths need to remember that this ain’t an outhouse nor a saloon and I will look askance at rowdy behavior, Yawl understand? And 300 good ol boys all said Yes Judge Lee at the same time.

She smiled a soft smile and then looking at the prosecution table and in a very stern voice asked if they were ready to get to it? They all stammered until she said “Just nod” ! and they all did. She then looked at the Defense table and said in her soft voice are you ready Hiram?

He answered in a nice deep slow drawl “Yes Yer Honor we are ready.” She then asked after his Granny who it seems had been ailing and Hiram said she was doing fine for a 105 year old who still hoed her garden and killed and plucked her own Sunday dinner. Judge Lee smiled and said “ I’m glad to hear that Hiram, tell granny I’ll drop by after this nonsense is over. I most assuredly will Judge he replied.

The prosecution opened with a long drawn out list of all the sins Jack was alleged to have committed  along with sins he might be thinking about committing and a hint of ties to the drug cartels out of Mexico.

After the US Attn wound down like an old clock the Judge asked Hiram if he wished to speak to the jury so Hiram stood up and said “well after that bunch of BS the Deputy US Attn. spread“…

Whereby the Attn in mention jumped to his feet yelling objections and the judge smacking her gavel loudly she asked what his problem was ? And of course he was miffed about the BS comment.

Judge Lee said I’m over ruling this simply because you spent 30 minutes painting the accused with a tar brush that accused him of every sin since Adam peeked under Eve’s oak leaf and not one interruption from Hiram , so sit down and close your mouth cause your gonna get a fly in there.

Hiram she said get on with it. He smiled at her and said right you are Judge.

He looked at the Jury and said folks if I spend as much time blathering about nothing as the prosecution wants to do then we would be here for a long time and I have a garden that needs me so I’ll hold all my nasty remarks …for now. He smiled and the jury chuckled  and the Judge said ok, lets get to it.

And for the next 8 hours we all listened to the biggest bunch of bull shit I ever heard. They painted Jack as the living reincarnation of Jack the Ripper crossed with the Wolf Man and most likely also a commie spy.

About every few minutes the Judge would glance at Hiram as if to say “DO SOMETHING!!” until Hiram just winked at her and she finally got it.

Hiram never said a word all day and Jack studied a law book that everybody in the gallery could see was really a library book. And except for the breaks and lunch the day dragged.

The Prosecutor was having a field day and called witness after witness while Hiram would say he reserved questioning until later. The “stolen” gun was brought out as were the M-16 parts.

Agent Twiddle testified for two hours about how Jack was the antichrist and most likely a child molester. Agent Butts spent at least 3 hours recounting every second of his mistreatment at the hands of the Sheriff and his band of outlaws called Deputies. All the Agents involved were called in to testify even the ones who saw nothing.

The Judge having learned from watching Hiram just sat back assuming the trap door was going to drop out from under the Feds any second.

Butts said there was not one tiny bit of doubt in his mind that anybody who would be involved with a stolen gun deserved 10 years in prison and another long term for the “ Machinegun parts”.

At last the US Attn was done and sat down with a smile and visions of a promotion in his future.

Hiram at last stood and looked at the jury and said “ Folks, I’m sorry to have to say this but yawl just spent all this time listening to the biggest bunch of lies ever told in a court room, you have witnessed every one of the BATF Agents who testified commit perjury, all will soon be out of a job and most likely in prison for Criminal conspiracy.

The US Attn was on his feet about to object when they Judge looked at him and shook her head. He sat down with a very worried look on his face. Butts and Twiddle both looked pale.

Hiram said “ I call Sheriff Walter Johns to the stand. Walter came in all dressed in his uniform that none of us had ever seen him in and he looked very spiffy!

After being sworn in Hiram asked him to just tell the court what happened in this whole sorry mess. And talk he did! He told it all and the US Attn. just slid lower and lower until his head was almost out of sight.

After Walter got done his deputies who were involved gave their testimonies. Followed by the Techies who wired the shop and recorded it all.

The chain of evidence was as such there was no possibility of a challenge from the prosecution who was trying to disappear. Butts and Twiddle were both sweating and had a look of doom on their faces.

But the grand finale was the video shown on a very large screened TV. Every spoken word, every whispered word and every speaker was caught in high-def glory.

Even when Butts whispered to Twiddle to go find the planted gun was clear as a fart in church. Even the Agent who almost said he had planted the MG parts was caught so clearly that everybody knew just what he meant to say.

And a big nail in the coffin was the finger prints on the stolen gun which belonged to one of Butts agents as was the lady who created the distraction for the gun switch.

All in all it was a clean sweep and the moment the jury said “Not Guilty” the room just blew up with yells! After letting it wear down on it’s on the Judge  rapped her gavel and called for order and then asked if anybody had anything to add .

Which was the queue for the doors to open and two tall gents in big hats walked in and removing their hats approached the Judge with a hand full of papers .

Texas Rangers have that look and these had it in abundance. The room was quite and the papers rustled when the judge read them. Then she handed them back and said the stage is yours boys with a smile.

They turned around and walked into the gallery and one said Agent Butts please stand up and turn around sir your under arrest. Butts just seemed to feint and slump to the floor.

The other Ranger told Twiddle she too was under arrest and she blew up and started screaming that she wasn’t taking the rap that she had names and proof that went to the very top of the food chain. That she was only following orders.

Both were led from the room where they found more Rangers holding the other Agents who were involved. Walter and John walked out into the hall and watched the whole show. all the agents were shouting they were willing to cut a deal and they could name names.

The Ranger Capt. came over and said Walter I guess we will need the original of your little production. Walter said sure thing Capt. And opened his briefcase and handed over several DVDs causing the Ranger to smile and shake his head and say “ Them Damn Yankees had no idea what they were getting into huh?”

Walter asked how it looked to work? The Capt. said well it looks like all of them have something to say and I expect it will turn into a complete cluster fk so yawl best be ready to be in the lime light for a long time.

He started walking away and stopped and come back and lowering his voice he said Mr. Davis, I knew yer daddy and my daddy knew yer granpa and I would say you’re a chip off that oak tree.

But sir, you should take to carrying yer gun from now on because some of these ol boys were around with Wet Willy was running things and folks seemed to drop dead daily.

With that he did leave and Walter and Jack looked at each other and walked away from the court house.

In the year following all this crap Walter was ambushed one night by three dipshits who needed lessons in night gun fighting.

All three died and Walter got one in the leg and one took tip of the pinky finger off his left hand. None of the shooters were ever identified but all were Mexicans with gang tats and looked to be fresh across the border.

Walter now carries two guns and all the deputies work in twos and take no shit. And profile every stranger that comes into town and pick up a lot of illegal’s who are turned over to the ICE bunch who seem to have their hands tied by the liberal congress critters who want to let them vote so as to get reelected.

Jack and his guys at the gun shop foiled a so called attempted armed robbery.

But everybody knew it was an attempt to kill Jack. All done by 4 gents who faired no better then the ones who tangled with Walter.

Jack and his entire crew worked armed and when the four fools charged in waving their pistols sideways they were all hit so many times the county medical examiner said screw it and just marked them dead from an over dose of stupid and 20 or so bullets.

Now days every man or woman who wants to is armed and every Saturday the whole area comes out to the range for a shoot and BBQ and lordy you should see the guns these folks wear as their Saturday Go to BBQ guns! Talk about fancy and the leather gear is just beautiful.

Agent Butts was shanked in Prison while awaiting trial by a drug gangster, he lived and is now in max security with 24/7 guards. And singing like a bird.

Twiddle had asked for lockdown from the first as did the other agents. All are babbling like idiots and rumor has it that they have information that goes all the way to the top.

Several lower level inner folks have taken early retirement and seemingly have dropped out of sight.

The US Attn herself is now traveling with several body guards

( calling themselves Biddy guards behind her back) and has let out word that she has a lot of information and papers put away and will be released to the world if she so much as catches cold.

The word is the President and several democrat Senators aren’t sleeping well at night. Which is as it should be.

The State of Texas passed a open carry law as long as the person attended an accredited school on the law and gun safety, not much different from what it was all along for cancelled carry.

The usual liberal talking heads predicted mass shootings with blood in the streets . They were right, in the first 3 months 15 attempted rapist were killed and 10 wounded. 12 carjackers were killed and 12 would be armed robbers met an abrupt end at the hands of business owners who just flat out were not taking anymore crap from punks. suddenly the crime rate dropped pretty fast.

Many states already had these laws on the books and more every day passing them. There is also a rise in Sheriffs putting out the word there will be no bullshit from the FEDs wanting to serve warrants and they will have local law enforcement actually serve them.

One Sheriff in Montana said there would be no Waco’s in his county and he would arrest anybody Fed or otherwise trying to serve a warrant in his county without first checking in with him and then he would serve the warrant. and others echoed the point.

All in all it looked like folks were waking up to the fact that maybe cleaning out the mess in Washington was the first step to taking back the country. A lot of liberal congress critters were retiring before they got booted out of office. Not to mention a slew of RINO’s. Sleep with dogs ya just for sure gonna get fleas.

All in all it’s back to quiet and peaceful in Muddy Bog which is good. Except when Walter and Jack start shooting the hell out of the place but even then it’s all good.

And I’m back to being Silent Smith and while I was involved in it all and kinda recorded it all I was still able to keep in the back ground.

One of the best things to come out of the mess was the quick cutting of most of the funding for the BATF in all areas beyond the record keeping issues. Anything requiring the need for armed officers is now handled by local Law Enforcement Personnel, seems somebody realized the locals know more about their own people then outsiders.

Well it’s time to head down to the café for breakfast and the morning coffee clutch with the other old retired farts. As I headed out the door I opened the drawer of the table by the door and pulled out my handgun and placed it in the old leather holster it came with.

The grips are worn, the bluing is long faded to gray and it ain’t been fired in 40 years or more but I’m sure the old rounds will go off if I need them. They worked just fine for my old friend Delta Jones.

Silent Smith

It should be noted that no animals were hurt in this story. Although the chickens got scared.

I’m sure some BATF feelers will be hurt but in all honesty all I can say to that is.. %$&@ em! They deserve way more then I can write.

They spend more time stepping on our rights then they do actual crime enforcement.

They are truly an out of control Fed LE Agency. They have no concerns for our freedoms nor how much damage they do to people when they do their “thing”

Remember Waco!

TJR