Bundy Family at Sky Harbor Airport (PHX) Treated as DOMESTIC TERRORIST
November 1, 2014
This morning my twelve year old daughter and I tried to fly to Salt Lake City from Phoenix for a special event of a loved one. We had to be there by 1:00 pm in order to be a part of the occasion. Everything was going as planned until we came to the Gate B check station and the first TSA agent looked at our boarding passes. He seem a bit alarmed and asked me if my name was Ammon, I told him yes, he then circled my name and sent me down the line. I could tell there was suspicion but thought it may be because my daughter was a minor, or because my name is unusual and sometimes taken as Arabic.
When we reached the actual check station the Second TSA agent saw my boarding pass and immediately called for a Commanding Officer on the radio. Over the coarse of several minutes he called multiple times for assistance, meanwhile the line behind me was stopped and backing up. When the Commanding Officer finally came the two agents conversed privately as they looked at my barding pass and drivers license. The Commanding Officer then directed me to an area and confiscated all of our possessions along with the normal clothing checked such as my boots, belt jacket and so on. By this time, we were feeling a bit scrutinized and those around us were staring and talking among themselves of the matter. They then escorted us to a back area were they rummaged through our items, testing it with devices and inspecting each article.
The agent then began to check me physically and boy was that uncomfortable, no cavity check was completed but everything else was. I asked the agent why we were being treated so differently and why we were selected out. He told me it was because my boarding pass was tagged with the bold letters “SSSS”. He also told me that this will happen every time you fly because you are marked. Beyond that he did not disclose of anything else. My daughter then asked him if she could put her shoes back on. The agent said that she could, but that I was not to touch my possessions. He then called for his Commanding Officer. After a few minutes, the Level Three Officer (LTO) showed up and asked me several question and wrote the answers down on a yellow sticky note. This Commanding Officer then went to a computer and began typing and reading.
The whole thing was very interesting to me. I thought to myself, “WOW, Harry Reid really tagged me in the federal database as a Domestic Terrorist”. I have never been charged or prosecuted with anything in my life, and yet Senator Reid, without due process, has declared me, for life, as a Domestic Terrorist. He unilaterally named me, Ammon Bundy, a terrorist against the people of this country, the people I love and would so willingly to give my life for.
After the Commanding Officer typed a few things in the computer, my boarding pass was written on and hole punched 5 times with stars mostly over the SSSS (see picture). Our possessions were then returned and we were free to go to the boarding gate. When we left the security area many people were looking at us in curiosity. The entire process took about an hour, and my daughter and I did not make our flight. We knew we would not make it to the event even if we got on another flight so we left the boarding gate area and went to ask for a refund from US Airlines.
U.S. Airlines resisted to give us a refund at first, they insisted that they could not be held accountable for what the government chose to do. I showed them the boarding pass and the SSSS, then told them why I believed I was marked and harassed. They immediately began to process the refund request, one lady said “that sends chills up my spine that they would do that to you”. I thanked them and we left the airport.
This incident reaffirmed to me the danger that the American people are in. When a very small group of elitist use the peoples power without authority, and are willing to destroy the lives of those who disagree or stand up to them, when this type of unlimited power is commonly exercised without checks and balances the people are in danger.
Ammon Bundy
Further Update:
Just to see if they really had me marked on the federal database, I went to Cabela’s and had a back ground check completed on me. The background check came back as “Delayed”. This means that the federal government does in fact have me marked at some level. Under this status I cannot buy a gun amongst other things (hard to swallow). Cabela’s agreed to get the details and call me back on Wednesday/Thursday at the earliest (Thank you Joel). I guess it takes three working days to get the info back from the FBI.
If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone.
**FURTHER INFO (November 2, 2014) A SMALL VICTORY – FEDS REVERT QUICKLY – THANK YOU**
On Saturday I was feeling a bit down about the events that had taken place that day. My daughter and I were not able to make it to a very special event for a loved one, all due to being marked and interrogated by the TSA. And my right to buy a gun (among other things) was infringed upon because of this federal targeting.
After returning home from Cabela’s and checking on Facebook and the blog, I could not believe what was happening. Within a short amount of time nearly 400,000 people viewed the post on the Saturdays events, 940 had commented (99.9% in support for my family), and over 6100 shares (who knows how many viewed it from there). The Feds must have got the message also.
On”Sunday” (within 24 hours) Cabela’s called me and said that they were contacted by the FBI and that I was free to buy a gun. According to the FBI fact sheet, back ground checks with a Delay status are assigned to a agent and are not processed on weekends or holidays.
We do not know if the “Domestic Terrorist” status is active, but we certainly got a quick response on the background check. Once again my family and I are indebted to the American people because of their willingness to quickly respond. I am so grateful to be surrounded by millions of honest, good people, who care and have the courage to stand when needed.
I know that if we continue to unite and strive to be good to each other, we will change the destructive patterns of culture that we find ourselves in. We can correct the many issues that infringe upon our liberties and threaten the freedom of our children.
Ammon Bundy
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