Why Gibson? Why Armed Swat Teams? Why shut down this small, but vital company? [View All]

[2banon]

Calling on fellow Musician's to explain to me why the actions of DOJ's Federal Raid on Gibson.

Apparently they raided Gibson the first time in 2009, armed to the teeth with swat teams (then, as well as last week) storming an iconic guitar factory as if it were a drug or illegals weapons factory. The Feds had confiscated instruments and materials, valued at a half million dollars, not to mention jobs that are now impacted, yet have not pressed any charges and will not respond to inquiries.

I totally get the environmental issues and concerns regarding rosewood and ebony harvested from rainforests of Madagasgar and other regions of the world. But this is beyond the pale of Gestapo like actions taken against Gibson, without a shred of due process therefore impossible to flesh out exactly what laws have been violated.

Gibson Guitar Corp. Responds to Federal Raid

This is the ultimate description of insane policies, imo.

WTF???


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