In this thread about the couple who were visited by the FBI after the guy did Google searches for ‘Pressure Cooker’ and ‘Backpack’, aceplace57 wonders:
I think it’s a great question!
So, keeping the number of items to a resonable limit, what would you put in an Amazon shopping cart if you specifically wanted to gain the attention of law enforcement?
There was a Canadian? chemical supply place selling stuff like red phosphorus and iodine on ebay, watched chemicals used in illegal drug production. The place was popular in the circles and forums where people looking for that stuff go, it was almost impossible to get your hands on otherwise.
The place was a DEA operation, all customers were essentially giving the DEA a lead.
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So, keeping the number of items to a resonable limit, what would you put in an Amazon shopping cart if you specifically wanted to gain the attention of law enforcement?[/QUOTE]
NSA is suffering from cutbacks that you are asking this here?
I’m creating a BOB for home use. BOB is an acronym for Bug Out Bag. A small size will be in each of our vehicles, similar to one of these. Sure, I could just buy one, but I’m finding a custom-tailored BOB is the best approach. On the other hand, having an adequate BOB that sits at home calls for something like this one. (FWIW, I’m not a survivalist. Because I live where there are real lions, tigers and bears, not to mention volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, reliance on others is not a sure thing. In fact, the local authorities recommend a minimum of a two-week supply of food, water and support gear for every city dweller in case the Big One! hits.)
One can find quite a few items on Amazon and my wish list grows weekly. Once I start buying from them, or other place, I wonder if I will receive a visit?
Geez, Duckster, I consider my self to be practical and prepared for emergencies, but any BOB checklist that starts with guns and ammunition is usually one I bypass. Not that they don’t have their place, just that it reflects a mindset that is different from mine.
Prior to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul in 2008, the police raided a number of homes of suspected terrorists (suspected by virtue of having pre-registered to have organized demonstrations along designated routes during the convention. In one of the raids, the items confiscated included:
pvc pipe, chicken wire, duct tape
Gas mask and filter
Empty glass bottles
Rags
Flammable liquids
Scrap metal
Metal pipes
Axes
Bolt cutters
Sledge hammers
Old tires
Rapelling equipment
Kryptonite locks
An army helmet
Most of the people I talked to in St. Paul said they had most of that stuff in their basement.