Many may already be aware of the Dept of Justice shutting down Gibson Guitars. Gibson builds guitars using exotic woods and the DOJ says no, no. Bow Builders be careful. The woods were purchased legally from a legal source.

What is their reasoning?

I found it
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/famed-guitar-maker-raided-by-federal-agents/

I wonder if the ebony limb tips on my Howard Hill have made me a felon yet!  

Just got my new Woodcraft catalog with many of the same woods listed, Bellforest on line has them too. Maybe a case of "selective enforcement"?????????.........

Gibsons wood is clearly stamped as being purchaesd from an approved source according to a statement made by Gibson's CEO. Get this,,, they were raided by Game Wardens. Now there is a good use of the fees paid by sportsman.

Look out bowyers the jackbooted thugs are gonna kick your doors in soon with weapons blazing.  This is a really good example of wasted time and money by the fed.  What idiot decided to persecute an American company over an Indian law?  They should be busy closing our borders and hunting drug lords, drug hitmen,  and real criminals down.  Enron leaders steal billions and get a slap on the hand.   Wood from  India gets corporate head 20 years.  I can see the headlines now! When they raid my house they better be careful my arsenal of longbows with exotic woods might mug them.   They are surely the devils work!    

I read the article.  I'm sure glad Obama's administration is protecting jobs in India.

Nice to know my tax dollars are being spent wisely, They can set up a "Sting" on a guitar company,but can't police the borders. Hmmm, frustrating to watch.

If you want to feel another kick from behind, read what the NY atty Gen is doing to knife stores and knife owners. The knives are not even illegal by NY law, but they are bludgeoning the store owners to either pay fines or get prosecuted. It appears we need to cut the size of government in half and then give the remaining bureaucrats enough legitimate work that they won't have time for this kind of thing.

Big Brother is watching/protecting us. Unbelievable. Nothing surprises me any more with our government and the sad part is they keep getting worse.

We still a right to vote. Use it

wow- i just read the article- unreal

If you want to here from Gibson, go to marklevin.com and listen to the last 15 minutes of yesterdays show. It's an eye opener

I vote. It seems to do little good these days.  With career politicians focused on staying in office they have little time for the job we sent them to Washington to do.

I wish about half the country would pay about half the taxes the government says we "owe".  Let em know this is the size of government we are willing to pay for.  Problem with my plan is about half the people don't pay a dime aleady. They sit on their porches or yachts (both ends of the spectrum)grinning at the scmucks who go to work and pay for government.

I write letters and I send e-mails. I get in return nice thank-you form letters from do-nothing liars.

I have never been so fed up with 'leadership' and voters.

I don't knwo what to say... Priorities are way out of whack....

No body's trying to do anything about the price of gas and other important issues...  But chase down a Guitar Manufacturer?      

There is a strong wind a blowin up from the south and with it a cleansing rain!  

Hmm it could have been political? CEO of Gibson donates to a party with an (R) by their name! Coincidence? I need to buy a Les Paul!

Yep, those evil guitars were the instrument of choice that made it possible for all those English groups to invade us back in the 60s.

QuoteOriginally posted by ripforce56:
Hmm it could have been political? CEO of Gibson donates to a party with an (R) by their name! Coincidence? I need to buy a Les Paul!

Well the first raid was during Bush' reign