{"id":1998838,"date":"2023-08-12T14:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T18:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-does-something-incredibly-stupid-seals-the-deal-when-he-taunts-atf\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T14:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T18:11:13","slug":"man-does-something-incredibly-stupid-seals-the-deal-when-he-taunts-atf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-does-something-incredibly-stupid-seals-the-deal-when-he-taunts-atf\/","title":{"rendered":"Man&#8217;s Idiotic Act Seals the Deal as He Taunts ATF"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-does-something-incredibly-stupid-seals-the-deal-when-he-taunts-atf%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A \u2064Tennessee Man&#8217;s Insanely Stupid Act \u200band Taunting\u2064 of the ATF<\/h2>\n<p>A \u2064Tennessee man is \u2062in custody after doing something \u2062 <strong>incredibly\u200c stupid<\/strong> \u2014 and then\u2062 taunting\u200c the \u2062Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday,\u2062 local outlet\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/fox17.com\/news\/local\/crime-alert-putnam-county-levi-flatt-bomb-squad-atf-video-leads-to-alarming-discovery-in-middle-tennessee-pipe-bombs-molotov-cocktails-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WZTV<\/a> reported\u200d that police in Putnam\u200d County, Tennessee, received a citizen\u2019s tip \u200brelating to a video posted \u2064online, in \u200bwhich a\u200d man appears to taunt\u2062 the ATF \u200dby saying he is making a bomb.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHey ATF, let me know if this [is] legal,\u201d he\u200b said. \u201cUh, a pound of Tannerite, a\u2063 pipe bomb, and a wine bottle full of diesel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200cATF confirmed that\u2063 the\u200d man,\u200b who was \u2063identified as Levi Flatt, was \u200cattempting to make \u200da bomb \u2064and then issued a search warrant. They\u2064 then observed Flatt \u2064enter a white Chevy\u200c van on his property.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2063 then observed him pulling into \u2064a Walmart, where\u200b he purchased a propane tank. Believing that explosives were likely inside \u2064the vehicle, they stopped\u200d him and made the \u200barrest.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities\u2063 found \u201cthree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-bomb-political-rally-northwest-pakistan-kills-10-people-wounds-50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pipe bombs,<\/a> two Molotov cocktails, a handgun with \u2062a tampered serial number, approximately 160 rounds of ammunition, a \u200dflak \u200bjacket, and\u2063 a\u200c shield\u201d in his\u200b car.<\/p>\n<p>They also executed a search warrant on his home.<\/p>\n<p>So essentially,\u200d Flatt thought that it would\u2064 be \u2062a great idea to drive\u2063 around\u2063 town with explosives, guns, and tactical \u200dgear, and then he decided to brag \u2062about it to the ATF, leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Flatt is \u2062now in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-does-something-incredibly-stupid-seals-the-deal-when-he-taunts-atf\/\" title=\"Man's Idiotic Act Seals the Deal as He Taunts ATF\">custody facing multiple charges including possessing prohibited \u200bweapons<\/a> and explosives\u2062 and alteration of an item\u2019s permanent distinguishing numbers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201c\u201cHey\u200b ATF, let me know \u2062if this legal. Uh, a pound \u200bof Tannerite, a pipe bomb, and a wine\u2062 bottle full of \u2064diesel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities\u200c were\u2063 able to identify the man as Levi\u2062 Flatt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video leads to alarming discovery\u2063 in\u2063 Middle Tennessee: Pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/txNVhefMir\">https:\/\/t.co\/txNVhefMir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denise\u200d \u2018You have fouled your nest, not us\u2019\u2062 (@thebax33) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebax33\/status\/1689706087753379840?\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The \u2063Importance of the ATF and the Consequences of Reckless Actions<\/h3>\n<p>Honestly, \u2064it really goes\u200d without saying that what Flatt \u200cdid was <strong>really \u200cstupid<\/strong>. Anyone with a \u2064modicum of common sense knows that you probably should not drive around town with dangerous and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-assault-on-2nd-amendment-sparks-fears-of-civil-war\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s assault on 2nd Amendment sparks fears of Civil War\">illegal weapons<\/a> and brag about it to federal agents.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, in this instance, \u2064there are probably some\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mental-health-advocate-jumps-defense-270-pound-student-accused-beating-teachers-aide-unconscious-not-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a><\/a> that are going unaddressed, and if that is the case, Flatt should get some help. Nevertheless, no one should\u200c be doing this.<\/p>\n<p>The other thing that needs to \u2064be noted is the importance \u200bof the\u2064 ATF in solving this case. Yes, the \u200dATF is one of those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-executive-order-targeting-federal-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bloated alphabet-soup agencies<\/a> \u200d in Washington \u2014 full\u2063 of \u200cunelected bureaucrats who make life more irksome for \u2062Americans.<\/p>\n<p>But the ATF does still serve a purpose. It does regulate\u2063 dangerous substances and firearms and helps to ensure\u2063 that \u200cthose do not fall into the hands of bad actors.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2062 was their regulations and their work that allowed police in Tennessee to catch Levi Flatt,\u2063 potentially preventing a catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>So, \u2062while it may be tempting to talk\u200d about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-were-on-the-subject-of-defunding-federal-agencies-dont-forget-the-cdc\/\" title=\"While We\u2019re On The Subject Of Defunding Federal Agencies, Don\u2019t Forget The CDC\">defunding federal agencies<\/a>, like the ATF, \u200cit is important \u2062to \u2064note\u200c that there would be a massive law \u200benforcement gap \u2064without\u2062 them.<\/p>\n<p>We do \u200cneed these agencies from time to time \u2063to bring\u2062 in \u200cbad actors.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it would be more productive to\u200d prune and reform them than to\u200c defund them.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-something-incredibly-stupid-seals-deal-taunts-atf\/\">Man Does \u2062Something Incredibly Stupid,\u200d Seals the Deal When He Taunts ATF<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man from Tennessee is now in custody for an incredibly foolish act, followed by taunting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. According to WZTV, local authorities in Putnam County received a tip about a video where the man seemingly mocks the ATF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2016,"featured_media":1998840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2016"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}