Hay guys I'm still not sure just how secure we should feel,especially since reading about the girl getting busted for cookie dough and bottled water!
It was the ATFE that pulled that stunt.

I'll have to find it again!
It's been all over the net.

The officers were not in uniform and at least one of them had his gun drawn, when the thugs,oops officers rushed the car the girl attempted to drive away,not knowing they were actually thugs,oops officers.
This is just stupid behavior by law enforcement, even if she had beer instead of water there was no excuse to approach her with a gun drawn, under age drinking doesn't normally carry the death penalty!

saw this on HD forum today
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by Tmschultz6 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:30 pm
I am new to this forum. My wife bought me a still for father's day from brewhaus and I also recieved that letter stating they are providing her information to the TTB. People having been saying on this forum tht they will not come after you because they have bigger fish to fry. Well today five agents showed up at my house and confiscated my still. Since my wife cooperated they did not press charges. Apparently it is illegal to own one in Florida. Just be aware. Thanks

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I have no facts on this either but I must agree with Rick on this --- did the FEDS open the book and just point the finger and say ---- ok Ralph lets go take Scotty's still just incase one day he might decide to make a run........ hmmmm i dought it!!!"

Gawd help me then...My right sided Colonial-Conservative/Libertarian stance prolly will be a field day for them! But then again, my paperwork's in order as well as my facility...Damn work has been so very busy this winter, they laid off a ton again so we that remain have extra work (read: nights and weekends)....Hardly any "me" time to produce anything!

That actually sounds like the best guess overall.

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I cant see the link, just an inactive icon"

Nah Sah - You ain' alone in that POV..

I am flabbergasted that the government has the time, the resources, or even the inclination, to put toward going after hobbyists. Obviously they have chosen to do so, which means that we have to double-down on our efforts to get hobby distilling afforded the same standing as hobby brewing or wine making.

To that end it is time to reveal what Alli, Biscuit, and I have been up to behind the scenes. We recently had a lengthy call with a lobbyist, who feels that we have a serious fighting chance of getting this hobby legalized, but it will take support, both financially and from people willing to reveal their personal information so that the lobbyists have something to approach individual Senators and Representatives with. We were in the process of putting together the Hobby Distiller's Association, which was going to be more than just a legalization effort, but we wish to build it into something akin to the American Homebrewer's Association. However, the first step is obviously to get started on the legalization effort.

While I am expecting to be stuck with much of the bill (the lobbyist expects roughly a year campaign before we succeed, at $3K/mth- the math sucks!), membership fees will help to ease the burden on us, and also give us the much needed information for the lobbyist to use in presenting our cause. There are, of course, no guarantees, but they have someone who has worked successfully on similar things, and they have said that there is no logical argument against legalization.

Expected individual membership would be in the $30 range (retailers will be considerably higher, and manufacturers / distributors higher still). Who here would get involved? Please be honest, as we need to gauge the level of support that we can expect. I understand that fear is possibly even a bigger factor now than ever before, but at the same time, legalization is more important than ever before, as well. It is time to get this hobby the standing and respect that it deserves. The groundwork has been laid, but we cannot succeed alone.