Texas Cult Standoff
1993-04-23T02:02:55-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTA1XC8xOTkzMDQyMzAzMDAzMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==House Ways and Means Subcommittee on oversight held hearing on the role of the Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco and firearms in the events Near Waco, Texas. The subcommittee heard testimony from Mr. Higgins and other representatives of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on the bureau’s actions regarding recent events near Waco, Texas. The bureau was one of the agencies involved in the siege of an armed religious cult suspected of hoarding illegal weapons and sexual abuse of children. On February 28, 1993, ATF agents swarmed the cult’s compound, only to lose four agents in a hail of returned gunfire from the cult. The cult remained locked in its compound under siege from government agents until April 19th, when a fire allegedly set by the cult burned the compound to the ground, killing approximately 80 members.
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on oversight held hearing on the role of the Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco and firearms in the events Near Wa… read more
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on oversight held hearing on the role of the Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco and firearms in the events Near Waco, Texas. The subcommittee heard testimony from Mr. Higgins and other representatives of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on the bureau’s actions regarding recent events near Waco, Texas. The bureau was one of the agencies involved in the siege of an armed religious cult suspected of hoarding illegal weapons and sexual abuse of children. On February 28, 1993, ATF agents swarmed the cult’s compound, only to lose four agents in a hail of returned gunfire from the cult. The cult remained locked in its compound under siege from government agents until April 19th, when a fire allegedly set by the cult burned the compound to the ground, killing approximately 80 members. close
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- Dan Black Supervisor Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms->Personnel
- Lapsley Hamblem Chief Judge U.S. Tax Court
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- Arthur Libertucci Officer Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms->Finance Section
- David Troy Agent Department of the Treasury->Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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