The feds raided Gibson’s factory in late August confiscating several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The feds executed search warrants for ebony and rosewood that were imported from India — the government says Gibson violated the Lacey Act, which stipulates that a company cannot import wood in a manner that’s against the laws of the country the wood is coming from. However, Gibson says it complied with Indian law and no concerns have been raised by the Indian government.
A number of people are showing their support for Gibson, including Godsmack’s Sully Erna.
If Gibson’s in the clear for the wood’s legality, what’s the purported motive for the raid?
The feds need motive? Who knew?
less n less rights more n more government
fuck the government i hate this shit we the people need to stand up and take our rights back the government is tealin the only thing we have our country and our rights we need to restore it to the way our fore fathers set forth things for us to prosper in this america if not we will end up losing our country all together
Companies that break international laws are douchebags. Don’t be a douche and support clear cutting protected forests for effing guitars and then bitch about Big Government violating people’s rights. If you like asshole corporations, stop breathing air, because they don’t give a damn about the environment, which includes the oxygen in your tar-blackened lungs (they only care about their bottom line, chump). Idiots.
Because OBAMA HATES CONSERVATIVES or those who supported Republicans in the last election such as Gibsons CEO. Its Chicago thuggery politics…Obama style.
fuck obama thats just bullshit the poeple and the music industry need to stand up together and put a stop to this nonsense
Wow a Gibson player for over 30 years and have NEVER seen Gibson involved in any thing political like this, maybe its time for me to move on. So sad when a reputable AMERICAN company has to give into the politics of the day.
govt raids people all the time so they can fine them to make money, once in a blue moon they do it to set an example to others. example of a govt tyranny , the dept of education had the swat team break into a family home to arrest a family member who was behind on student loans. I believe most people have forgotten what human-civil and constitutional rights are since they are being stripped from us every year.. and the media / govt keeps on touting were a free country .. BS on that we use to be not anymore
wood?? come on i thought this was about drugs
They didn’t break international laws, and you are worst than a douchebag you are an uniformed douchebag 😉
yes wood next obama will ban white people
lol that will be the day pigs fly
this is an opinionated statement and may be offinsive to some readers you are hereby warned that the following text maybe offensive to u and by readinthis u r actin on ur own free will to do so and i am not held legally to anything u find offensive as u acted on ur own free will to read beyond this header fuck obama and any nigger that has a problem with a guitar and i say nigger in a sense as if u agree with the gobernment and the way the abolish our rights and steal them from us then yes u r a nigger and webster defines the term nigger as a member of a socially disadvantaged class of persons which as for the rest that want more from there country please stand up and voice ur opinion dont be scared i as a citizen say that not as slander but as my opinion and also that this country is fallin apart cuz people cant come together anymore and agree just long enough to fix a national problem and for all for u that voted for this nigger obama sayin u wanted change well u dumbasses got it now how do u like it he has taken over american owned companies and will continue until he owns america unless we the people of this country stand up for what we believe in our freedom they say our soilders fight for our freedom no our soilders r fightin so that our governors and politicians can have there coke parties and affairs with high price whores call escorts and they spend our tax dollars on foriegn vacations to resorts and never say a thing bout it how can people that serve me and u make more money then me and u that aint right and they pay cheaper taxes y ill tel u y cuz u wont side with ur neighbor and stand up for ur rights hell if u dont want thoose right then get the fuck out of this country and go to a country that people have no rights people grow up and stand for something or fall for it all dont be a cowardtake what is urs be an american
Gibson complied with the laws, and the Indian government had no complaints…sounds like another way to rape someone for money.
It’s no government conspiracy and no Obama wasn’t involved. Some of you need to lay off the crack. They just wanted some free guitars. Cops have been hassling businesses for years for free stuff they don’t get paid that much but have a lot of power, obama on the other hand would just need to ask for one and they would give him his own custom guitar just for the publicity.
Greed all the way around goverment didn’t get their kickback! Freedom is an illusion!
“We have no rights. What we have are temporary privileges.”
-George Carlin
Really? It’s Obama’s fault? You have definitely lost your grip on reality and passed into schizo paranoia territory. Hope your tinfoil hat’s working….
Obama couldn’t have been involved in this… He was too busy giving $535 million dollars of our tax money to that solar panel company that filed for bankruptcy.
Since Obama cannot publicly go after Pfizer the makers of Viagra; he is trying to get some wood from where ever he can!
Join The Fight to Help Gibsin Guitars like Sully You can speak out by siigning this and Reposting on Your FaceBook. http://www.change.org/petitions/the-president-of-the-united-states-resolve-gibson-guitar-inquiry-protect-consumers-and-make-lacey-act-fair
Another power hungry govt dept trying to make a name..
Assume much
So your tirades are more about your political views on the current president and not the actual situation at hand. Thank you for your opinion.
if the would stop sending shuttles to the moon we would have a lot of money here. if we are so broke how can they afford to send spaceships where they dont belong, only to spy on the american people. im sorry but thats what i believe is goingon. i for one am anti govt. Sorry
Seriously you know how many guitars you can make from one tree? No one clear cutting for guitars pull your head outa your ass tree hugger.
got wood?
Well, the Republicans have already banned logic and replaced it with fear mongering and intolerance.
Congratulations, Jim. Youtube commenters have found The Loop.
YEAH DIDN’T YOU HEAR! THERE’S A NEW GUITAR CO STARTING UP. THEY’RE FIRST GUITAR IS GONNA BE THE OBAMA CRACKER-CASTER!!
I know it take alot important for Sully to speak out and feds always have destroy anything.
its just another way for the government to be “all in someone’s face ” about there business is all just cooperate and do the ryte thing and then wen all is said and done live your life if there was injustice on the part of the government then take legal action to stop the insanity before it gets out of control !!! (as if the government isnt already out of control now !!! )
yes it is related… because Gibsons ONLY competitor here in the US is a Dem contributing guitar manufacturer (not even going to give them free advertizement either) who uses the exact same supplier and the exact same wood. They raided them a year ago, took all their wood supplies, yet never filed anything against them because they proved they were legally acquired. Yet, that inital wood was NEVER returned. So why the unfairness? Why not both comanies? WHERE’S THE WOOD? YOU TELL ME LIBS, what excuse have you for this? I would be willing to bet that wood ended up with the competitor. Respectfully,
Heather
lolol… yes, pigs too will be flying because we will be over-run by them… when they too are banned.
oh dang, didn’t like my syntax! that would be Peeks Into M-BOs Hit List!
I doubt very highly Obama takes any role in the day-to-day function of the lower agencies of the federal government. I also doubt very highly the US Department of Fish and Game takes into consideration who contributed to who’s campaign fund when following up on tips that lead to raids…
This is the type of thing that hate about the law and justice system of america. I inherited a 1972student gold top consonant les Paul from my dad – Roy Lewis. Sully plaid in a band with him and gary Dudley from the east coast of NC back in 1986 or 87. I saw Godsmack in Myrtle Beach,SC a few weeks ago. Awesome!! You’ve. come a long way in your life from the 80seast until now. Do you remember living in the little barn behind my aunts house and mosquitoes eating you up? If you get this, I would be so happy to hear from you. My dad – Roy passed away 5 years ago but always very proud to have played music with you for a short while. He always said you were the best drummer he had ever plaid with. I even played your drums when the band wasn’t practicing inside that old ruder truck.
just another example of the man trying to keep us down
Yeah, blame the president you dumbass