On Tue, 1 Oct 2013 17:53:28 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com
wrote:



"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:50:06 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:42:27 -0400, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:



I think I read the federal governmental shutdown classifies the
Bureau
of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms a nonessential service. Does that
mean
no federal background checks for a while and therefore no legitimate
firearms sales?

snerk



I assume they shut down the service on the computer although no human
intervention is actually required. I am sure the system itself is
still running .

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Take a look at this nonsense:

http://governmentshutdown.noaa.gov/index.html

This is what you get when you go to the boat documentation web site,
obviously planned in advance. The system could have been left up and
running but apparently orders have been given to maximize the impact.

Our government [not] at work.

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That is so blatantly obvious, it's comical.


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Yes, blatantly stage managed in typical government employee fashion.
The system behind that web site is fairly simple and would have
probably stayed running for weeks if left alone.