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I'm accompanied by the exquisite angelic voice of Miss Bianca CSEA like the ocean Bianca C that's me hello everyone how are you today Miss Bianca I'm doing fabulous fabuloso fabuloso been busy with organizing and also you know Father's Day is coming up soon Father's Day I'm trying to think of like what to get Tech tech guys like, you know Depends on well, he wears this a lot It's like how can you get something for someone that already has everything so hard? So we We, let's start off with on the ticker. If you're watching on your TV, you will see the ticker below and you can reach us at The Hostile Zone at bbstalkradio.com. The Hostile Zone at bbstalkradio.com. Eric Sinati at bbstalkradio.com. bianca c s e a at bbstalkradio.com and always coming at you eric at ericandrewsonati.com if you want to text the show how do they do that miss bianca well you could text us by 917-877-0171 Wonderful. So there we are, folks. All right. So we have an interesting lineup today, a conversation. May make people uneasy, but we call a spade a spade. Well, is it going to get me hostile? I don't know. I don't know. Let's see. I never know what comes out of your mouth sometimes. It surprises me. No. And I try not to tell you always at the beginning either. Yeah, because you want my natural reaction. Yeah, I want it to be real. I never know, folks. I find out the same time you guys do. Right, right. And I do. I kind of keep it from you. So with that, we're going to talk about this. Let me figure out. I'm trying to figure out how to segue into this. Okay. Because there's a lot, and I don't want to fall into a seahole. All right, so tonight we're going to delve into the tragic incident involving Ryan Malinowski. He was, and I put emphasis on the word was, and you'll know shortly why, he was the executive director of the Little Rock Airport. He was killed. during an ATF raid. Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. And sometimes they add explosives down to it. But ATF, it's a federal agency. That's why I didn't want to fall into it, to hold that thought, so I can help people understand the different agencies. An ATF raid on his home on the 19th of March of this year. The story underscores a complex interplay between law enforcement and firearm regulations and individual rights and raising critical questions about the methods employed by certain federal agencies, specifically here, alcohol, tobacco and firearms. As always, I like to start off with a relevant quote to the topic. Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. James Madison. That's a big one for the show, right? Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. One of our forefathers, James Madison. So little talking points here on this. Basically, before we even get into talking points on the case, you have several federal law enforcement agencies that encompass the federal law enforcement realm. If we talked previously, your 1811, when I was talking about your series, 1811 series, that's your federal law enforcement. 1811 is criminal investigator. They use the word special agent, but that's really not, that's a working title. The title is criminal investigator. That would be an 1811. And the 1810 is an investigator. And then 1802 is your intel and investigative analyst type personnel. so we have several federal law enforcement agencies most notably we know of the FBI you know of DHS Department of Homeland Security which encompasses a bunch of departments in there that has a border patrol ICE um you know immigration customs enforcement border patrol these are all federal agencies there's other ones out there there's a lot a lot of agencies out there under the department of justice doj the attorney general um you have the fbi the bureau of federal prisons uh the federal bureau of prisons and you have the fbi and you have atf okay um know but there's a slew of other federal agencies there are more federal agencies out there than I could I could spend multiple episodes if we wanted to discuss how many federal agencies there are how many are duplication of services however right now in the heat of everything the atf has been an agency that everybody has been really looking at because what purpose do they really serve um Their job originally was alcohol, tobacco, firearms, et cetera. They monitor the sale and possession and stuff of that. But it's like a duplication because some other agencies are doing similar activities. However, that is not the discussion of today's show. We're going to talk about Mr. Brian Malinowski, who is no longer with us, who was deceased the day of the raid. So a little background on him. Brian Malinowski purchased over roughly 150 firearms in a three year period. And he would resell them at gun shows and privately to people who were firearms enthusiasts as himself. understand when I get to explain he's not a firearms dealer now prior to the date of this incident the atf did had rules of if you were going to be a firearms dealer you had to have an ffl a federal firearms dealer license to be a dealer to sell firearms but not if you're selling yeah but being a dealer, that means that you're selling, right? But you have to, it has to be your, you have to be doing it consistently. And, and, um, it's come into question if it is your main, your main means of employment, or is it a hobby now at the time though, that this was occurring, that this, that this raid transpired, there was nothing in there. They had not changed any rules or anything on that. Now remember to a, the second amendment, the united states constitution which we have several copies of on the wall behind me a hard copy on the wall in a frame and in my hand two of them here um the second amendment says that the people shall have the right to bear arms and and that right shall not be infringed upon shall not be infringed and it seems that the atf is uh the one that seems to be infringing a lot on these rights so Okay, so he had these weapons and he would take them apart, clean them up, etc. It was like a hobby, you know, like a gunsmith. It was kind of a hobby. Mind you, Miss Bianca and folks out there, he was the executive director of the Little Rock Airport. So we all been to the airport, you know about security and you know about access and clearances and who has the clearance to go where and access, obviously highly background checked, right? Obviously, because he can walk out on the tarmac, he can do lots of things. So clearly he's not a criminal. And then we're gonna get into some commentary and dialogue about that. But let me get through the history on this a little bit. right and I got my notes here so go for it so six of these firearms only six that's it six six firearms were connected to criminal activity however word of the day caveat however they were used allegedly in crime but they really weren't because what they were were in the persons who had them that he had sold them to either at a lawful gun show or lawfully to somebody else yeah they were in possession of marijuana and having marijuana and a firearm at the same time is a crime So allegedly he bought and sold 150 or so firearms, but only it was six of them popped up later on involved in a crime. However, in testimony given to the United States Congress by the chairman, Jim Jordan, Congressman Jim Jordan, the chairman of the committee, In testimony, none of these weapons that came from this gentleman were used actually in the commission of a crime. basically what they're saying is that they were not used like basically pulled out the weapon robbed somebody committed a crime the crime was very incidental stuff being in possession in of marijuana in your car while transporting a firearm it's considered a crime so somehow this ended up on the atf's radar um but again let's let me just say it again they were non-violent offenses basically marijuana offenses so having a firearm in your possession and in possession of marijuana was a crime in um in specific places right this is what they allege six of them so he purchased these weapons did whatever he did in his basement with them all while his full-time job where he made upwards over two hundred thousand dollars a year almost three hundred thousand the highest paid employee in that government entity. He was the highest paid person. He had the highest clearance. He was ran the airport executive director. He runs the airport. Just keep that in mind, because when we're talking about government agencies and security, you got the TSA, you got the air marshals, you got Homeland Security, you got all kinds of people involved in security at the airport. Right. Yes. He was the executive director of the airport. So on the 19th of March, ATF agents had a warrant for Mr. Malinowski's home, and they served that warrant. Now, I'm going to give you a little backstory on that before we get into this, because this is going to be some backstory here. Not in my notes, but the agents involved met a week prior or two weeks prior at the local Walmart parking lot. And, you know, they were, it was like a pre, like a pre-meeting, a pre-operation meeting. And they did not effectuate, another word for you guys, they did not effectuate the warrant because he was deemed to be not home that first meeting. So they rescheduled it and came back and met again in the same Walmart parking lot from which I've seen the video of them at Walmart. two different occasions, having meetings, we're talking 10, 15 cars of agents. Okay. So we would see, they would look like POVs to people in the system, meaning privately owned vehicles. We're not talking marked vehicles. We're not even talking vehicles that look like undercover vehicles. We're talking like regular cars and that's what they were meeting it. Okay. so they they had their meeting the first time and they were going to serve or effectuate effect the warrant right but here's the thing I've seen the warrant myself too I've read it I saw it in the checked off boxes on this particular warrant they were not going there to arrest this gentleman he was not it did not say to arrest him did not say to place him in custody He was not being charged with a crime. They were going specifically to look at what weapons he had. So why does it take 15 cars to do that? Why did they have to? But here's a more interesting point. If he is indeed and and people are stating for fact he is or was the executive director of the airport and he was there every day, why could he why could he have not been contacted at the airport? Or why did they have to go to the home when he and his wife were there? They could have went when he was at work during the day. If they wanted to gain access to the house, I'm sure the level of position that this man was in and the security clearance that he had to run an airport, I'm sure he would not have cooperated. And if he purchased weapons, he was doing it legitimately because they knew about it. I mean, it wasn't street stuff. They knew that he got these weapons. So they could have got contacted him at the airport. They didn't. They could have went to the home when he was at the airport and no one was home. The first time they met at the Walmart parking lot, they found out that he was not home. So they chose not to serve the warrant that day. So this is very relevant because they can't, when they met the next time they met, it's before about 10 minutes, quarter to quarter, quarter to six in the morning, they had their little meeting at Walmart. Again, I saw the video 10 plus cars or more. Um, and they had their meeting. Now they'd go to his home and and I saw a ring doorbell camera, or I don't want to say ring because it might not have been ring. I saw doorbell footage or security footage from neighboring homes. Okay. And you saw these vehicles. flying by at high speeds, heading to his home. In the dark, people. So they were doing it at high speed, so they're breaking the community speed limit? Possibly, possibly. I don't know if it was that much of an emergency either, right? But anyway, I mean, that's great for conversation. Let me get through the facts here. Let's roll right down the facts. So it was bright, like 6.02 in the morning, and at that time of year, it was still dark. Now, agents rolled up to his house. And they cut the electricity to the man's home. Why? I don't know. You got to guess that if they ask that of the director of the ATF, who, by the way, has never served in any law enforcement capacity ever. Never worked. Now, he's an attorney. And he's been a prosecutor, I believe. But he sat under oath. in the congressional hearing. He's never been on the street and served and taken part in any of these types of things as an officer. So he can't really articulate what it's like to be on either side. He is a lawyer though, an attorney, so he did know the laws. He says there's an investigation into this particular case. I'm sure there is because I'm sure, you know, for a lack of better terms, heads are going to roll over this, especially when I get more in deep on what happened here. So they cut the electricity to the man's home. And then the last thing you could see was about 50 seconds worth of alarm, not even a minute there. They show up and you see them coming, you see on somebody else's security camera, multiple vehicles whipping up to the house. Then you see from the Malinowski family's doorbell camera that you see agents Several. It's hard to count because it happened so fast. We're talking more than five, maybe more than that. And they got a shield in front of them, the plastic shield. I don't even know why the guy is the executive director of an airport. He has no prior criminal history. He obviously has a good enough clearance to be the executive director of an airport. So they roll up with a shield and everything. And then the first agent or criminal investigator, whatever you want to refer to him, takes a piece of tape and slams it over the ring doorbell or the doorbell counter. Really? Yes. And mind you, there's no power in the house. So I guess the doorbell was running on battery. at that point on battery backup so the tape went over the ring doorbell or whatever I keep saying how is that fair if he if the guy has a a body cam and you can't have the the ring doorbell well they hear better than that thank you very good point bianca they didn't even wear they were not wearing body uh cameras really not one of the agents or people raiding this man's home were wearing a body cam Oh, that is not fair. I thought like, no, like that body. There's no, there is no, they could erase whatever. There is no footage inside. The only footage of this incident is agents rolling up or officers or whatever you want to call them. Investigators rolling up with a big plastic Ram, you know, like, you know what I'm talking about for the, um, and you know, and so to protect your body and then you see a neck, a guy's thumb with a piece of tape or right over the doorbell camera. then now there's no power no electricity the camera they and they're in bed sleeping right they break the door down forcibly it's called a no knock warrant most warrants they you know on the door police open up we have a warrant not for your arrest we have a search warrant because remember there was no warrant for his arrest nowhere articulate in the warrant written into the warrant Does it say that he needs to be taken into custody? Matter of fact, there's check boxes, and that box, all the boxes were checked off except for the one that said take him into custody. Because he did not, at least at this point, commit a crime. Even if these other six people were in possession of a firearm that he legally sold to them, as his side hobby because his main form of employment was being executive director of the airport. That is what his means to support his family was, not building and gunsmithing. I guess you want to call it gunsmithing or whatever. So selling these, whatever, there's a couple of them that were involved. They were not involved actually to hurt somebody. They were not involved in crimes of that nature. They were literally nonviolent, minuscule things. Somebody in possession of illegal substance and a firearm. that would make you know that would be a problem so and clearly since he must have done something right because when they got the firearms from these people that did commit the non-violent offenses of possessing a firearm along with narcotics they were able to trace the gun to him so He didn't shave off, at least as of we know, he didn't shave off anything. He wasn't shave off the serial numbers or make changes or alterations to hide his identity. He didn't do that because they were able to link these guns. So obviously he's not like a normal gangster that would do that stuff. No, no, no. Okay. Yeah. so they go into the home now mind you now I want you to paint the picture folks out there if you're listening on the radio or afterwards on one of the podcasts or you're watching on tv paint this picture in your head if you're a man or a woman married or not whatever paint the picture a smashing boom at your door and you hear people come barreling through the door. You look over, there's no power in your house. So maybe your alarm clock or a nightlight, there's no lights. So there's no power. That's devastating. I would feel like we were getting robbed or something. Exactly. So let me go, here we go. I'm taking it to that level. Okay. So of course he was legally getting high firearms. He's with his wife in bed. Of course. As a man, you got to be like protecting your family right there. He jumped up. Yeah. He had no electricity. There's people not identifying themselves. They didn't knock. They're dressed in dark colors. I believe black. I'm not sure. But very dark. And it's dark. He can't see. And he has his weapon. You don't hear anything from the camera on the doorbell of them screaming law enforcement or anything. You don't hear that. So I don't know. So they were probably deep asleep before. No, but I'm saying you don't hear the agents or whoever went in. Even if they broke the door down, they didn't yell who they were. So they basically, it's called a no-knock warrant. They just showed up and broke the door in and went into his home. Again, mind you folks, the man did not have a warrant for his arrest. He was not being accused that he committed a crime. That shouldn't happen in the beginning. No knock thing and no warrant. They could have went to his house. They could have got him out of work. That could happen to anybody. That could happen to anybody. That's what I'm saying. OMG. So exactly. OMG is very right. But it gets worse. It gets worse. So he then has a weapon and he's going to thinking he's defending himself and his wife and he fires his weapon. Yes, he hits one of the agents, but he hits him in the toe, if I recall. Mind you, still no identification that they were a law enforcement officer. I would tend to think, this is just my thought. I would tend to believe if you are a agent entering the home, I don't know why you're not acknowledging you're there. Why would it need to be a no-no? But here's the other thing. The man has a great job And he has no history of violence or anything. They're there just because other people who had possessions of a weapon, and they didn't even commit anything violent. They had drugs on them and this firearm. But the firearm was legitimately traceable back to him. So he wasn't masking and masquerading and playing games, hiding out. He was very legit. So he fires a weapon inside his own home, which we have the right to do, folks. you have he had the firearm legally right he legally had a firearm and he's inside his home in the dark there's no electricity the power's been cut and somebody just broke his door down and they're charging into his house and no one's yelling out who they are what's the first thing that comes to anybody and you're half half awake half asleep right so he fired the weapon one of the agents got shot in the toe I believe the toe or the foot or something like that very minor This man, they fired this guy, or this agent, I don't know, I'm not going to say names, fired back and hit Mr. Malinowski in the forehead, killing him instantly in his home with his wife right there. Wow. His wife was there, right there, when this happened. He thinks he's defending his home. Isn't it in training that you would just shoot a person other than the head? I don't know. In order to keep them alive, in order to explain what's going on. Unless if you want them dead on purpose. But I don't want to go conspiracy theory here. But I'm saying, why did you need to do this when his boss spoke to Congress at a congressional hearing and he said, they could have contacted me. They could have just showed up at the airport and said, or they could have just went to his home when he was not there. The real question is, but for, They were at Walmart and had a meeting and were planned prior to this to execute the warrant, but they chose not to because he wasn't home. However, on the warrant, it said that he's not a subject to be arrested or taken into custody. So therefore, the warrant had no mention of actually checking his persons, patting him down, or checking him. He personally is not listed as why they were there. When a search warrant is written, and a search warrant, folks, is a government document signed by a judge or magistrate allowing, and it has to be done by affidavit by law enforcement to the judge or magistrate. And in the affidavit, they must articulate their experience as an agent, what their background is, and what their belief is, why they need the warrant, and when they'd like it, and what it is they are looking to do with the warrant. Specifically, they're looking for certain items. They just don't arbitrarily come in and do whatever they like. That warrant must indicate what they're doing, where they're going, how they're going to get it, and why they're getting it. This is all in a sworn affidavit to a judge or magistrate. With that, the judge would sign that. So in there, it was listed not to take this man into custody. So I'm just going to go back and say again, and I'll say this a hundred times. Why did they not just go the first time when he wasn't there? If the warrant did not indicate anywhere that he needed to be there to be arrested because he was not being charged with a crime, they were going to look at whatever firearms he had or whatever tools he used. I don't really know all those incidentals. I'm sure this will come out as time goes on, but they were not there to get him. so they gave up the first try to go and came back another day when he was home and then they show it it's it it's dark in the morning 602 or something like that and they made forcible entry so they so he was I mean he was he was killed right and then to add insult to injury his wife was treated I can't even go there. There was no sensitivity or respect whatsoever for the wife. Mind you, her husband, Mr. Malinowski, who is now deceased at this time by the hands of the federal government, by the hands of whatever agent pulled the trigger, So he's dead. The wife is there. She's not listed in the warrant either. She's not to be taken into custody or anything like that. However, and again, quote me if I'm wrong, but this is what I have. She was handcuffed and interrogated and was sitting in a car outside in the parking lot outside in the street. And for hours in her night gear, whatever she was wearing in bed. So I don't I didn't see pictures, whatever her night down was, because I don't think during this whole moment she was going to be running and grabbing a, you know, a robe. I mean, would you? I would have been like, what's going on? Your husband runs out. He goes to grab a weapon to protect you and himself and his home. And now his shots fired. Your husband's on the ground. What do you I don't think you're going to go change into some better clothes. Oh, I would have been worried about my husband. So yeah, so then she's allegedly handcuffed and interrogated for hours. And then she's outside in a police car, one of their cars, whatever car it was. And again, there's details changing quite often on this. So don't control me. I'm going by what I've been given from my sources and what I was access to. Things might change. The more information may come out. There are congressional hearings going on with this right now. So bad for the life right now. So, well, it gets it gets even worse for what? Because she's in the in the car and now her husband is still laying in the in the house. Right. And they're searching the house anyway. They're searching the house. Right. She must be like having anxiety. I'm thinking, I don't know why EMS was not there, checking her out for shock or anything. But then she said she needed to use the restroom. And again, I don't know all the details, so I'm just going to say the basics of what I was told. She needed to use the restroom. And instead of allowing her back into, even, you know, she's not a suspect of anything, mind you. She's not on the warrant. I just want to reiterate that over and over again. They don't even bring her back into her house to use her own bathroom. They bring her in a car to a firehouse to use the restroom at a firehouse while she's in her nightgown to be thoroughly embarrassed in front of everybody at the firehouse. Yet she was outside in a car and the husband was wherever I assume where he was was in a different spot. But either way, there was I'm sure it could have been a better bathroom option than bringing her down to a firehouse loaded with a bunch of firefighters. sitting there you know it could have been a neighbor's house I mean she was not she she's not obviously if she was in your car they checked her she didn't have a weapon right because you would assume that would be part of protocol especially if she was handcuffed allegedly I didn't see it but that's what I understand was handcuffed and interrogated interviewed however you want to call it I'm sure they'll call it as a casual interview and if it was somebody else you would call it an interrogation I'm sure the fear of God is over her her husband was just shot she does she even know if he's dead at this point I don't know you know what I mean this happened so fast well she must be like uh like oh so in in shock I would be in shock that's what I'm saying so I wouldn't even think right because like all I'm thinking is omg my life is changing my husband you know what I mean like omg omg is right so do they have kids or no because I don't think so I didn't see that But here's the thing. Now there's multiple lawsuits have been filed against ATF challenging the new rules of gun sales. Apparently, since that time, and I believe that, and again, don't bother to troll me, but When he was, it used to be called the gun show, a gun show loophole or whatever. Okay. Private sales. If you're selling to one person. They have a lot of those in the South. Yeah. I see like signs. Yeah, gun show. Gun shows. So if it's not your primary business, you didn't require a license to sell firearms. It's not his business. You know, if you had a firearm, you want to sell, it's like selling a car. If you sell a car, a couple of cars because you own a car and you sell them, are you a car salesman? No, you sell the cars that you have. actually it's a good point so he didn't need the license at that time now maybe under the new rules again this is where the atf comes into play because the second amendment again the people the people's right to bear arms shall not be infringed the atf keeps creating new rules on which who can and can't have firearms, who can sell, who can do whatever. So it seems as if the ATF, alcohol, tobacco, and firearms are creating regulations that are tightening up the second amendment so that's why there's several lawsuits filed so I believe that they changed the rules to if you're going to sell firearms at all you should have a license or whatever and I don't know the specifics because it is all going as we go so it's kind of fresh uh stuff that's going on but the point that I'm trying to make here is is that here's a man in bed with his wife He is the highest paid employee for that area. I believe the city owns the airport. And he is the executive director of a very sensitive position that required obviously to have a good mental thoughts to be physically in health mental good health all that stuff all his faculties in order fingerprints up to date you know knowing what they need to know about a man that runs an airport because we know post 9 11 airports are a target and they could be a conduit to create additional problems so this man is cleared enough to be the executive director so here's that man cleared in bed with his wife He doesn't even know that there's even been, they've never contacted him. They've never contacted his boss or anybody and said, Hey, let's talk about some of these firearms that were in possession of somebody else. And I don't know, I don't know much. I'm not a gunsmith person, you know, so I don't know why you would purchase 150, but I guess if you are a, like people who are car enthusiasts, right? They buy cars and fix them up and play with them and then sell them off. And the fun of it is fixing it and tinkering with the car. And then they sell it. It's not really for money. It's not a business. And like chairman, Congressman Jim Jordan said right in the congressional hearing, He said it right to ATF and right to the boss of this gentleman, of Mr. Malinowski. What was his primary means of employment? His primary means of employment was executive director of Little Rock Airport. Done. That was his job. He was not a firearms dealer. He was not a firearms store. So this was a hobby. No different than many other people who have other hobbies. Now he's dead. And the wife had to be subject to tremendous trauma emotionally. I bet she's never going to be the same. I'm very sure that this is going to make a lot of changes. Now, they claim that there is internal investigations, but we really need third party Office of Inspector General type investigation. And again, this brings question, what is the purpose of the ATF? I understand historically what their mission was, but it seems there are so many federal agencies now, and every one of them has some sort of law enforcement fashion. I don't understand what their mission is and why would they need to go to this man's home at 6.02 or whatever it was in the morning in the dark, take a piece of tape and cover his camera, and let's not forget, they cut the electricity. Why would he need to be in the dark? What were they worried about? What were they worried that he would do? I mean, he had no history of doing anything. They knew where he was every day. They knew the other morning when they met at Walmart that he wasn't home. So they obviously were able to figure out and discern. Do you think with the safety, being able to see what's going on, maybe with the escalate of what's going on? Well, maybe if they just had knocked on the door and rang the bell and was like, hey, And now we're here with us. We're here with a walk because of A, B and C. We're not you know, I don't know. Again, this is going to come out. I think more people need to report this story. You're hearing it here. I don't know where else you might hear, but it's fact. It happened. So look it up and maybe more people need to question. It wasn't everywhere on the news. I'm making sure because I pull the curtain back and I'm telling you what's going on here. So obviously this incident has caused great alarm in Washington, D.C. Congress is looking at this deeply and they're looking at the controversial manners in which law enforcement act on some occasion. Now here on the hostile zone, we are not anti-law enforcement. We happen to be very pro-law enforcement, pro-United States Constitution, pro-freedoms, pro-America. not anti any of the above we're not anti-police we're not anti-america we are pro-law enforcement when they act as they are supposed to according to statute according to their oath that they took uphold the constitution of the united states we support that when they do that We don't support no-knock warrants on a nonviolent, I can't even say offender, because he wasn't even charged with anything, on a potentially not, they turned a nonviolent situation into a deadly situation. He wasn't even charged with anything, though. That would be a different story if there was an arrest warrant. On the warrant, there's a spot to be checked off, whether he'd be detained or arrested. That was not checked off. The judge did not authorize that for the magistrate. Whoever signed this warrant did not put, there was no X in that box. That box is left empty. It only says to search the house for these. So those officers should have not assumed and looked at the face. the paperwork carefully before I think they knew exactly what they were doing but I question how many people actually are are comfortable with the after effects Being somebody that knows how these operations go into play, know about what takes place in the meetings, whether it be in a SCIF, where it's secured for classification purposes, or if it's in a conference room or a Walmart parking lot. They are operations. You're going to do this, I'm going to do this. It's like a movie script. this is how everything's supposed to go the operations are put together that way I i don't think that they planned what they wanted that but you'd have to ask yourself as a regular jane q public why cut the power and cover the doorbell camera if you're not going to arrest him so that was idiotic right I mean now a man's dead a wife is traumatized and you know I mean, who knows what the lawsuits and what about and who knows how many of those people that were on that particular raid are comfortable with the behavior. Did they believe in that? Are they unhappy? And now do they feel they have to keep their mouth shut because of the thin blue line that they can't turn on a fellow officer, fellow brother, whatever you want to call it, brother, sister, that law enforcement looks after each other, which I think law enforcement has to look after each other, not against that, not against that. But there are times like this when this man is dead somebody has to ask the questions. Why did you use tape to cover the camera? And why did you go in the dark of night and cut the power to his home? And you did a no knock warrant. You just broke his door down, knowing he has weapons in the house. So if anybody there on this team was an analyst and used a little bit of thought process involved, here's a man who you know has firearms, He's not a violent guy, but you know he has the power of deadly force inside his home. And in the Constitution, he has that right to utilize, stand your ground, protect your home. So why would they barge into his home without announcing who they are, and then have weapons drawn and then he has no electricity why would they do that knowing that he has would I mean you would only want a basic anybody would assume that he's going to pull a weapon to defend his family because he thinks his intruders have just broken into his house right or how about this how about he sold some uh weapons at a gun show and somebody knew that he had them at his house maybe they were breaking in to steal them Maybe he was guarding the weapons. So you and I and the general public, they were not stolen and ended up on the street involved in crimes. How about that? We'll never know, I guess, because he's dead. That's what I was thinking. We'll never know. Like a burglar would think that. So some basic statistics. In 2023, there were over 40,000 gun-related deaths in the United States. That includes homicides, suicides, and accidental shootings. The ATF reports a significant increase in firearms traffic across state lines, necessitating stricter enforcement measures. I don't know. So I'm going to re-say that. 40,000 gun-related deaths. That includes suicide, accidents, and intentional. OK? So we don't know the exact number. I'm sure somebody could get that. But 40,023 deaths. But that included suicide and accidents. and then obviously crimes. Now the ATF is reporting that firearms have been trafficked across state lines. I don't know what that exactly means. Honestly, if you own a firearm, what you know there are each state has different rules on what what you can bring a firearm to that state or not so I don't really know where that is going but they're saying they wanted to enforce countermeasures to the trafficking okay that's great well I don't know what that has to do with this situation that was not a good idea right of like doing it that way I i i feel sorry for the wife to be honest I mean I i just I just hope that people pay attention and understand that what is the purpose for a no knock warrant and why did they need to cut the electricity why was the electricity cut to this man's home before they went in and why did they need to cover the camera An average person, they're just setting up for somebody to freak out right away. Because honestly, if you don't announce who you are, that person could, as you can see, react the way he did. I mean, the average person would react the same way that guy did. And if he didn't have a gun, and it was a knife or anything, or a pen, like I'm holding in my hand, next to my bed, I got no power in my house. and I hear my front door blow down and I hear somebody charging at me like automatically yeah somebody's gonna have a weapon or something some sort like even like a golf club they would have like a baseball bat you know what I mean like it's called fighter flight it's called fighter flight you're half in your sleep you're awoken in the middle of of sleep in the dark And further dark, because now if you have an alarm clock, that light's not lit. You notice these things because we live in your homes, right? You live in your house, you know what should be lit, little lights. Nightlight might be lit, a little light here, a TV light that shows the TV, whatever. You know, you'll wake up to a bang, your doors fall down, and then you know it is darker than usual. There is nothing in your house lit. And then you hear people trampling up your stairs. Of course, a prudent any person a prudent person a stupid person a smart person it doesn't matter what kind of person you are you're going to be scared you're going to be scared and you're going to defend yourself and your family You don't know who is coming at you. And that is really what is questioning here. I'm not questioning why the ATF went there. I don't know why they went there. I don't understand. And I'm not questioning why they wanted the warrant. Maybe it was a very valid reason for the warrant. We're questioning the merit and with which this was executed. So on that note, Ms. Bianca, you want to do a song? Want to get a song before we run into the end of the time? Oh, sure. So we're going to bring it into Bianca's cam. I love this song, Linda Rothstadt, Blue Bayou. Hopefully you guys will like it. Saving naples, saving dyes. Working till the sun don't shine. Looking forward to happier times. I'm going back someday. Come what may to blue. where the folks are fun and the world is mine on Blue Bayou where those fishing boats Goodbye. Where those fishing boats with their sailboat float If I could only dream that the miller survived Wow, Miss Bianca. Unbelievable. So what made you pick that song? I love that song. Do you? Mm-hmm. Okay. I like it too. Actually, it was a request from a couple of days ago. right yeah we get a lot of emails and yeah right yeah yeah I love linda ross that she's one of the reasons why I became I wanted to become a singer yeah she's wonderful shout out so great so all right so let's let's continue on because we're coming to a close shortly so I i don't I i knew this was going to be a very deep topic you know and I was just making sure that I got what I could get out there. But in conclusion, the death of Brian Malinowski highlights the delicate balance between enforcing gun laws and protecting individual rights. OK, yes, we need gun laws. And yes, we have individual rights. It's a very, very, very hairline difference there, but it's a balance that has to be had. It's a balance that maybe needs further discussion from people other than just me on this show. While curbing illegal firearm sales is obviously critical, We know that. If we go firearm sales, we need to curb that. Absolutely. Yeah. 100%. But not the way that they went to the house like that. Yeah, exactly. But the methods used must be scrutinized to prevent unnecessary loss of life. Okay? Yes, we are agreeing. that we need to curb the illegal sale of firearms to protect people from getting hurt with firearms on the street at the same time we need to know that people have lives and freedoms and we need to curtail and really pay attention to what it is that you're doing in these operations or missions sorties ops whatever you're going to call them um to ensure that nobody gets hurt and killed in the process because if somebody does get killed innocent people one innocent person is now dead and you're stopping you're you're out there what protecting life right by stopping illegal gun sales or so you're saying but yet you killed somebody or somebody got killed in the process of that who would not be dead but for the actions of these agents right so that's the key but for the actions of the this particular agency the atf and the members of that team but for those actions this man may still be alive. That's crucial and we need to memorize that. This incident calls for a reevaluation of law enforcement tactics across the board and very clear legal boundaries to ensure the justice every individual they really need to know about psychology like honestly an average person yeah would be in shock if somebody well that's what I'm saying right yeah there has to be more to this story you not think that I want to believe that there's something else in this story that we don't know that that was discussed in the skiff classified Maybe that's why they went that way. And that's why I'm not vilifying the ATF today. I'm just bringing to light this situation. I'm not vilifying them because I don't know what it is that made them go and go to that level of tactics. Because there are obviously many ways it could have been done. They could have spoken to him at the airport. They could have went when he wasn't home. they could have posted a car outside the house for 24 hour period and known okay nobody's home and they could have just went in pick didn't have to break door down they could have just picked the lock and went in well they broke the door down anyway so what I'm saying these are what ifs they could have done instead so again uh I'm not monday uh uh you know monday morning quarterbacking I'm just saying hindsight is 20 20. looking back at 2020 you see clear I don't know what these guys and women whoever was on the team were thinking at the time that they created uh or drafted the um the affidavit for this warrant and what were they thinking at the moment they executed the warrant and I'm sure that the person that pulled the trigger and shot him in the head I'm sure that that individual is suffering because they know that they killed somebody who was maybe not to be killed. I don't know. It's not for me to say I wasn't there. I didn't. I'm not privy to all of the private information on that. But I can say that we need to look at stuff. Well, they had two chances, so I'm sure they probably had plenty of time with the first meeting of what they were going to do. Why did they need him in the house? That's really the question. Why did they need to cut the power? Why did they need to cover the doorbell camera? And why did they need to not knock on the door and just bust the door open? Three major factors here, folks. You need in the dark, no power, and him being home. Why did all that need to happen in that manner? And no body cam. And no body cam. And not one of them was wearing a body cam. Very good point, Ms. Bianca. Nobody was wearing a body cam. So now no one will be able to know what really happened. Mm-hmm. Unfortunately, we can only go by what they tell us happened, unless if there's another camera in the home, since when they cut the power to the home, the doorbell camera kept running. Maybe this man had another camera that they don't know about. Maybe later on, we'll see some of that. But anyway, Sonati's call to action, as we reflect on this tragic event, we must advocate for greater transparency. and accountability across the board in all law enforcement operations at all levels. OK, we need to push the reforms that protect public safety and prevent the loss of life while protecting individual liberties and protecting the safety of our citizens and the safety of our law enforcement personnel, because we know that they get hurt and they get this. So it's a dangerous job. It's a very, very tough thing. So join us in calling for legislative changes. that provide clearer guidelines and safeguards on how these type of operations occur in the future and how constitutional rights are preserved and the safety of our nation is preserved and the safety of our law enforcement professionals are safe. We don't want to see anybody get hurt. At the end of the day, that is it. Nobody should be getting hurt. We don't know why they were there 100%. So I'm not vilifying the ATF. I'm going to reiterate that not vilifying them. I'm just questioning why it went down this particular way and why it didn't go another way. Nonetheless, I'm going to end it with a quote. The price of freedom is being eternally vigilant. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Thomas Jefferson. Eternal vigilance. You want to be free? Always, like I say, 360, 365. Pay attention all the time. With that, thank you for coming to the Hostile Zone. Never miss an episode. You can get this show re-aired, or you can get us in any of your favorite podcast platforms or any of your social media sites. We thank you, because without you, we are nothing. Right, Ms. Bianca, final word? Absolutely. Final word is for you. Well, I feel bad for the families that have... the law enforcement that got hurt I feel bad for that and also I feel my heart goes out to the wife right and you know our heart does go out and I gave you the last word but I do want to say I I feel for you I feel for the family I hope this works out well and I do feel feel bad for whoever pulled the trigger because they're gonna they're obviously suffering too and I'm sure that that was not their intentions I hope that that was not their intentions so with that said miss Bianca you're gonna take us out with pride honor and glory right Say, can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. It's not going anywhere. Oh, say does that star-spangled For the land of the free and the home of the brave. Thank you for listening to the hostile zone because Cincinnati zone, I hear everything everywhere for everyone else. See you next Monday for more outrageous talk where we pull back the curtain and hold no punches from me to you. Have a great week. And remember everyone, Treat others kind. Treat your family kinder. And always love our country. That's right. Sonati heard you.