Oklahoma lawmaker demanding investigation into ATF SWAT team raid of constituent’s home

By Lee Williams

Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) wants an investigation of ATF’s SWAT team raid of his constituent’s home. (Photo Courtesy State of Oklahoma, House of Representatives.)by Lee WilliamsOklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) sent a letter to the Oklahoma Attorney General, the Sheriff of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and “All Oklahoma judicial authorities and other law enforcement entities,” requesting an investigation into ATF’s SWAT team raid at the home of his constituent, Russell Fincher.According to a press release, Humphrey said he was contacted by Fincher after a dozen ATF SWAT team members bearing “automatic weapons” raided Fincher’s home, handcuffed him on his porch in front of his 13-year-old son and coerced him into relinquishing his Federal Firearm License.“If this report is true, and I have every reason to believe it is, then it would appear the ATF’s actions constitute a gross misuse and abuse of their federal police powers,” Humphrey said in the press release.Fincher’s ordeal was chronicled in a story published in July. The 52-year-old is a high school teacher, a Baptist pastor and a parttime gun dealer.“Mr. Fincher is a distinguished figure in our community, serving both as pastor and schoolteacher in the small community of

Source: The Gun Writer