28 years ago today in 1993, the Federal Bureau of Investigation begins their final assault during the Waco Siege in Texas.
28 years ago today in 1993, the Federal Bureau of Investigation begins their final assault during the Waco Siege in Texas. Months previous to this, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) was investigating David Koresh and the Branch Davidians for making a steady income at gun shows. The Mount Carmel Center hosted religious scholars from all over the world and dozens of Branch Davidians chose to live there. Some of them even let Koresh marry their teenage daughters. The ATF felt that Koresh’s unusual religious beliefs and sex life would give them credibility to also be protecting children with their investigation. Rather than try and arrest Koresh uneventfully when he left the compound for his daily exercise and errands, the ATF wanted a publicity opportunity and coordinated with a local news station to get video recording of their armed officers surrounding the compound. In full body armor and automatic weapons, 76 ATF agents in a long vehicle column approached Mount Carmel...