Word on the streetz is that the FEDS set the lil homie up! They hip hop police set him up with some atf agents to buy guns... he and his chick TINY was nabbed up.  FREE TI  FREE TI !! AND like NWA taught us....F the Police

That's some foul shit, How come they don't be arresting and raiding them rock n roll dudes like Bret Michaels or one of the mufuckas. For them to raid his home is basically saying they watching all of our top stars.

Its real shit!  And I predict they'll probably martyr my dude next cause TI is smart as hell and he knows not only the political system but how the police system functions and how they catch people up.  Maybe he got caught slippin but this sounds like some well plotted plan to try and take the nigga down cause he was getting to big. Afterall we can't have no more Pac's running around here inspiring Black people to think bigger and do better.

hope this nigga beats this shit, just like Irv and sues the hell out all orginaztions involved!

FUCK THE POLICE!!!!!! FUCK THE HIP HIP POLICE FUCK THE FEDS FUCK ALL THEM BITCHES!!! FREE T.I!!!!

When will they leave us along dogg.Niggas out trying to survive trying to put food on the table for their wife and kids.Niggas out the street life and trying to stay out but they keep treating us like we still in the hood.Of course we gonna have our guns and all that shit we gotta protect ourselves hell they aint gonna protect us and whats even more fucked up we need to be protected by them badge wearing pussy ass pigs all accross america dogg,shit like that gets me heated you think what you want about any rapper but at the end of the day homey is a man and he gotta provide and protect his by any means,like the presidents say give me liberty or give me death,if they can go by that law why can't we?..Let niggas live Cuz 100


HUSSLE HUNNID


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rap niggas walk light when you in front of a camera the beam on your knot becomes bigger cuz 100


P.S. I aint condoming dustball ass niggas with deals who go fuck it up by killing niggas and selling drugs and shit.I'm speaking up for the niggas from the hood did they work earned they stripes earn the respect of their hood,and manned up to father hood and decided to make possitive of their negative them the ones that I speak up for 100...Where is Al sharpton and them at when its time to let people know that rappers is human beings too?..

this is beyond fucked up.  they was plottin on this man cuz he was on bet speakin real.  

them crackas man I tell ya.  they can't find nothin on u while u in the streets so what do they do? raid ya home.  

man this has really been a year that they've tried to put famous black ppl down.

hell yeah this sum bullshit this devils want leave us alone!!!they mad cause of how sucessful the brother is!! hell hulk hogan be having all kinds of heat and be busting them thangs on live t.v.   odes any body know the rule for felons having pistols though?  here in nap fam if we caught wit hone as a felon its atomatic 10 yrs

I will tell you like Lil Wayne says,

I TRY TOLD YOU! ! !

THis stuff is getting deeper than a conspiracy movie.

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PRAY FOR FOXY BROWN! !

PRAY FOR OPRAH'S HEALTH! !

DaWildChild and dat_boi_hustle yall on the money with what yall said..thats very true...

I mean these pigs see T.I appearing in movies with Denzel Washington..theme song on ESPN..on chevy commercials with Dale Eirnhart jr..speaking up for BLACKS!. so now the pigs is sayin to themselves "hell naw. this young nigger is rubbing shoulders with our kind. this hip hip nigger is on espn. on commercials with good ol american dale ernhardt and nascar. we gotta get this nigger"...so that's what the fuck happened...i mean let's look at in hindsight..t.i more than likely and its safe to say that if the pigs did find guns in hs home he DON'T have those guns to prove he's gangsta and he don't have them to pull in a kick doore or merk somebody..this brotha is a multi millionaire and he has a family therefore ANY smart man would have something of that nature for protection..i know I would..look at what happened to antoine walker, eddy curry, lamar odom, jalen rose a few years back..you got people in this world who would rob, steal, and jack you because of your worth and who you are.YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHITE celebrities like tommy lee, matt damon, george clooney, and so on probably don't have a gun safe in their million dollar homes to PROTECT themselves and families right? yeah that's what the pigs and media would say about them white folks.."they're protecting their families"..just like hurricane katrina..they called the looting whites "heros" and "survivors"..called us blacks "refugees" a.d "thugs"

Cowards behind a badge...

The Feds is doig everything they can to start a black vs. white race war.  Then that would be a reason to enforce MARTIAL LAW or POLICE STATE.  They about to start rounding niggas up by the thousands and all hell gonna break loose.

I Just Hope He Does Have To Do Time , This Is Has Been A Dark Year For Hip Hop Artist Getting Locked Up.

the patriot act is the only reason this happened. they dont need a reason anymore just the fact that u have done something at one point in ur life. its time for all of us to stand up and raise hell about this black and white this can happen to anyone if it can happen to a millionaire.

FUCK!!! Damn, i hope dis nigga get outta dis shit!..

get the chip of your shoulders and hop off "the world is againt hip hop" band wagon

The Feds is doig everything they can to start a black vs. white race war.  Then that would be a reason to enforce MARTIAL LAW or POLICE STATE.  They about to start rounding niggas up by the thousands and all hell gonna break loose.
@Seventh Seal

GLAD 2 SEE SOMEBODY SEE WHATS REALLY GOIN ON, SHIT IS FUCKED UP OUT HERE!!!! NIGGAS BEST WAKE UP!!!

lol i dont know why yall mad at the boyz, all that drug talk that lil dude be rapping about lol....  

FUCK THAT!!!! and on the they day he was probably gonna win  some awards and peform, thats what makes me think this was a set-up.....THAT SHIT IS DISGUSTING....FUCK THE POLICE & ANY TYPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT....THAT'S THE TYPE OF SHIT THAT MAKES NO ONE IN THE HOOD RESPECT THOSE FUCKIN' PIGS

is it coincidence that the artist with the most nominations gets locked up on the day of the awards....hmmmm....that hip-hop police is a muthafucka

let's not start yet let us see if a nigga got a strong defense team. cause with paper you can get away with shit that people on here cannot afford to get away witrh. let the man take care of his biz cause shit is real right now,this is not a recoding session.

Man what's fucked up is if T.I.P. is actually out of the streets and not doing anything "illegal" but since he comes from that he still got them people on his back and has to protect himself...  what's a man to do when you make mistakes in your past in you growup in the kind of environments where you have to shoot or get shot...  HOWEVER if he was still doing dumb shit like he says he did in his past, let him do the time...  I hope everything turns out ok for T.I. i hope T.I.P. dont show his ass in the courtroom :^|

What do they got against TI? Bustin him at his shows and shit. Now hookin him up before the awards. WTF He musta done some real shit.

THATS FUCKED UP......I'M TIRED OF HIP-HOP POLICE HARRASING BROTHA's CUZ DEY MAKING MONEY AND POWER MOVES.....

THEY DON'T MESS WIT ANY OTHER GENRE OF MUSIC AS MUCH AS THEY DO WITH RAP AND HIP-HOP ARTIST....SURE A LOT OF IT WE BRING ON OURSELVES BUT I"M MAD ABOUT THE JUSTICE AND INEQUALITIES BLACK CELEBRITIES STILL FACE IN THIS DAY AND AGE....

KEVIN FEDERLINE ADMITTED HE AND BRITNEY DID DRUGS IN THEIR HOUSE TOGETHER BUT DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THEIR HOUSE GETTING RAIDED BY ATF and SWAT TEAMS....NO

MOST OF THOSE HIGH PROFILE WHITE CELEBRITIES DO DRUGS.....

PHIL SPECTOR WAS A DRUG ABUSER. IF THE SWAT TEAM WOULD"VE RAIDED HIS HOUSE, FOUND DRUGS AND THE GUN MAYBE THAT LADY HE MURDERED WOULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.....

ANNA NICOLE SMITH......They saw her high on her own reality TV show. Was she ever arrested for possesing or using drugs...NO.

ALTHOUGH THE REASON WHY TI WAS ARRESTED IS KNOWN AT THIS TIME, I FEEL LAW ENFORCE SPEND MORE TIME WATCHING BLACK CELEBRITIES THAN WHITE CELEBRITIES

There is still no justice... IT'S JUST US

(I'm not a racist. I love all nationalities. Just stating facts and examples) REALTALK,

If TI was busted for any criminal activity let him rot in hell.  If he was arrested for no reason then let us rally around him.

Payback for that BET panel appearance?

its hard being black

well what do you think happens when rappers talk about selling guns and drugs . THIS HAPPENS. so dont be surprised. you open your mouth expect to get a mate in the cell

also you know racism still exists so why you so surprised?

NIGGAZ BE SNITCHIN'
FUCK THE POLICE!!!

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umm......Im not wit TI being arrested and there's chance he was set up but some of yall speakin about him like he pac or some other concious rapper. I dont think he inspiring any black people to do better. I mean he rap about drugs N shit. Now hey i gotts agree with chuckwaters if he guilty than so be it but if he innocent than thats some bull.

MAN THIS IS SOME FUCK SHIT REALTALK...FEDS TAKIN PICTURES HOMIE...AND turleys finest NEEDS TO CHILL OUT CAUSE THE NIGGA TIP HAS RAPPED ABOUT PLENTY MOTIVATIONAL SHIT...MOTIVATION, BE BETTER THAN ME, ETC...AND ANYTIME HE RAPPIN BOUT TRAPPIN, ITS TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE HE CAME FROM AND WHERE NOT TO GO...KNOW THE FACTS BEFORE YOU START SPEAKING ON SHIT...ANYWAY FREE T.I.P....KING OF DA SOUTH...BEEN SAYIN THAT SHIT SINCE "I'M SERIOUS" AND AINT SHIT CHANGED...YE-A-YE-YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!...

man I thought he was getting paid. U can buy a 20 thousand dollar chain but u can't afford to send somebody in the store since u can't go get it and buy a what 900 hundred dollar gun. WTF I don't get it. Prodigy in a armour truck and get pop with a gun going da wrong way. I'm broke and can buy a gun and drive in a regular truck and don't get a dumb azz charge and I ride by and get stop by cops all da time come on man what r u makin da money for to give it back to these crackers. Man like da dude said I love black people but I hate niggaz and I got to wake up everyday and get look down on because people mistake me as one of these dumb azz niggaz

ya'll all wound up all ready... I'll wait and see what comes of it. compare the media "facts" with what the word is and then draw a conclusion. I'm not sayin yellin bloody murder is uncalled for, but I do think it's a little premature.

They watchin us yall!!! Homie above that said how TI is on BET speaking up and doin commercials wit Dale Earnhart Jr an shit is right man. They wanted to nab a stand up dude.

Keep ya head up Tip...

Dayyum, Prodigy, now TI. Whose next? What The F*ck...

Stop defending this man before you know the whole story.

As much as these dudes keep talking about how many guns they have and how many drugs they can sell -- how can you not expect a cop to bust down your door eventually...you're just asking for trouble advertising your personal biz like that.

When they start busting down Chuck D's door, then I'll know we got problems.

lol i dont know why yall mad at the boyz, all that drug talk that lil dude be rapping about lol...

SO FUCKN WHAT!! NIGGAS BEEN RHYMIN ABOUT DRUGS SINCE RAP WAS BORN, DAT AINT DA POINT, POINT IS NIGGAS IS HAVIN DEY RIGHTS VIOLATED ON SOME BULLSHIT AND ITS GETTIN WORSE!! EVER HEARD OF FREEDOM OF SPEACH, NOWADAYS DAT FREEDOM IS BECOMING NONEXISTENT, MUHFUCKAS GET TASERED AT UNIVERSITIES 4 ASKING QUESTIONS, SO YA COMMENT IS FUCKN STUPID, WAKE DA FUCK UP!!!!

Cmon TI... You ain't got this shit mapped out yet?  Why are you doin this shit yourself... why would you handle that kind of business yourself... you should know how the game is played by now.  I hate to see this but the game is the game... the rules are there and its either play or get played...

SHIT, YA'LL PUSSIES TELLIN ME I CANT RHYME ABOUT DOPE BUT THE BEATLES COULD SING "LUCY IN THE SKY WIT DIAMONDS" AKA LSD, YA'LL MUTHAFUCKAS SOUND LIKE UNCLE TOMS FOREAL FOREAL!!!! OPEN YA FUCKN EYES, OUR FREEDOMS ARE BEING STRIPPED AWAY RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES AND U GOT DUMB NIGGAS COMMENTING ON HOW SOMEBODY RHYMIN ABOUT DOPE AND GUNS!!! NAME A ROCK GROUP DAT DONT SING ABOUT THE SAME SHIT !!!

breaking news T.I got arrested (wheres da news, its not breaking, cum on, fix up)

let the lawyers sort this shit out

According to the Feds, T.I. was arrested after after they learned one of his bodyguards was trying to purchase machine guns for the musician.
The arrest occured only a few hours before the BET Awards held in Atlanta.

Here is the full statement released by the Department of Justice:

Arrest Comes After Harris, a Convicted Felon, Accepted Delivery of Machine Guns and Silencers; Additional Guns Found In Harris' Vehicle and House

Atlanta, GA CLIFFORD HARRIS, 27, an entertainer also known as "T.I.," of College Park, Georgia, was arrested in Atlanta at approximately 2:30 p.m. today by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), as he allegedly took possession of three machine guns and two silencers. Three other firearms were found in the vehicle HARRIS was driving. ATF also executed a federal search warrant at HARRIS' house at 4XX Creekview Lane in College Park, finding six additional firearms in his bedroom closet.

United States Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker issued a federal criminal complaint after the arrest and search, charging HARRIS with the felony offenses of (1) possession of unregistered machine guns [and silencers] and (2) possession of firearms by a convicted felon. HARRIS will be held in federal custody over the weekend and then will make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman at the United States Courthouse in Atlanta on Monday, October 15, at a time to be determined by the court. The United States Attorney's Office and ATF will hold a short news conference afterward at a location to be determined.

"Machine guns pose a serious danger to the community, which is why they are so carefully regulated," said David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. "The last place machine guns should be is in the hands of a convicted felon, who cannot legally possess any kind of firearm. This convicted felon allegedly was trying to add several machine guns to an already large and entirely illegal arsenal of guns. Thanks to the good and quick work of ATF, he is now in custody and his firearms have been seized."


"This investigation developed very quickly," said Vanessa McLemore, Special Agent in Charge of ATF's Atlanta Division. "We learned only this Wednesday that the cooperating witness was allegedly buying the machine guns for Harris. The cooperating witness told Harris on Thursday that he had obtained the items, and on Friday Harris made it clear that he wanted them delivered to him today. Harris then agreed to meet and took possession of the machine guns this afternoon. He now faces serious federal charges and a potentially long prison sentence."

According to U.S. Attorney Nahmias and the information filed in court: On October 2, 2007, an employee of a federal firearms licensee advised ATF that an individual was seeking to purchase a machine gun without registering the weapon as required by law. The individual was directed to an ATF agent acting in an undercover capacity, posing as a machine gun dealer. Last Wednesday, October 10, 2007, the individual was arrested by ATF after purchasing three unregistered machine guns and two silencers from the undercover agent in exchange for $2,200 and a pistol. The individual then agreed to cooperate with ATF, including with respect to his purpose for obtaining the firearms.

The cooperating witness (CW) advised the agents that he was purchasing the machine guns on October 10 on behalf of CLIFFORD HARRIS, aka "T.I.," an entertainer for whom the CW had been working as a bodyguard since July 2007. The CW admitted to straw purchasing about nine firearms for HARRIS and about 17 firearms for other persons on previous occasions. Firearm purchase records confirm that the CW has purchased about 25 firearms over the past 18 months. The CW said that HARRIS gave him cash to buy guns on four occasions. HARRIS asked the CW to purchase the firearms for him because HARRIS has a prior felony conviction and therefore cannot lawfully purchase or possess firearms under federal law, while the CW could lawfully obtain guns.

According to the CW, he purchased a Calico 9mm pistol on September 6, 2007, and delivered it to HARRIS at HARRIS' house on Creekview Lane, where he also saw multiple firearms in a safe in the walk-in closet in HARRIS' bedroom. The CW next purchased a Smith & Wesson .500 caliber revolver for HARRIS on September 18, 2007, delivering it to an associate of HARRIS' to give to HARRIS. On or about September 26, 2007, the CW purchased seven more firearms, three rifles and four handguns, using $7,000 in cash provided by HARRIS, and delivered the firearms to HARRIS at the Creekview Lane house.

Finally, last Wednesday, October 10, 2007, HARRIS arranged for the CW to pick up $12,000 in cash from HARRIS's bank, telling the CW to use the funds to purchase machine guns for HARRIS. The CW was arrested later that day when he attempted to purchase three machine guns and two silencers from the undercover ATF agent.

After agreeing to cooperate with ATF, the CW had a series of telephone calls with HARRIS, which were recorded by ATF with the CW's consent. On Thursday, October 11, 2007, the CW called HARRIS to say that he had"everything for you," referring to the machine guns he was supposed to purchase on Harris' behalf; HARRIS replied affirmatively.

On Friday, October 12, 2007, HARRIS called the CW. The CW asked HARRIS when he wanted to take delivery of what the CW had, and HARRIS told the CW that he would take delivery today, Saturday, October 13, 2007.

After the CW left HARRIS a message this morning, shortly after noon HARRIS called the CW to arrange the pick up. At approximately 2:22 p.m., HARRIS met with the CW in a shopping center parking lot in midtown Atlanta to take possession of the firearms. The meeting was recorded by ATF. The CW entered the vehicle that HARRIS was driving and displayed to HARRIS the two silencers and three machine guns that the CW had purchased from the undercover ATF agent on October 10. When the CW explained the function of one silencer, HARRIS said "no flash, no bang." The CW and HARRIS also discussed the selector switch of one of the machine guns, which switches the gun from semi-automatic to fully automatic fire. HARRIS also asked the CW for "change leftover" from the $12,000 that he provided the CW to purchase the firearms.

HARRIS was arrested without incident. A subsequent search of the vehicle located three other firearms, including one loaded gun tucked between the driver's seat where HARRIS had been sitting and the center console.

Shortly after the arrest, ATF agents executed a federal search warrant for HARRIS' house at 429 Creekview Lane in College Park. In a walk-in closet in HARRIS' bedroom, the agents found six more firearms (three rifles, two pistols, and a revolver), including three of the guns that the CW had said he purchased for and delivered to HARRIS in September. Five of the six guns were loaded.

Members of the public are reminded that the criminal complaint only contains charges. The defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government's burden to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by Special Agents of the ATF, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service, the Atlanta Police Department, the Fulton County Police Department, and the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.

Assistant United States Attorneys Francey Hakes and Todd Alley are prosecuting the case

According to the Feds, T.I. was arrested after after they learned one of his bodyguards was trying to purchase machine guns for the musician.
The arrest occured only a few hours before the BET Awards held in Atlanta.

Here is the full statement released by the Department of Justice:

Arrest Comes After Harris, a Convicted Felon, Accepted Delivery of Machine Guns and Silencers; Additional Guns Found In Harris' Vehicle and House

Atlanta, GA CLIFFORD HARRIS, 27, an entertainer also known as "T.I.," of College Park, Georgia, was arrested in Atlanta at approximately 2:30 p.m. today by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), as he allegedly took possession of three machine guns and two silencers. Three other firearms were found in the vehicle HARRIS was driving. ATF also executed a federal search warrant at HARRIS' house at 4XX Creekview Lane in College Park, finding six additional firearms in his bedroom closet.

United States Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker issued a federal criminal complaint after the arrest and search, charging HARRIS with the felony offenses of (1) possession of unregistered machine guns [and silencers] and (2) possession of firearms by a convicted felon. HARRIS will be held in federal custody over the weekend and then will make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman at the United States Courthouse in Atlanta on Monday, October 15, at a time to be determined by the court. The United States Attorney's Office and ATF will hold a short news conference afterward at a location to be determined.

"Machine guns pose a serious danger to the community, which is why they are so carefully regulated," said David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. "The last place machine guns should be is in the hands of a convicted felon, who cannot legally possess any kind of firearm. This convicted felon allegedly was trying to add several machine guns to an already large and entirely illegal arsenal of guns. Thanks to the good and quick work of ATF, he is now in custody and his firearms have been seized."


"This investigation developed very quickly," said Vanessa McLemore, Special Agent in Charge of ATF's Atlanta Division. "We learned only this Wednesday that the cooperating witness was allegedly buying the machine guns for Harris. The cooperating witness told Harris on Thursday that he had obtained the items, and on Friday Harris made it clear that he wanted them delivered to him today. Harris then agreed to meet and took possession of the machine guns this afternoon. He now faces serious federal charges and a potentially long prison sentence."

According to U.S. Attorney Nahmias and the information filed in court: On October 2, 2007, an employee of a federal firearms licensee advised ATF that an individual was seeking to purchase a machine gun without registering the weapon as required by law. The individual was directed to an ATF agent acting in an undercover capacity, posing as a machine gun dealer. Last Wednesday, October 10, 2007, the individual was arrested by ATF after purchasing three unregistered machine guns and two silencers from the undercover agent in exchange for $2,200 and a pistol. The individual then agreed to cooperate with ATF, including with respect to his purpose for obtaining the firearms.

The cooperating witness (CW) advised the agents that he was purchasing the machine guns on October 10 on behalf of CLIFFORD HARRIS, aka "T.I.," an entertainer for whom the CW had been working as a bodyguard since July 2007. The CW admitted to straw purchasing about nine firearms for HARRIS and about 17 firearms for other persons on previous occasions. Firearm purchase records confirm that the CW has purchased about 25 firearms over the past 18 months. The CW said that HARRIS gave him cash to buy guns on four occasions. HARRIS asked the CW to purchase the firearms for him because HARRIS has a prior felony conviction and therefore cannot lawfully purchase or possess firearms under federal law, while the CW could lawfully obtain guns.

According to the CW, he purchased a Calico 9mm pistol on September 6, 2007, and delivered it to HARRIS at HARRIS' house on Creekview Lane, where he also saw multiple firearms in a safe in the walk-in closet in HARRIS' bedroom. The CW next purchased a Smith & Wesson .500 caliber revolver for HARRIS on September 18, 2007, delivering it to an associate of HARRIS' to give to HARRIS. On or about September 26, 2007, the CW purchased seven more firearms, three rifles and four handguns, using $7,000 in cash provided by HARRIS, and delivered the firearms to HARRIS at the Creekview Lane house.

Finally, last Wednesday, October 10, 2007, HARRIS arranged for the CW to pick up $12,000 in cash from HARRIS's bank, telling the CW to use the funds to purchase machine guns for HARRIS. The CW was arrested later that day when he attempted to purchase three machine guns and two silencers from the undercover ATF agent.

After agreeing to cooperate with ATF, the CW had a series of telephone calls with HARRIS, which were recorded by ATF with the CW's consent. On Thursday, October 11, 2007, the CW called HARRIS to say that he had"everything for you," referring to the machine guns he was supposed to purchase on Harris' behalf; HARRIS replied affirmatively.

On Friday, October 12, 2007, HARRIS called the CW. The CW asked HARRIS when he wanted to take delivery of what the CW had, and HARRIS told the CW that he would take delivery today, Saturday, October 13, 2007.

After the CW left HARRIS a message this morning, shortly after noon HARRIS called the CW to arrange the pick up. At approximately 2:22 p.m., HARRIS met with the CW in a shopping center parking lot in midtown Atlanta to take possession of the firearms. The meeting was recorded by ATF. The CW entered the vehicle that HARRIS was driving and displayed to HARRIS the two silencers and three machine guns that the CW had purchased from the undercover ATF agent on October 10. When the CW explained the function of one silencer, HARRIS said "no flash, no bang." The CW and HARRIS also discussed the selector switch of one of the machine guns, which switches the gun from semi-automatic to fully automatic fire. HARRIS also asked the CW for "change leftover" from the $12,000 that he provided the CW to purchase the firearms.

HARRIS was arrested without incident. A subsequent search of the vehicle located three other firearms, including one loaded gun tucked between the driver's seat where HARRIS had been sitting and the center console.

Shortly after the arrest, ATF agents executed a federal search warrant for HARRIS' house at 429 Creekview Lane in College Park. In a walk-in closet in HARRIS' bedroom, the agents found six more firearms (three rifles, two pistols, and a revolver), including three of the guns that the CW had said he purchased for and delivered to HARRIS in September. Five of the six guns were loaded.

Members of the public are reminded that the criminal complaint only contains charges. The defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government's burden to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by Special Agents of the ATF, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service, the Atlanta Police Department, the Fulton County Police Department, and the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.

Assistant United States Attorneys Francey Hakes and Todd Alley are prosecuting the case

According to the Feds, T.I. was arrested after after they learned one of his bodyguards was trying to purchase machine guns for the musician.
The arrest occured only a few hours before the BET Awards held in Atlanta.

Here is the full statement released by the Department of Justice:

Arrest Comes After Harris, a Convicted Felon, Accepted Delivery of Machine Guns and Silencers; Additional Guns Found In Harris' Vehicle and House

Atlanta, GA CLIFFORD HARRIS, 27, an entertainer also known as "T.I.," of College Park, Georgia, was arrested in Atlanta at approximately 2:30 p.m. today by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), as he allegedly took possession of three machine guns and two silencers. Three other firearms were found in the vehicle HARRIS was driving. ATF also executed a federal search warrant at HARRIS' house at 4XX Creekview Lane in College Park, finding six additional firearms in his bedroom closet.

United States Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker issued a federal criminal complaint after the arrest and search, charging HARRIS with the felony offenses of (1) possession of unregistered machine guns [and silencers] and (2) possession of firearms by a convicted felon. HARRIS will be held in federal custody over the weekend and then will make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman at the United States Courthouse in Atlanta on Monday, October 15, at a time to be determined by the court. The United States Attorney's Office and ATF will hold a short news conference afterward at a location to be determined.

"Machine guns pose a serious danger to the community, which is why they are so carefully regulated," said David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. "The last place machine guns should be is in the hands of a convicted felon, who cannot legally possess any kind of firearm. This convicted felon allegedly was trying to add several machine guns to an already large and entirely illegal arsenal of guns. Thanks to the good and quick work of ATF, he is now in custody and his firearms have been seized."


"This investigation developed very quickly," said Vanessa McLemore, Special Agent in Charge of ATF's Atlanta Division. "We learned only this Wednesday that the cooperating witness was allegedly buying the machine guns for Harris. The cooperating witness told Harris on Thursday that he had obtained the items, and on Friday Harris made it clear that he wanted them delivered to him today. Harris then agreed to meet and took possession of the machine guns this afternoon. He now faces serious federal charges and a potentially long prison sentence."

According to U.S. Attorney Nahmias and the information filed in court: On October 2, 2007, an employee of a federal firearms licensee advised ATF that an individual was seeking to purchase a machine gun without registering the weapon as required by law. The individual was directed to an ATF agent acting in an undercover capacity, posing as a machine gun dealer. Last Wednesday, October 10, 2007, the individual was arrested by ATF after purchasing three unregistered machine guns and two silencers from the undercover agent in exchange for $2,200 and a pistol. The individual then agreed to cooperate with ATF, including with respect to his purpose for obtaining the firearms.

The cooperating witness (CW) advised the agents that he was purchasing the machine guns on October 10 on behalf of CLIFFORD HARRIS, aka "T.I.," an entertainer for whom the CW had been working as a bodyguard since July 2007. The CW admitted to straw purchasing about nine firearms for HARRIS and about 17 firearms for other persons on previous occasions. Firearm purchase records confirm that the CW has purchased about 25 firearms over the past 18 months. The CW said that HARRIS gave him cash to buy guns on four occasions. HARRIS asked the CW to purchase the firearms for him because HARRIS has a prior felony conviction and therefore cannot lawfully purchase or possess firearms under federal law, while the CW could lawfully obtain guns.

According to the CW, he purchased a Calico 9mm pistol on September 6, 2007, and delivered it to HARRIS at HARRIS' house on Creekview Lane, where he also saw multiple firearms in a safe in the walk-in closet in HARRIS' bedroom. The CW next purchased a Smith & Wesson .500 caliber revolver for HARRIS on September 18, 2007, delivering it to an associate of HARRIS' to give to HARRIS. On or about September 26, 2007, the CW purchased seven more firearms, three rifles and four handguns, using $7,000 in cash provided by HARRIS, and delivered the firearms to HARRIS at the Creekview Lane house.

Finally, last Wednesday, October 10, 2007, HARRIS arranged for the CW to pick up $12,000 in cash from HARRIS's bank, telling the CW to use the funds to purchase machine guns for HARRIS. The CW was arrested later that day when he attempted to purchase three machine guns and two silencers from the undercover ATF agent.

After agreeing to cooperate with ATF, the CW had a series of telephone calls with HARRIS, which were recorded by ATF with the CW's consent. On Thursday, October 11, 2007, the CW called HARRIS to say that he had"everything for you," referring to the machine guns he was supposed to purchase on Harris' behalf; HARRIS replied affirmatively.

On Friday, October 12, 2007, HARRIS called the CW. The CW asked HARRIS when he wanted to take delivery of what the CW had, and HARRIS told the CW that he would take delivery today, Saturday, October 13, 2007.

After the CW left HARRIS a message this morning, shortly after noon HARRIS called the CW to arrange the pick up. At approximately 2:22 p.m., HARRIS met with the CW in a shopping center parking lot in midtown Atlanta to take possession of the firearms. The meeting was recorded by ATF. The CW entered the vehicle that HARRIS was driving and displayed to HARRIS the two silencers and three machine guns that the CW had purchased from the undercover ATF agent on October 10. When the CW explained the function of one silencer, HARRIS said "no flash, no bang." The CW and HARRIS also discussed the selector switch of one of the machine guns, which switches the gun from semi-automatic to fully automatic fire. HARRIS also asked the CW for "change leftover" from the $12,000 that he provided the CW to purchase the firearms.

HARRIS was arrested without incident. A subsequent search of the vehicle located three other firearms, including one loaded gun tucked between the driver's seat where HARRIS had been sitting and the center console.

Shortly after the arrest, ATF agents executed a federal search warrant for HARRIS' house at 429 Creekview Lane in College Park. In a walk-in closet in HARRIS' bedroom, the agents found six more firearms (three rifles, two pistols, and a revolver), including three of the guns that the CW had said he purchased for and delivered to HARRIS in September. Five of the six guns were loaded.

Members of the public are reminded that the criminal complaint only contains charges. The defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government's burden to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by Special Agents of the ATF, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service, the Atlanta Police Department, the Fulton County Police Department, and the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.

Assistant United States Attorneys Francey Hakes and Todd Alley are prosecuting the case

This is just the begining.. They coming!!! Not for just rappers you too.. Any city any state any street any house!!! This aint no joke!! So ironic he was just on BET doing a forum speaking out??? I have to many thoughts in my head to finish this......

I want to know why?????

http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/13/feds-t-i-tried-to-buy-machine-guns-silencers/

Not smart at all...

YOU GUY'S ARE SILLY SAYING THE FBI SET UP TI. HOW THEY SET HIM UP THEY FORCED HIM TO BUY WEAPON'S. YOU PEOPLE ON HERE NEED TO GROW UP HE WAS ARRESTED FOR COMMITING A CRIME. HE SET HIS SELF UP.

we have heard the last of T.I he is going down .....!

@ stateofgrace who said:
YOU GUY'S ARE SILLY SAYING THE FBI SET UP TI. HOW THEY SET HIM UP THEY FORCED HIM TO BUY WEAPON'S. YOU PEOPLE ON HERE NEED TO GROW UP HE WAS ARRESTED FOR COMMITING
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Let em know, dawg. Our people are good for getting our own people's back when they do something wrong, no matter how wrong it may be. That's apart of why we blacks are so stuck where we are. Co-sign when cats are doing the right things in life and stop using whites or any other race as a reason for why we fuck up.
Hold some responsibility and accountability for yourselves and get off that bullshit, my people.

machine guns and silencers. please pick someone who deserves your pity. not a felon attempting to buy machine guns. sean bell was looking at titties with his friends and trying to go home and get married.

If you ain't doing nothing illegal you have little to worry about unless some cop has it for you.  I mean come on he is a convicted felon trying to buy a machine gun and silencers thats crazy.  Unless he was being setup,  I would say he gets what he deserves.  He should of had one of his mans hold guns for him or at least put them in your girl name to keep them in the house or something.  He should of been smarter about that. Everyone wants to blame the police its not their fault they doing there job.  If T.I. was doing his and been better at it he wouldn't got caught out there especially if you are street dude.  I'm sure there are a lot of other big rappers with felonies with cache of guns but do their shit little differently so they would not get caught up in shit like this.  

FUCK ALL YOU HONKY CRACKAS

The POLICE has been killing innocent black people since slavery.  WE NEED GUNS to protect our family from POLICE.  I'm not mad a T.I. WE ALL SHOULD BUY MORE GUNS!

wayne set him up so he can be the best...remember the vibe interview when he said they asked him about rappers haha j/k, but what if hmmmmmm

let that man go, first drama now him, tryin to shut down grand hustle

let that man go????

HE COPPED 3 MACHINE GUNS AND 2 SILENCERS!!!!

Why would a FELON need this????

while i do agree with alot of what is being said. a lot of you niggaz still dont understand. if you walk like a gangsta, talk like a gangsta eat sleep and shit gangsta. dont act all surprised when white folke treat you like one. i like the song HURT, that shit is hot but when the cops hear:

[Verse 1 T.I.]
A lot of pussy nigga talk like brawler runnin’ they mouth
That is 'til I run in they house
Put the gun in they mouth
Tell a nigga talk shit now
They think you know they gun go BLAW
I ain’t scared of the law, naw
I'm 'bout to go to war
What it is nigga win, lose, or draw
I never get caught murkin ya’ll
Cause it ain’t whatcha do (whatcha do?)
The question is who saw (saw)
When I’m way to raw (raw)
Catch me any day you want
You can think I'm a player if you want
But the facts that remain
If I got an AK and you don’t (you don't)
Well then playa you gone (bye)
Don’t get me wrong
Pussy nigga wanna kill me too (but where they at?)
But they jus' ain’t 'bout shit
Cause its very well known where I’m at
They can catch me in the booth right now
If it really like that
Naw, nigga let they hoe get 'em in the whole shit
The fo fo’s spit they holla "Oh shit"
Protect the ho and you both hit
You betta check ya gun cause you be so sick
If the chopper leave you with no dick
A plastic bag holdin' yo' shit
Least 6 in you, couple more in the bitch
And I don’t miss cause I’m focused

THE POLICE ARE GONNA SEE YOU ABOUT IT!!!

this dude had was in possession of three UNREGISTERED machine guns and two SILENCERS. protectin ya home is one thing. playin at being a "GANGSTA" is another. seriously some of you niggas need to wake the fuck up. dude broke the law on some "Dumb Nigga Chronicles" type shit. i hope he get free but as long a us black people continue to do stupid shit. we'll keep gettin locked up, killed, discriminated against. raped, pillaged and generally shitted on. White people aint the proplem. were our own WORST enemy!!!!        

at some point, you've got to take responsibilities for your own actions.

the police didn't make this nigga by guns.  he's got security for that.

oh, but a nigga ain't real if he hires security, right?  now you're bitching cause "the crackers" set me up.

niggaz need to grow the fuck up.  If you're really not doing anything illegal, then you shouldn't be fucked with.  But if you're doing illegal shit, don't be suprised and mad when you get caught.  shut the fuck up and do your time, but don't blame anyone else....TI is the dumb nigga that had the guns.  Nobody planted that shit...it was his

damn TI. why? fu** the police

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"FREE TI  FREE TI !!"
(^^ even if he is guilty?)

"let that man go, first drama now him, tryin to shut down grand hustle"
(^^yea, ATF are some serious GH haters. LOL)

"The POLICE has been killing innocent black people since slavery.  WE NEED GUNS to protect our family from POLICE.  I'm not mad a T.I. WE ALL SHOULD BUY MORE GUNS!"

(^^elect this dude for president. He could be my bodyguard, as long as he dont snitch, carry my weed and take the fall.)

"OPEN YA FUCKN EYES, OUR FREEDOMS ARE BEING STRIPPED AWAY RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES AND U GOT DUMB NIGGAS COMMENTING ON HOW SOMEBODY RHYMIN ABOUT DOPE AND GUNS!!! NAME A ROCK GROUP DAT DONT SING....

(^^yada yada, a whole lot of CAPS, and gibber jabber bullshit, but you get the point. nigga need to read a book.)"


"Dayyum, Prodigy, now TI. Whose next? What The F*ck..."
(^^perhaps you? LOL!)

"FUCK ALL YOU HONKY CRACKAS"
(^^to that, I say fuck all you dumb niggas who make us look bad.)

"its hard being black"
(^^It is - but its easy to be stupid AND black. Thats why so many of US get knocked.)


"Payback for that BET panel appearance?"
(^^ slap this nigga. 3 times)


"THATS FUCKED UP......I'M TIRED OF HIP-HOP POLICE HARRASING BROTHA's CUZ DEY MAKING MONEY AND POWER MOVES..... "

(^^LOL! Buying silencers, and machine guns..a power move. LOL!)


"is it coincidence that the artist with the most nominations gets locked up on the day of the awards....hmmmm....that hip-hop police is a muthafucka"

(^^like the cops actually give a fidduck about a wack BET award show. SMH @ you.)


"YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHITE celebrities like tommy lee, matt damon, george clooney, and so on probably don't have a gun safe in their million dollar homes to PROTECT themselves and families right?

(^^they probably do. the difference is, they probably were SMART and applied for a PERMIT, to LEGALLY purchase guns. Ooops, Clifford cant purchase guns cuz' he's a FELON. So what does he do? He purchases guns ILLEGALLY, which can potentially get him locked up again. Not very smart)

"the patriot act is the only reason this happened."

(^^You too need a smack. This happend due to poor choices in the bodyguard he hired, and the fact that he "allegedly" purchased illigal firearms, including silencers.)


"When will they leave us along dogg. Niggas out trying to survive trying to put food on the table for their wife and kids."

(^^Yet again, smacks need to be applied here. When WE stop doin' dumb shit, feds or the Hip Hop police wont have a reason to fuck with US)


Yall niggas kill me.

you guys are dumb. guns are for protection.  machine guns are for war and if you are just in defending yoru home or your person you don't need silencers.  you're not tony montana. just stop. there's no defense.

@Don Blake

YOUR RIGHT!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AND Y'ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE MY PEOPLE AND CULTURE. I DEFEND IT AND US, TO THE DEATH. BUT ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE SITUATION HERE. IF YOU "DID" THE CRIME YOU HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. T.I. IS INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER. LIKE HE, HIMSELF SAID ON HIPHOP VS AMERICA. "IT'S THE CHOICES YOU MAKE HOMIE. WHAT I RAP ABOUT IS ENTAINMENT. NOW IF I WAS STILL OUT THERE LIVING THAT LIFE, THEN YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED. YOU HAVE TO BE A POSITIVE EXAMPLE FOR YOUR OWN KIDS." T.I. IS WEALTHY ENOUGH TO HAVE LEFT THIS ALONE. IF HE WANTED A CASH OF WEAPONS, HE SHOULD HAVE PAID SOMEONE ELSE TO HANDLE THAT PART. NOT ACCEPT THEM HIMSELF. THAT'S JUST LIKE MIKE VICK. STOP BEING HANDS ON, RICH BLACK FOLKS!!!! WE CAN'T BE BECAUSE WE GOT THE HIPHOP POLICE TRYING TO TAKE DOWN OUR CULTURE. NOT ROCK, COUNTRY ETC. IT'S NO JUSTICE FOR US, EVEN WHEN WE'RE INNOCENT. WHEN YOU'RE BLACK IN AMERICA, IT'S "JUST-US" LOOKING FOR FAIR TREATMENT.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE SMARTER THEN THIS. LEAVE THE CRIMINAL ACTS ALONE BECAUSE BIG BROTHER IS ALWAYS WATCHING. IT'S IN THE PLAN OF THIS COUNTRY. BLACKS ARE ALWAYS SUSPECT. ISN'T THAT WHAT WE RAP ABOUT? SO WHY DO WE THINK WE CAN GET AROUND IT? SMH

I WISH THE BEST FOR T.I.

FREE TIP

Damn, free T.I.P. i guess now, another talent watched and taken by the hip hop police, but it is his own fault and stupidity i thought he would of known better than this

http://www.rapcentral.co.uk/tiIndex.html

Its a damn shame! free T.I.P.

RON ART is exactly right. some of you dummys need to smarten up. especially the ones he pointed out. idiots

THE MAN TRIED TO GET MACHINE GUNS WITH SILENCERS.  I DONT SEE HOW ANYBODEY COULD SAY SET UP THIS AND THAT.  HES A FUCKIN MORON FOR TRYING TO COPP MACS.  PLUS THEY FOUND MORE AT THE SPOT.  HE DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH?  SOMETHING LIKE 25 MORE, UNLESS HES BUILDING HIS OWN ARMY AND BUYING A COUNTRY THAT SHIT IS UNNECCESSARY. OR HE'S LOADED WHY WOULDNT HE SEND SOMEBODEY TO DO SHIT LIKE THAT.  

I've heard no mentions of Tiny being arrested along with T.I. so don't believe all that you will hear over the next couple of days.

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