>  Koresh was gathering weapons in anticipation of an end of the   
    >  world battle. When the US Marshals showed up the Davidians   
    >  opened fire.   
       
   Koresh or one of his people had purchased a certain part to a semi-   
   automatic weapon that, in federal firearms law, added up to `the    
   machine gun'.    
        
    >  The LEOs did some dumb things, but the Davidians committed   
    >  murder, and, eventually, suicide.   
      
   In their usual, heavy-handed way, they tried a `dynamic entry'. Only   
   those inside the compound were a lot more alert than the LEO's were   
   led to believe. Another example of federal law gone awry was the   
   Ruby Ridge incident.    
      
   It was that `kick-in-the-door' mentality that in both instances led to   
   unnecessary tragedy. In Waco, so much noise and speculation in the    
   media on the spot, coupled with camera shots that probably still aren't   
   fully explained (if not outright mis-interpreted), nobody really knows    
   for sure what exactly happened.    
      
   But you're right, the Koresh people committed murder at the very least,   
   and who knows what other crimes would have come to light.   
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