"Lawmakers are scrambling to save the summer concert season from federal agents poised to seize the instruments of rock and country stars because the wood used to make them may have been illegally harvested--and without their knowledge."
Yes, it's this weird "illegal" wood fixation that portions of the federal government seem to have with Gibson guitars. Note that Martin guitars, which are made from the same wood from the same source, have never been subject to government scrutiny nor have they ever been raided by armed federal law enforcement personnel. [Ditto Clements guitars, I might add.] Odd, isn't it? It's almost as if there's something political about all of this. Nah, that's crazy talk.