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What would the criminal penalties be for anyone who tried to steal or damage the original Declaration of Independence in real life? As you can imagine, there are a slew of federal criminal statutes that would apply to a would-be thief in stealing the Declaration of Independence: Ben Gates stole the Declaration of Independence by obtaining Abigail’s fingerprints, bypassing the security system protecting the document, using lemon juice and a hairdryer to remove it from its case, and evading Ian’s group who were also attempting to steal it. How did Ben Gates steal the Declaration of Independence? Ben decides to protect the Declaration by removing it from the Archives’ preservation room during a gala event. By entering the back door of the National Archives, one can bypass the rotunda and retrieve the Declaration of Independence. Upon returning to the rotunda, Sydney will not be there. The super mutant attack in the rotunda is still triggered, however. Within the ship, they find a meerschaum pipe, whose engravings reveal the next clue is on the Declaration of Independence. When Ian reveals himself as a crime boss and suggests stealing the Declaration, a fight ensues, and the group splits. Ben and Riley report Ian's plan to the FBI and Dr. Abigail Chase of the National Archives but are not Nicolas Cage laughs every time he hears someone say they're "going to steal the Declaration of Independence." It's not treasonous to steal the Declaration of Independence; the Constitution says "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." For example, a key part of the plan to steal the Declaration in “National Treasure” involves one character using a laser pointer hidden in a video camera to activate the heat sensors around the document. This wouldn’t be possible today. "I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence." ―Benjamin Gates[src] Dr. Benjamin Franklin Gates BA., MEng., PhD., is an American treasure hunter and cryptologist, famous for finding the Templar Treasure. Ben was born on May 1965, to Patrick Henry Gates and his wife, Emily. Grandson of John Adams Gates. In 1974, Ben was told by his grandfather, John Gates, about a treasure that goes While the Answer Wall may know many things, this is not something the Answer Wall knows how to do. To further your quest, I would recommend contacting Nicholas Cage for advice. Before doing this however, I would warn you that stealing a historical document of this magnitude is a serious crime and can result in heavy fines and/or imprisonment. In real life, stealing the Declaration of Independence would not be as easy as Nicholas Cage made it look in the film "National Treasure." The historic document is displayed at the U.S. Find and view all Side Quest: Stealing Independence including detailed information for Fallout 3 on GameBanshee! Has anyone tried to steal the Declaration of Independence? Housed at the National Archives since 1952, the Declaration has had a bumpy life — at one point it was even repaired with Scotch tape — but no one has ever attempted to break into the Archives and actually steal it. impossible” to steal the document, explained Susan Cooper, a It's been nearly two decades since Nicolas Cage set out to steal the Declaration of Independence in the smash hit National Treasure. National Treasure but only the parts where someone wants to steal, confiscate, forcibly take or deprive somebody else of the Declaration of Independence and this goal is explicitly stated by a character. Yeah I mean you basically get it. It's Nicolas Cage's short-term objective and probably most quoted line from National Treasure. That combined with his prophet-like Reddit following has caused the use of jokes related to Cage and Stealing the Declaration of Independence to evolve to the point where you may think there has to be something more to it. National Treasure: Directed by Jon Turteltaub. With Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean. A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries. How do you steal the Declaration of Independence? Easy. Just do exactly what Nicolas Cage did in National Treasure. In addition to turning history into a patriotic puzzle, director Jon Turteltaub (I know where one of the copies is somewhat less well guarded than the one in the Archives, and I'm pretty sure I could break the display case and grab it, but I'd almost certainly get caught trying to leave with it.) It's not really something I'd want to do anyway, because I can read it online, and the originals are pretty faded anyway. July Fourth is Independence Day, the birthday of the United States. On this day, the Founding Fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence, a document that still exists and is on display in the National Archives building in Washington, D.C.
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