In Border States, BATFE Asks: "May We See Your Gun

[EmptyTimCup]

In Border States, BATFE Asks: "May We See Your Guns?"


NRA-ILA has recently received several calls from NRA members in border states who have been visited or called by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In some cases, agents have asked to enter these people's homes, and requested serial numbers of all firearms the members possess.

In each case, the agents were making inquiries based on the number of firearms these NRA members had recently bought, and in some cases the agents said they were asking because the members had bought types of guns that are frequently recovered in Mexico.

This kind of questioning may or may not be part of a legitimate criminal investigation. For example, when BATFE traces a gun seized after use in a crime, manufacturers' and dealers' records will normally lead to the first retail buyer of that gun, and investigators will have to interview the buyer to find out how the gun ended up in criminal hands. But in other cases, the questioning may simply be based on information in dealers' records, with agents trying to "profile" potentially suspicious purchases.

On the other hand, some of the agents have used heavy-handed tactics. One reportedly demanded that a gun owner return home early from a business trip, while another threatened to "report" an NRA member as "refusing to cooperate." That kind of behavior is outrageous and unprofessional.

[mickinmd]

Ve have vays of making you talk!!!

[ImnoMensa]

Originally Posted by mickinmd

Ve have vays of making you talk!!!

If they want to come into your home or see your guns , isnt it the law that they get a warrant?

[EmptyTimCup]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

If they want to come into your home or see your guns , isnt it the law that they get a warrant?

ah yeah ..... point is they are using threats and intimidation to scare people in to cooperating


and it also shows the BATFE is spying on citizens making Weapons Purchases

In each case, the agents were making inquiries based on the number of firearms these NRA members had recently bought, and in some cases the agents said they were asking because the members had bought types of guns that are frequently recovered in Mexico.

[ImnoMensa]

Originally Posted by EmptyTimCup

ah yeah ..... point is they are using threats and intimidation to scare people in to cooperating


and it also shows the BATFE is spying on citizens making Weapons Purchases

It would appear to me that a person who was supplying weapons to Mexico would be pretty stupid to buy them in his own name.

[BOP]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

It would appear to me that a person who was supplying weapons to Mexico would be pretty stupid to buy them in his own name.

What is a Democrat, Alex?

[edinsomd]

In Border States, BATFE Asks: "May We See Your Guns?"

May I see your search warrent?