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Thread: Wonder what ATF is sniffing for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by glocktogo View Post

    You said you bought the high volume of lowers as "investments". That would require that you "cash them in" at some point. It really doesn't matter how long you hold them. If you bought them to resell, you should have a dealer's license.
    The OP deleted his original post, so I'm not sure of the original topic. However, I have a close friend that received a visit last year from three ATF agents due to this exact scenario. And seriously, it was a friend and not me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtdawg169 View Post
    The OP deleted his original post, so I'm not sure of the original topic. However, I have a close friend that received a visit last year from three ATF agents due to this exact scenario. And seriously, it was a friend and not me.
    And.... What happened with said friend?

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    Quote Originally Posted by six8 View Post
    And.... What happened with said friend?
    Nothing. Apparently, the dealer that he used for transfers had a field audit by ATF. The agents told him that he was flagged in a random sample of the dealers records. Further digging by ATF revealed that he had purchased several stripped lowers. They showed up at his house, with a thick file, containing who knows what information about my buddy. They asked him about his purchasing and sales history. It was probably a 20-30 minute conversation on his front porch. They did not enter his home. It was fairly intense. They knew what gun forums he was active on. When they were done with their questions, they left, simply saying that they would be in touch. After a couple of days, the lead agent called him and said they were closing their file on him. It was at that time that the agent told him that they were attempting to determine if he was acting as an unlicensed dealer. During the face to face interview, they never stated their true purpose for knocking on his door in the middle of a workday. He works from home and they apparently knew that too.

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    The original post has been restored. OP- Status updates are always appreciated, but when doing so use a reply not an edit. Don't delete the original, else the thread become worthless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skintop911 View Post
    The original post has been restored. OP- Status updates are always appreciated, but when doing so use a reply not an edit. Don't delete the original, else the thread become worthless.
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    OP, did the "agent" leave his business card with the note?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Striker6 View Post
    OP, did the "agent" leave his business card with the note?
    This Above , a note isn't legitimate, with a business card with their cell and office phone that corresponds with his local atf's number is legitimate. just a plain paper note on the door would make me worry/wonder if it was really the atf at all

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    I have a sheriff friend who is higher up in the realms of things, mainly undercover work and DEA stuff.
    We were chatting about my recent NFA purchases and he mentioned that every now and then the ATF will contact them and have the local sheriffs do a little digging on certain individuals and it pretty much always pertains to large purchase quantities. It certainly raises red flags that someone would be doing some sketchy dealing without a license, as most people aren't buying 20 ar lowers for personal use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtdawg169 View Post
    They knew what gun forums he was active on.
    That's a little creepy... but I guess it would make sense they would want to know that if they'd thought he was acting as an unlicensed dealer...

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