Libercontrarian

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Go To A Gun Show, And The ATF Will Tell Your Wife

It seems like the BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) wants wifey to know how much of the family dollar you are blowing at the gun shows. A gunshow promoter unexpectedly had the ATF set up a checkpoint at her show, and they drove out all her business. When patrons tried to buy a gun, the BATFE were, in an unprecedented move against good governance, dispatched to PERSONALLY CHECK THE APPLICANTS RESIDENCY:

"...officers were dispatched to the homes of the prospective gun buyers to speak with family members, asking for example: 'Gee, did you know your husband was going to a gun show today? Do you have his cell phone number? Did you know he was buying a gun?

'If people weren't home they, in some cases, went to neighbors' to ask the same questions, Van Cleave said.

'I'm not an attorney but, I'll tell you what, in my opinion that would be a violation of federal law,' Van Cleave said. 'To go off on a fishing trip with that information, much less sharing information like that with neighbors, there's no way that's legal.' "

I like that. So this is what the face of intrusive, fascistic government looks like, huh? Causing domestic strife and scaring people's neighbors is now the business of Our Beloved Federal .gov, as Citizens go about legal, federally-regulated acts of commerce? Why?

Makes me want to go to Virginia the next time the promoter organizes a show and attend... with 20,000 of my closest friends. There'd be a waiting line 500 yards out the door, and the ATF would be so flummoxed that they wouldn't know what to do.

posted by: underwhelmed at August 25, 2005 18:53 | link | comments (2) |

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#1  27 August 2005 - 05:00

 

Just what I need, someone telling my neighbors about my guns. I come home with a new purchase and find everthing else missing.

Brass

Anonymous

#2  30 August 2005 - 12:20

 

Let me know when you plan to attend and I'll join you in the line!

Aheadau

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