Posted on 07/21/2022 5:46:18 AM PDT by Shane
Two Delaware ATF agents and a Delaware state trooper showed up seemingly warrantless, in tactical gear, to a man’s home and demanded he prove he did not make a straw purchase, a video posted Wednesday appears to show.
Frankie Stockes of the National File shared the video, and reported that the agents were “warrantless.” The agents were trying to ensure no straw purchases were made. A straw purchase is when an individual buys a gun for someone else.
“All I’m doing is verifying that you have it, you got two different purchases,” an unidentified agent can be heard saying in the video, which was captured by a Ring camera. “If you have them, I’m out of here. That’s how quick it is. Yeah. Do you have them with you by any chance?”
“They’re in my safe,” the homeowner said.
“If you can unload them and bring them out, we can go out to your foyer here, check them out, write the serial numbers and we’re out of here,” the agent responded.
“That’s it?” the homeowner asked.
“Yep,” the agent said before a second unidentified agent jumped in and said, “It will take five seconds.”
A third individual, who appears to be a state trooper, said “the reason we’re out here is obviously gun violence is at an uptick. We want to make sure – we’ve been having a lot of issues with straw purchases. One of the things, indicators we get is someone making a large gun purchase, and then a lot of times, we’ve been there and ‘oh, those guns got taken.'”
“The idea is that when you purchase more than two guns at a time it generates a multiple sales report and it comes to us and we have to check them out,” the first agent then added. “That’s all that is. You did nothing wrong – absolutely zero. I noticed you were stopped in Philly though with one of your guns?”
ATF agents and a #Delaware state cop show up warrantless at a man’s home demanding to see his firearms. #2A pic.twitter.com/NBGGrufeRD
— Frankie Stockes – Reporter (@stockes76) July 20, 2022
“We’ll wait if you feel more comfortable,” the trooper then said.
“I’m okay. I just – I didn’t expect,” the homeowner began before the first agent interjected.
“Oh no. It just came up. We came here, look, I’m telling you. There’s an email from the federal side saying can you make sure this guy’s got his guns. If you recently purchased a whole bunch of guns, if we can look at them and just scratch them off,” the agent said before the homeowner said he does have all his guns.
“We can look at them and write which ones you just bought, so we can save a trip from coming back,” the second agent said. “We’ll confirm that you have them.”
The homeowner retreated inside, while outside the trooper, seemingly unaware he’s on camera, said, “He doesn’t believe we’re cops.”
“I don’t blame him,” the first agent said.
pic.twitter.com/elWf8e5LSr
— Frankie Stockes – Reporter (@stockes76) July 20, 2022
The homeowner brought out one rifle and one of the agents checked the serial number before saying it wasn’t necessary for the homeowner to retrieve any more guns, according to The Truth About Guns. (RELATED: ‘I Will Go Down With The Ship If Need Be’: Sheriff Says He Will Not Give FBI Info On Legal Gun Owners)
The homeowner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said the situation was embarrassing, according to the report.
“I was embarrassed,” the homeowner reportedly said. “My neighbors saw the whole thing – guys in these police vests standing in my yard. I was really uncomfortable. I felt really confused, like I was in some way being accused of something even though I didn’t commit a crime. It was quite embarrassing. I knew they couldn’t come in, but I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want to get put on some watch list.”
“I felt like they were invading my privacy.”
A spokesperson for the ATF said they “are unable to comment on the details of any ongoing investigations; however, interviews are an entirely appropriate part of the investigative process for any law enforcement agency.”
The agency would neither confirm nor deny the incident, and would not provide details as to whether the agents had warrants and if not, whether that is protocol.
Major Federal Lawsuit time.
“Get a warrant. Don’t come back without one.”
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I think I heard it also just happened in Washington too? Anyone else hear that?
I don’t think they were cops. They sound like Nazis to me.
No tickee, no washee........................
Investigating what? Lawful behavior? If no evidence of a crime exists, what is there to investigate?
This reeks if intimidation -- a transparent attempt to dissuade law-abiding citizens from purchasing guns.
I can’t get the link to work.
The homeowner voluntarily complied.
He could have told them to come back with a warrant and leave.
> Major Federal Lawsuit time. <
Probably not. Cops can ask you pretty much anything they want. And then if you voluntarily comply, the cops are off the hook.
Homeowner guy made a mistake here. He should have politely asked to see a search warrant. If no warrant is produced, then politely decline to cooperate. If the cops then barged into his house, it’s federal lawsuit time.
A spokesperson for the ATF said they “are unable to comment on the details of any ongoing investigations...
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The standard response of the corrupt Fed agencies.
I am a collector. In the past I have bought and sold or traded a weapon with another gun aficionado with no record of such sale, all perfectly legal. If those assholes showed up at my door I could not account for all the weapons with a paper trail. Thus I would go on the list of “straw purchasers.”
If I were this gentleman I would have politely told them to “get a warrant” and then call my lawyer.
Trying to track down straw purchasers may not be intimidation, but at the very least, lack of a warrant shows lack of following a process. If they have reason to suspect, then get a warrant. Otherwise, don’t harass citizens.
“Now please leave my property. I’ll be filing a complaint with my Constitutional sheriff.”
“Come back with a warrant.”
Dummy, don't you get it? You already are!
This should scare the shit out of every American.
How brave of them to check out a suburban gun buyer.
They won’t venture into it he cities looking for stolen guns.
Might be late for dinner if they did.
This happened a year and a half ago. Not many YouTube views, very interesting.
Columbus Police Department arrests ATF Agent James Burk Part 1
https://youtu.be/iJSzPD1WjCQ
Columbus Police Department arrests ATF Agent James Burk Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpSzLX07cSQ
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