Makes sense why they hired all these IRS agents now, they are playing the long game...As I have always said the USPS will be the ones who deliver these letters from the IRS saying hey we know you have X guns and so you will owe X dollars in taxes, or you can turn them in, and we will even give you money. Then the next batch of letters will not be as nice and with threats... You turn them in or pay 1000’s in taxes or we will seize your paychecks,bank accounts property and even arrest you, you resist you will be a tax protester, maybe even kill you...put your family out on the Street....Don’t think many will stand tall, most will cave.
I'm not sure there would even be much of that.
At first.
Perhaps not for decades.
But, everyone will know that if you come to the attention of the authorities, they have that in their bundle of tools. Keep absolutely below their radar, and you will probably be safe. For decades. Until the number of gunowners dwindles. But standup and make a comment at school board/city council meeting, or ask a question of a favored candidate in a public forum, or get too many reposts of a comment on social media, and your tax return will matched against the gun ownership list.
“IRS saying hey we know you have X guns...”
Anything bought from a dealer, yes, they can know. Anything bought from citizens in many states, which is still legal no matter how muvh that pisses off some peole, they have no clue, especially if ammo has been bought with cash only.