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It Begins: 20 Heavily Armed IRS and ATF Agents Raid Great Falls Gun Store, Seize Firearm Purchase Records
The Gateway Pundit ^ | 16 June 2023 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 06/17/2023 6:28:43 AM PDT by old school

"In an unprecedented move, twenty armed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents carried out a raid on a gun store in Great Falls, Montana, seizing all Form 4473s – documents that record buyer’s information during firearms transactions."

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KEYWORDS: banglist; fakewaypundit; firearm; hoftalert; purchase; raid; records; sodomyblog
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To: Fido969

Yes, it’s filled with “leave me alone!” Americans


21 posted on 06/17/2023 6:47:34 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
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To: old school

Lately a great percentage of criminal activity is coming from the authorities, like from the DOJ and FBI and IRS and many local government agencies.

When people believe that it’s all justified, that’s when the country is finished as a constitutional and law-abiding country.

Yet, most people fear acting against such actions, which then further emboldens those authorities to take more of the freedoms of the people.


22 posted on 06/17/2023 6:48:01 AM PDT by adorno
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To: csvset

“The Great Falls Police Department was notified of the investigation and provided security.”

Did they lick the FBIs balls for them? They’re going to be real popular.


23 posted on 06/17/2023 6:48:49 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: old school

Scariest words in this:

ARMED IRS AGENTS!!!!

We had better STOP this.


24 posted on 06/17/2023 6:49:17 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Reno89519

My money is on the store owner creating pro-2A memes.


25 posted on 06/17/2023 6:49:30 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
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To: old school

They seized the 4473 forms every gun buyer fills out when they purchase a gun at a licensed dealer.

Probably going to check if the info on the forms is accurate and truthful. You know, like they’ve done with the 4473 Hunter Biden filled out by hand, and signed, where he stated he wasn’t a user of illegal drugs.


26 posted on 06/17/2023 6:49:32 AM PDT by Roadrunner383
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To: old school

Don’t overreact until you hear the facts. The wild ones on here have to be Federal instigators. The IRS involvement has to mean they believe someone owes taxes and apparently refused to pay them. Wait until the charges come out, then report back.


27 posted on 06/17/2023 6:50:17 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Reno89519
The article doesn't make clear exactly why this guy was targeted, but he's been surveilled for about two years. Evidently he does a huge online business. Perhaps he's been caught in some sort of financial finagling, or selling to buyers Big Brother disapproves of. The involvement of the IRS suggests $$$ is involved; the ATF was for "backup." And yet they didn't confiscate any of the owner's financial records. They took only the 44?? forms that purchasers are required to fill out and submit -- they confiscated every last one of them.
28 posted on 06/17/2023 6:50:36 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Reno89519

With the left, there may have been no real leadup- look at how they enacted idle of the night raids on Trump peeps, armed to the hilt, msm all informed before the midnight raids etc so everyone could see how “powerful” the swat teams were etc. The ,eft love to “send a loud clear message” with acts like this- to frighten anyone thinking of opposingmthem in the future.


29 posted on 06/17/2023 6:50:44 AM PDT by Bob434 (question )
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To: old school

Rep Matt Rosendale had comments and the usual “harsh messages” to bureaucrats. Even so . . .

Where are Montana Senators, Steve Daines and that other guy . . . yeah, John Rotundo . . . er, Tester?


30 posted on 06/17/2023 6:50:45 AM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: old school

Why 20 heavily armed agents? Couldn’t two politely ask for the forms? (although not legal). Maybe they could have a couple younger guys carry the boxes of records. But, no. This is to intimidate. This is tell you that they can come, at any time, and without notice. Mostly importantly the message is that you are outnumbered and cannot do anything about it.


31 posted on 06/17/2023 6:52:06 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself.)
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To: wny
"Maybe they're looking for the one from hunter biden so they can burn it."

Good thinking... We can be sure it's not being done to stop gun violence, or any other reason that would fall in the category of "Protect and Defend the US of A....

32 posted on 06/17/2023 6:53:40 AM PDT by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: old school

This is GOOD news. For far too long, we’ve consented to the destruction of the 2A by walking in to gun stores and submitting to unconstitutional background checks. FFLs are the worst because they are a-ok with trampling gun rights so long as they make $$$ off it. Time for them to realize what giving up their rights for money does, exactly.


33 posted on 06/17/2023 6:55:59 AM PDT by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
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To: StAntKnee

Well...they’re representatives of the “world’s greatest deliberative body” don’tcha know. Give ‘em time, they’re deliberatin’


34 posted on 06/17/2023 6:56:00 AM PDT by old school
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To: Reno89519; ConservativeInPA

Regardless.....

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4161521/posts?page=31#31


35 posted on 06/17/2023 6:56:50 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: old school

Probably cause?


36 posted on 06/17/2023 6:57:11 AM PDT by dblshot
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To: PROCON

Perhaps of interest.


37 posted on 06/17/2023 6:57:53 AM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: Reno89519

Yes, good point. Wise and prudent, as always.

It’s pretty rare that the Gov makes mistakes or does anything illegal or tyrannical so we’ll give them the benefit of the doubt here.


38 posted on 06/17/2023 6:58:06 AM PDT by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin; ConservativeInPA

Don’t overreact until you hear the facts. The wild ones on here have to be Federal instigators. The IRS involvement has to mean they believe someone owes taxes and apparently refused to pay them.


Don’t you find the mere force....20 HEAVILY ARMED agents.....concerning??

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4161521/posts?page=31#31


39 posted on 06/17/2023 6:58:18 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Sarcazmo

LOL....you forgot your 🙃

😂


40 posted on 06/17/2023 6:58:58 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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