If this crap were to happen to me, I would tell the ATF to kiss my a$$, and take my chances in court. This is nothing short of intimidation. I am not one of those 'Militia" freaks, but I hate the ATF. These clowns consitantly overstep their bounds, and don't give a damn who's lives they destroy. The ATF needs to be thrown into the Dust-bin of History along with Stalin, Hitler, Lennin, Pol Pot..........
ME TOO.........ARREST ME, AND THEN I WILL SUE, BIG TIME..............
Actually, tell them that they are in violation of the McKlure/Volkmer act. (forgive the spelling).
Part of FOPA was designed to prevent exactly this- "Agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), allegedly acting without warrants or legislative authority to do so, seized firearms from at least 50 gun show patrons in Virginia according to congressional testimony and an agency document made public Wednesday."--- from happening.
These agents were in direct violation of FOPA and should be charged with that by the people they harrassed.
On the other hand, I agree with you. I'd refuse to surrender my firearms, I'd cite FOPA then hold out my hands for arrest. They would not like what I would throw at them at all.
Mike
The jack booted thugs are still around.
What's so sad is that you feel you have to qualify your remarks these days, "I am not one of those 'militia' freaks." The government, the left and the leftist media have all painted law abiding citizens exercising their second amendment rights as dangerous militia freaks with deadly arsenals.
There's only one reason why one would not want another to be able to defend themselves...