DHS Raids Gun Collector – Confiscates Nearly 1,500 Guns – No Charges Filed.

Freedom Outpost.com ^ | February 2, 2013 | Tim Brown

[barmag25]

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security, along with a SWAT team and Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies raided the home of Robert Adams in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, according to a federal search warrant affidavit the raid seized nearly 1,500 firearms from the man’s home and business. However, no charges have been filed against him, despite the fact that court documents reveal that agents had been watching Adams for years. By Wednesday afternoon dozens of rifles were hauled out of the house, bagged as evidence and laid out on the lawn. According to search warrants that were filed on Thursday Homeland Security Investigations confiscated nearly 900 firearms from Adams’ home, 548 handguns and 317 rifles. They also seized 599 pistols and revolvers from his office. Neighbors say that he was a firearms collector and some indicated that he was also a licensed gun seller. No confirmation of that has been forthcoming. While having been watched for years and no charges filed as they seized Adam’s firearms, Federal investigators are saying that they are investigating him for gun smuggling, tax evasion, violating importation laws.

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[TXnMA]

That's strange. This is what is on the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office home page:

http://www.bernco.gov/sheriffs-office/

Location:
400 Roma NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: (505) 468-7100

Hours:
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Email: sheriff@bernco.gov

Sheriff: Dan Houston

Mission Statement:

The primary mission of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department includes the protection of life and property; resolution of conflict; creating and maintaining a feeling of security in the community; proactively reducing the opportunities for the commission of crime; identification, apprehension and prosecution of offenders of laws; and the preservation of peace. We accept as part of our msision [SIC] to work and preserve a quality of life in our community.

Services (What We Do):

The customer we serve is the safety and welfare of the general public of Bernalillo County. As with any business, we value and respect the needs of our customers and continously strive to provide them with public safety services in an effective, efficient and timely manner.

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I don't see anything there about helping Øbozo's and Janet's Jackbooted Stormtroopers steal property from citizens!

[GraceG]

Bernalillo County Sherriff Darren White:

Any freepers who live in this county want to run against this moron in the next election?

[grobdriver]

Wow, is this ringing bells.

I'm right towards the end of a re-read of Unintended Consequences.

[Ray76]

Confiscation without conviction, trial, or charge. In other words: THEFT.

You have a right to protect your property.

[elpinta]

Yeah, so much for ‘fiction’ or it published as a ‘novel’ . . .

[Old Sarge]

Actually, Gaijin, Mandela and his were terrorists.

And in answer to your question, I certainly can’t name one...

[GenXteacher]

“If it has then where are all the FReepers who call for insurrection and why aren’t they mobilizing to drive to his defense?”

Like anybody would tell you if they were..... :P

[KoRn]

I can hear it now......

“I support the Second Amendment. I’m a hunter! However, no one needs 1,500 guns to hunt or shoot at a deer!”

[houeto]

That guy is gone. From wiki:

In September 2010, the Albuquerque Journal reported that as Sheriff of Bernalillo County, Darren White was found to have evaded state law in a class action case that could cost the county millions. District Judge Nan Nash found that the County and Sheriff White practiced stopping motorists on state highways and seizing funds they may have had, usually under $10,000, but the persons were never charged with a crime nor was their money returned but found its way to the Sheriff's department. The City of Albuquerque already settled the class action suit for over $800,000. The Mayor of Albuquerque, Richard Berry appointed Darren White to oversee the Police Department as the Chief Public Safety Officer, the highest law enforcement position in the City.[6] He has since stepped down from this position due to controversy surrounding police shootings and questionable police procedure involving a family member.

[Axenolith]

I metal detect, am a geologist, wander around in the forest and desert, and own a “few” firearms. By the standard of any couch occupying government benefit consumer I am probably a “nutjob”...

[Springfield Reformer]

Interesting theory mentioned in one of the comments below this article:

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/feds-seized-nearly-1500-guns-in-raid

“Missing documents” and no immediate charges. They went fishing in his pond for someone else, someone getting weapons that would be untraceable. He wouldn’t rat, so they came down hard with their jack boot, possibly hoping to find technical errors they could exploit against him. So the theory goes. Plausible

[Jyotishi]

> ...where are all the FReepers who call for insurrection and why aren’t they mobilizing to drive to his defense?

Some probably are... quietly, effectively.

[Eye of Unk]

So what would they do if a person had the backing to buy 500 or more 3D printers all turning out mags and quality AR lowers?

[ronnie raygun]

While having been watched for years and no charges filed as they seized Adam’s firearms, Federal investigators are saying that they are investigating him for gun smuggling, tax evasion, violating importation laws.
GUN SMUGGLING............FAST AND FURIOUS
TAX EVASION.....TAX CHEAT GIETNER, RANGLE, MAXINE WATERS, etc.
VIOLATING IMPORTATION LAWS..FAST AND FURIOUS
One set of laws for us one set of laws for you.
Jail for you, no jail for me

[submarinerswife]

Owning a gun shop and keeping that many firearms in your home is putting a target on your back, not only from the Feds but also the thugs who like to keep the criminal element armed and protected. (Look at the list in NY of gun owners and the break ins that happened as a result of publishing their names and address/locations of the guns.) It wouldn’t be too difficult finding the names and addresses of your local gun shop owners.

Just a thought, no judgment on this guy and what the Fed’s real motivation was in raiding his home.

[nobamanomore]

Hell, all the stuff on his website says that he was a collector of old guns, largely turn of the century militaria. I’ll bet he never is convicted of anything, a large portion of those are exempt from ATF records, they are possibly too damn stupid to realize that. It will be like those militia guys that had big headlines for weeks, then a two sentence statement that they were convicted of ......nothing.

[DH]

“All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.”

Animal Farm, G. Orwell

[Tallyman]

You are absolutely correct about how many firearms are needed to hunt a deer, HOWEVER, Bob Adams is a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer, Importer and Advanced Fireams Collector. I have known him for some 50 years since we served in the US Air Force together. Thousands of gun collectors (antique and modern) rely on Bob to identify and value rare and/or common guns they may come across. He is regarded in the fireams community as a highly qualified and honest expert in his profession. Gun collectors are some of the finest people I have had the pleasure of knowing, including movie stars and other high profile names in the entertainment business.

I would suggest next time you research the facts before you post stupid comments about how many guns it takes to hunt a deer.