[andyk]

why would the he even keep the list of (plastic part) purchasers on the premises?

Maybe because he thought he had nothing to hide, and that the rule of law would win.

[WVNan]

Gun dealers should hide the lists and only release them by court order on particular individuals. Civil disobedience is going to have to ramp up.

Also, isn’t it time we had more personal information on members of the ATF? That might come in handy.

[marktwain]

The injunction stipulated that he not destroy or hide the list of customers.

I believe it was the same judge that granted the injunction made it clear that it did not stop a criminal investigation.

The whole question of whether it was a criminal investigation was sidestepped by the BATFE when they made the blatant claim that the unfinished blocks of plastic were illegal guns. That is the main point in contention, and they ignored it.