VIDEO: ATF Inspector Snaps Pics of 4,000 Sales Records At Arizona Gun Shop

Guns America Digest ^ | 8/9/22 | S.H. Blannelberry

[Blood of Tyrants]

Video of an ATF inspector snapping pictures of sales records at an Arizona gun shop went viral recently.

The footage, which was recorded by Dave Nagel, the owner of Black Metal Firearms in Mesa, back in December/January of 2022, depicts ATF Industry Operations Inspector (IOI) Pamela Scott taking photos of the store’s Acquisitions and Dispensations (A&D) books on her personal cellular device, allegedly.

“No registry? Here’s our ATF auditor copying every single page of our A&D books with her cell phone camera using an app that reads text,” said Black Metal Firearms on Instagram.

“This data includes make, model, serial number, buyer’s name and address, and even the seller. We have well over 20 minutes of footage of this happening in our shop in public view. Yes, this is illegal,” the store continued.

[Blood of Tyrants]

No firearms database? Of course there is. The ATF just lies about it because there is no one to hold them accountable.

[Blood of Tyrants]

2nd Amendment violation.

[Rurudyne]

What letter agency doesn’t lie to us as SOP?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Who is going to jail for this profoundly illegal act? No one, Not the agent committing the act because she will say she is “jut following orders” but she will be completely unable to name the person who gave the orders. Not the head of the ATF because he will claim to not know this illegal practice is happening and it should stop immediately (wink, wink).

[BlackbirdSST]

“This data includes make, model, serial number, buyer’s name and address, and even the seller. We have well over 20 minutes of footage of this happening in our shop in public view. Yes, this is illegal,” the store continued.

Why didn't someone call the Sheriff?

[logi_cal869]

If it’s illegal - presumably so, he should know - why the hell didn’t he just stick a gun in her face and ARREST HER???

[Bshaw]

Ye another federal alphabet agency demonstrating why they are no longer wanted or welcome.

[PROCON]

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[thegagline]

Why did the gun store owner permit the ATF agent to do this? He should have trespassed the agent.

[Carriage Hill]

Form 4473?

[Blood of Tyrants]

That is kind of a gray area. If the AFT agent was violating a state law, then, yes, the sheriff could definitely arrest the agent. But I am sure that the agent would lie and say that they aren’t taking the pics with the intention of putting them in a database. (Pictures that will not be converted to text and entered into a database are not illegal.)

[CodeToad]

Why did the gun shop owner let her?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Because the AFT would have closed the business on some technicality and destroyed the owner’s livelihood.

[Triple]

Pamela Scott needs to go to jail. She should be arrested immediately.

Violation of civil right under the color of law (iirc title 18 us code). This law carries stiff penalties.

[CodeToad]

“Because the AFT would have closed the business on some technicality and destroyed the owner’s livelihood.”

I would never be bullied. Be the bigger pest. Make the ATF go find someone else to bully.

[absalom01]

Because he didn’t want to die in a hail of ATF gunfire? Just spit balling here.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Do you have an FFL and own a store that sells firearms?

[Flavious_Maximus]

This is the USA. It would be much easier for the ATF to create a registry of those who DON’T have a weapon. The registry would be very small.

[existentially_kuffer]

ATF probably view it as public information on private property, after the badge is flashed.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Yes, but then they wouldn’t know exactly how many guns you have and what type they are.