ATF at the West Springfield gun show—why?

[beangado]

Just came back from the West Springfield gun show and noticed that the ATF had a table there. I kind of felt sorry for the guy sitting there. He must have been quite lonely because people avoided the table like the plague.

I wonder who in the ATF thought this was a good expenditure of tax payer money and what they hoped it would accomplish.

 

[Fixxah]

Learning about guns?

Maybe looking for post-ban goodies because the sellers were ratted out?

 

[Another_David]

I wonder who in the ATF thought this was a good expenditure of tax payer money and what they hoped it would accomplish.

you had the opportunity, you should have asked him why he was there.

 

[lord1234]

also, they're always there...this is the first year i have seen them with tables.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

They are no doubt there so that they may answer status inquiry on Form 4's.

 

[beangado]

you had the opportunity, you should have asked him why he was there.

I was avoiding them like the plague.

 

[KirkVN]

Heck, they were probably there to see new stuff anyway! or they were simply there because "They Can"! LOL! maybe they were counting the people that looked their way and then avoided them! hehehehe

 

[Radio]

Most likely updating their facial recognition software and acquiring new retinal scans.

 

[Big_Red]

They were probably looking for more guns to ship to Mexico.

 

[breslau]

There was two of them there on Saturday. It was pretty comical to watch people spot the table then give it wide berth while avoiding eye contact. I talked with one of them for a few minutes about some C&R stuff and picked up a couple of applications. I overheard a dealer asking about straw purchases and changes to some form. Pretty safe bet they would have rather been somewhere else on a Saturday. On the way home I did notice some helicopters but I'm sure it was nothing.

 

[shadyduk1979]

I figure this was one of three things, a community outreach program, just like the police do. Or They were enthusiasts who wanted to get in on the "pre show" deals, or the were there to monitor their super secret DNA sampling devices they installed near the entrance to collect all of the show goers DNA

 

[drgrant]

They were at Wilmington, too, sitting there and looking bored.

-Mike

 

[SKS Ray]

And no tinfoil hats were handed out before entering the show?!?

Anyone who attended is doomed and you're going to prison!

::sarcasm mode off::

 

[GunGrey]

they are just making sure that their new tracking system in the handstamps are working properly.



Uh oh i here a knock at my door

 

[Dnotarianni]

They got a table so they wouldn't have to walk around all day with no place to sit.

 

[el duderino]

Theyre still looking for that gunshow loophole everyones talking about, must not be having any luck though.

 

[Dream to Dream]

On the way home I did notice some helicopters but I'm sure it was nothing.

 

[jaypap]

One stop shopping?

Whiskey, Camels, and a Glock 19 please.

 

[Spanz]

Jeez, they have to do something with all the money taxpayers give them. They might as well hang around and answer the random question or two.

 

[John2]

Just community service. Doing their job answering your questions. They've been there before. They are usuallt young troops, but then these days everyone is young to me...

 

[ARV]

Theyre still looking for that gunshow loophole everyones talking about, must not be having any luck though.

haha

 

[Jose]

I would have asked him if he had anything good to sell

 

[45collector]

Did he have big dreadlocks and a limp?

 

[xtry51]

Did he have big dreadlocks and a limp?

 

[ScottS]

You should go up to the table and ask some innocuous question, but while doing it, keep looking around and pointing at some specific table.

 

[lowbuckbob]

They were at Wilmington, too, sitting there and looking bored.

-Mike

My friends at M&M reloads told me that when the ATF set up shop at Wilmington, they saw many dealers hurriedly put items into boxes and take them out to their vehicles.

 

[BlkHawk73]

My friends at M&M reloads told me that when the ATF set up shop at Wilmington, they saw many dealers hurriedly put items into boxes and take them out to their vehicles.

To me that screams those dealers had something to hide. Maybe good reason the ATF was there then. When the dealers have bad stuff and try and hide it, that's saying something about the dealers - avoid them.