ATF at local gun show today

[55fairlane]

Midwest gun traders show , Allen County fairgrounds, just north of Ft. Wayne Indiana.

This is a scary but true PSA , the ATF requested a table in the entrance area of a gun show today in Ft. Wayne, 5 agents in full ATF regalia met patrons as they entered our show.
I did not interact with said ATF nor do I recall seeing there presence in the show, I was a vendor, back in a corner selling gunsmithing tools, but none the less the ATF was there, in force.
One guy I know well did interact with these agents, asking the agents to explain a certain law to him, the ATF declined because, they, the ATF could not understand the language nor the death/ limit of the laws scope......isn't that scary!!
To the best of my knowledge the ATF did not ask for ID no inspect any guns, but I am certain they were there as part of there "we hate you , you don't deserve the protection of the constitution " thug squad.
Next gun show I go to, I'm wearing my covid mask, May help keep my picture from being used on some list.

Stay safe and legal my friends

 

[urbanrifleman]

Midwest gun traders show , Allen County fairgrounds, just north of Ft. Wayne Indiana.

This is a scary but true PSA , the ATF requested a table in the entrance area of a gun show today in Ft. Wayne, 5 agents in full ATF regalia met patrons as they entered our show.
I did not interact with said ATF nor do I recall seeing there presence in the show, I was a vendor, back in a corner selling gunsmithing tools, but none the less the ATF was there, in force.
One guy I know well did interact with these agents, asking the agents to explain a certain law to him, the ATF declined because, they, the ATF could not understand the language nor the death/ limit of the laws scope......isn't that scary!!
To the best of my knowledge the ATF did not ask for ID no inspect any guns, but I am certain they were there as part of there "we hate you , you don't deserve the protection of the constitution " thug squad.
Next gun show I go to, I'm wearing my covid mask, May help keep my picture from being used on some list.

Stay safe and legal my friends

Describe "ATF regalia" please.

 

[Downeast]

I wonder if this will become a trend?

 

[55fairlane]

Describe "ATF regalia" please.

Vests Atf logo on , badges on exterior of vest, alcohol tobacco firearms embroidered on the backside. Banner on table with ATF logo, all sorts of pamphlet, hand outs with ATF logo......local sheriff deputy commented he the deputy vetted these agents, there all local ATF agents

 

[Bill Norris]

I wonder if this will become a trend?

It would not surprise me at all. There is no telling what the loser biden will have them doing.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Vests Atf logo on , badges on exterior of vest, alcohol tobacco firearms embroidered on the backside. Banner on table with ATF logo, all sorts of pamphlet, hand outs with ATF logo......local sheriff deputy commented he the deputy vetted these agents, there all local ATF agents

No machine guns and flame throwing tanks?

 

[rijndael]

No machine guns

Gotta save them to plant when the raids come up empty.

 

[55fairlane]

No machine guns and flame throwing tanks?

No, but I did approach the promoter ofbthe show demanding the ATF pay the $25 table fee and get there guns zip tied safe......

 

[Prose]

Well now you know where they congregate so you can talk to them all at the same time. Seems like a win win.

 

[shortgrass]

Know it or not, ATF visits many gun shows, and they're not wearing a shirt or jacket with "ATFE" on it, or handing out pamphlets at a table by the front door. And that's not a recent 'thing', been going on for a long time.

 

[55fairlane]

Know it or not, ATF visits many gun shows, and they're not wearing a shirt or jacket with "ATFE" on it, or handing out pamphlets at a table by the front door. And that's not a recent 'thing', been going on for a long time.

In our quiet conservative corner of Indiana, this type of thing is uncommon

 

[Dusty Stevens]

In our quiet conservative corner of Indiana, this type of thing used to be uncommon

Here i fixed it for you.

 

[hpshooter]

" And that's not a recent 'thing', been going on for a long time."

In the late 70's a buddy and I had a table at a gun show in Winchester VA. A fellow came by 4 times saying he wanted to buy a very rough artillery Luger parts gun we had on the table. Told him no problem as long as you show proof of being a Virginia resident. On his last stop at the table he offered to pay more than we were asking for the gun claiming he had lost his drivers license and had no way to prove he was a VA resident.

We refused to sell him the gun.

When I went to the parking lot to get our lunch from the vehicle I walked by four "Forest service Green" AMC sedans with US Government tags on them and 6 people huddled around them eating their lunch including the fellow who wanted to buy the near junk Luger for a premium price.

As shortgrass said , They have been doing this for many years.

 

[Bronsin]

Too bad I didn't know about the show, othrwise I would have stopped in.

 

[urbanrifleman]

In the late 70's a buddy and I had a table at a gun show in Winchester VA. A fellow came by 4 times saying he wanted to buy a very rough artillery Luger parts gun we had on the table. Told him no problem as long as you show proof of being a Virginia resident. On his last stop at the table he offered to pay more than we were asking for the gun claiming he had lost his drivers license and had no way to prove he was a VA resident.

We refused to sell him the gun.

When I went to the parking lot to get our lunch from the vehicle I walked by four "Forest service Green" AMC sedans with US Government tags on them and 6 people huddled around them eating their lunch including the fellow who wanted to buy the near junk Luger for a premium price.

As shortgrass said , They have been doing this for many years.

Michael Collins Piper wrote a book on the infiltration of the patriot nationalist movements. It was estimated that at one time 2 out of every 5 people at a militia meeting was either a snitch or an agent.

"The Judas Goats"

Amazon.com

Now they just use the web.

 

[JSH]

Been going on here since at least 1985 that I know of. They didn’t set up a table or announcing their presence, I knew one of them and several other dealers knew of others.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Michael Collins Piper wrote a book on the infiltration of the patriot nationalist movements. It was estimated that at one time 2 out of every 5 people at a militia meeting was either a snitch or an agent.

"The Judas Goats"

Amazon.com

Now they just use the web.

Just like they did at the “insurrection” and the gov whitmer kidnapping

 

[JMayo]

I'm sure they got pictures of everyone that came through the doors.

 

[AckleymanII]

Any doubt if they got the list of vendors with tables at the gun show?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Any doubt if they got the list of vendors with tables at the gun show?

All the guys at the front table were doing is running the guys in the crowd looking for that good ole “gunshow loophole” all the conservatives use