Here is some updated video of the ATF raid on Ares Armor earlier today (see our earlier story here). ATF took this action after Ares had obtained a restraining order against the agency. At issue is the bureau’s desire to confiscate a huge customer list maintained by the business, as well as some firearm parts. The parts had previously been determined by the ATF to not constitute a firearm.
was requested by Ares Armor to forestall a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in which inventory and customer records were targeted for seizure. That ATF action was in response to the company selling so-called “80 percent lower receivers” manufactured by EP Armory, itself the subject of a raid and seizures over parts which have previously been determined by ATF not to be a firearm, as further machining operations must be taken by customers to turn them into functional components.
As explained by St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner Kurt Hofmann, “EP Armory’s polymer 80% lower receivers have a unique feature in that the material to be removed by milling and/or drilling is a different color from the material that is to be left untouched — thus making it easy to do the machining, even without a jig.”
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“I look for ATF Firearms Technology Branch ‘hocus-pocus’ to come to the forefront … because they will claim the ‘marking’ of these critical holes will ‘make’ this plastic chunk a firearm,” an industry source told Gun Rights Examiner. “It’s FTB’s nature to do so.
“Now that this has gone viral, the ATF and U.S. Attorney have no choice but to go forward with a criminal case come hell or high water,” the source continued, also predicting “other manufacturers will get a spontaneous revision letter effectively changing the rules.
Source: Examiner
obumer stoogies in action !!!
THAT IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION IN SEVERAL ARES. THESE MEN SHOULD BE TRIED FOR TREASON.
Every community should form its own Citizens Protecting Rights group, or as it used to be called “the citizens militia”. And whenever anything like this happens in their area just gather together and have a “spontaneous protest” (now where have I heard that lately?) across the street from the where this unconstitutional illegality is going on. Have some partially constructed signs ready to go and just finish them by writing a quick message on them. Plus having a few bullhorns also (megaphones) wouldn’t hurt (also plenty of cameras). Then descend on the place and while maintaining the assembly in a peaceful and lawful manner, “PROTEST!!!” A must is to make sure the local news media is there also and then make these a**holes want to scurry and hide like the $#%&!@*roaches they are.
The ATF work for US they better start thinking about that!
TOTALLY !!! DISGUSTING !!!!!
Our government is out of control. ATFE, EPA, TSA all wit
with SWAT teams and making up their own regulations as they go. We have got to stp this.
Government tyranny and intimidation at t*t’s worst. No laws were broken and this is just a means to drive this company out of business. This is only happening on Obama’s watch and holder is a useless pig!
And in case you did`nt know that is a civil rights violation !!!!!
Big time law suit and the attorneys will get rich. I hope the judge who signed the restraining order sends out arrest warrents for the ATF staff involved.