Subj : Re: New purchase
To   : Weatherman
From : Moondog
Date : Sat Jul 01 2023 09:56 am

  Re: Re: New purchase
  By: Weatherman to Moondog on Sat Jul 01 2023 01:42 am

 > -=> Moondog wrote to Tracker1 <=-
 > 
 >  Mo>   Re: Re: New purchase
 >  Mo>   By: Tracker1 to Gamgee on Tue Jun 27 2023 11:14 pm
 > 
 >  >
 >  Mo> It's kind of scary when the ATF calls because you made more than one
 >  Mo> purchase in a week's time.  I understand the reason because of concern
 >  Mo> of straw purchases.
 > 
 > I've never had the ATF call me (in fact, when filling out the 4473, you are 
 > required to provide a phone number so how WOULD they?) when purching more th
 > one firearm in a week's time.  Just last weekend I purchase four firearms an
 > can recall weeks where I had purchased six firearms.
 > 
 > Maybe I've just been lucky?  I should be so lucky when I buy a lottery ticke
 > 
 > 
 > ... Wherever you go, there you are!

The FFL holder is required by the ATF to inform them if a buy
er purchases multiple firearms within a week or two .  The ATF will take the
address infromation then investigate whether the buyer is performing straw
purchase.

The agents will come to the buyer's house and want to see that they have the
firearms in their possession (haven't sold or given them to anybody.)  I have
spoken to people that have been contacted by the ATF (by mail) to inform them
the FFL sent them the purchase information, but haven't met anyone who has
been visited by them.

Not sure if luck plays into it.  It may be more dependent on how busy the loca
l ATF agent is, or the firearms in question whether they fit a profile.

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