Montana firearms dealer raided by IRS, ATF

[press1280]

It Begins: 20 Heavily Armed IRS and ATF Agents Raid Great Falls Gun Store, Seize Firearm Purchase Records | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

In an unprecedented move, twenty armed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents carried out a raid on a gun store in Great Falls, Montana, seizing all Form 4473 – documents that record buyer’s information during firearms transactions.

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What’s weird is the ATF says they were only there to backup the IRS, who, in turn, only took 4473 paperwork (which identifies buyers). They did not take any relevant financial information which you think would be what they would be there for.

I have a suspicion why they may have done this, and perhaps I’m way off base.
Since this is an online dealer they send items to other states. Maybe they don’t charge the sales tax when you order from them. IRS looks to see who purchased the items and waits to see if they report the sales tax on their income tax next year. They don’t report it, then the agency swoops in with the SWAT teams over tens of dollars of unpaid sales tax.

 

[rseymorejr]

They wouldn't have 4473's on guns they shipped out, the transfering FFL would, right?

 

[6-Pack]

It Begins: 20 Heavily Armed IRS and ATF Agents Raid Great Falls Gun Store, Seize Firearm Purchase Records | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

In an unprecedented move, twenty armed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents carried out a raid on a gun store in Great Falls, Montana, seizing all Form 4473 – documents that record buyer’s information during firearms transactions.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

What’s weird is the ATF says they were only there to backup the IRS, who, in turn, only took 4473 paperwork (which identifies buyers). They did not take any relevant financial information which you think would be what they would be there for.

I have a suspicion why they may have done this, and perhaps I’m way off base.
Since this is an online dealer they send items to other states. Maybe they don’t charge the sales tax when you order from them. IRS looks to see who purchased the items and waits to see if they report the sales tax on their income tax next year. They don’t report it, then the agency swoops in with the SWAT teams over tens of dollars of unpaid sales tax.

But sales tax is a state level tax, not federal. If you owe sales tax, you owe it to the state, not the feds.

My guess is that there may have been unreported income by the store owner and the 4473s are being used to confirm sales - those will be bumped up against his income to see if all the sales were reported. Just a guess though, I know the 4473s don’t have prices and I’m not in the gun business.

 

[cantstop]

When I move to Montana, I'm going to stick to raising dental floss.

 

[[Kev308]]

If I were to make a wild guess, the ATF sent a bunch of Cartel members and other prohibited purchasers to buy "assault rifles" again.

 

[Huckleberry]

I would liked to have seen Montana

 

[KJackson]

I hear they have round American women there.

 

[welder516]

Loved Montana at it's Big Sky, rode a motorcycle for a bit.

 

[AssMan]

Whatever the reason, you can rest assured that these brave federal agents are just following orders and doing their jobs - always looking out for the American people’s best interests.


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[whistlersmother]

If I were to make a wild guess, the ATF sent a bunch of Cartel members and other prohibited purchasers to buy "assault rifles" again.

"Wild" guess? No, fairly sure its a "highly reasonable" guess...

 

[Inigoes]

NFA tax stamps possibly the issue?

 

[adit]

NFA tax stamps possibly the issue?

Even that's not an IRS issue.

 

[Mitral]

When I move to Montana, I'm going to stick to raising dental floss.

With your pigmy pony and zircon encrusted tweezers Sir that would be Might Grand

 

[Hibs]

"IT BEGINS..."

I hate click bait headlines that do nothing but rile up all the fudds.

 

[GuitarmanNick]

Whatever the reason, you can rest assured that these brave federal agents are just following orders and doing their jobs - always looking out for the American people’s best interests.


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Following unlawful orders is a violation of their oath. It takes balls to stand up for what is right and just. Looks like most federal agents have been neutered!

 

[28Shooter]

Whatever the reason, you can rest assured that these brave federal agents are just following orders and doing their jobs - always looking out for the American people’s best interests.


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And when their bosses get called before a congressional committee they "can't talk about it".

 

[K31]

When I move to Montana, I'm going to stick to raising dental floss.

Just you and the pygmy pony.

 

[press1280]

And when their bosses get called before a congressional committee they "can't talk about it".

Or “It’s an ongoing investigation” that’s been going on for years with no word to Congress as to what’s going on.

 

[Slackdaddy]

When I move to Montana, I'm going to stick to raising dental floss.

Ah,, A tycoon

 

[K31]

This should be investigated for violations of the Privacy Act by the IRS.

Yeah, the transferees should definitely call the FB...oops, they're screwed.