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A Texan man, who publicly announced on Facebook his intentions to sell his
personal firearms, was subject to unwarranted surveillance by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Despite conducting an
investigation and finding no wrongdoing, the ATF passed on his details to the
FBI, who continued to monitor him for a minimum of six months.
Based on the internal documents examined by
The Epoch Times, two specialized ATF agents held a meeting with the Latino man who
admitted to "promoting" his personal firearms for sale on Facebook. He
confessed to a "tendency" of buying new firearms, adjusting them, losing
enthusiasm, and subsequently selling them. The man reassured the agents that
his actions were never profitable.
Eric Olson, an attorney for Gun Owners of America (GOA), stated to The Epoch
Times, "Throughout the documents, I kept expecting to find an instance where
the ATF uncovered illegal activities, but it never happened." GOA obtained
the records amidst its ongoing lawsuit against ATF and FBI under the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA). The documents received this time were more
heavily redacted than the previous ten sets, with whole pages blacked out.
Olson added, "This man is under surveillance for doing what millions of
other enthusiasts do—selling parts of their personal collection. While it's
not a crime, it appears that the ATF frowns upon the rapid turnover of
firearms."
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