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jasmith85

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I purchased a handgun online earlier and when I called my dealer about it he said that he could not do the transfer. His reason was that during his shop's most recent ATF visit he says that the ATF agent flagged me as suspicious due to the amount of guns that I have purchased through the shop. This is odd to me seeing as I have purchased 6 over the past year. He also said that as far as he knew I was not blocked from buying guns, but that the agent recommended that he no longer do transfers for me, because it makes him look complicit with whatever illegal thing they think I might be doing. Has anyone else heard of anything similar to this happening to someone?
 
Sounds like that particular agent's personal opinion, or the store owner getting skittish and making excuses.

Just to add... I have know of the ATF using scare tactics to try to pressure honest dealers out of business. Some cave, some ignor it.
 
If you bought 6 a week for a year, maybe some reason to look at you closer (and figure out where all that money is coming from!:D:eek:)

I agree with above - it looks like you-know-what, smells like you-know-what and most likely is you-know-what.
 
Interesting. I usually use one shop to do my transfers. But, this makes me think I should spread it around a bit. I might buy 2-3 guns a year through that shop. Hmmmmmm......:confused:
 
Ask your Dealer for the contact information of the ATF Agent. The ATF Agent is a Government employee, and you are entitled to talk with him/her as a U.S. taxpayer/citizen. I would confront the situation in a professional manner.

If you receive a lot of flack in return, simply provide your Congressman a letter with all the details to include the Agent's contact information. Do not threaten or harass the Agent. Also keep a civil tone and language.

Please let us know the outcome.
 
:confused:Agree it sounds like a particular agents 'thing'. I've used the same FFL for 6 transactions in a year with no questions asked or problems of any kind.
 
Maybe the dealer wants a better profit margin selling guns instead of transfers? Or is regretting the price he put on transfers.
 
The only reasonable explanation I can think of for this would be it was a pattern that involved more than just your six purchases. For instance he was selling an abnormally high portion of handgun and the disproportionate sales were with a small number of high volume buyers.

Well, there is another. You are under federal investigation, haven't figured it out yet, and some sort of federal agent payed him a visit inquiring about something. Now he doesn't want to be involved.
 
I would ask the dealer to put the refusal in writing with the reason you were denied. I would then consider sending it to the appropriate parties of interest.
 
I heard of a similar story with my local shop. One of the guys at my local shop told me they had a customer similarly investigated for buying multiple AR lowers at a time. In that case he was building Ar pistols and rifles and reselling them for a profit which I understand is a big no no for the average Joe.
 
I bought a collection of old blackhawks 2 years ago. 9 in fact. Really good deal I couldn't pass up. I had to go thru several different shops to get the ffl transfers done. Down here in louisiana a individual can't purchase more than two handguns at a time. It was a headache and the atf visited those shops on the same day. It was 2 agents not just one. Appearantly there are several legal ways to buy a collection but I didn't know them. I've never seen or heard from the atf but they got my attention and I don't buy collections anymore.
 
Let me clear a part of that post up. The agents didn't visit the shops the same day I tried to do the transfers but a few weeks later when they came sniffing they did visit the shops on the same day.
 
Weird... I generally buy AR lowers 5 or 10 and a time when they're on sale to stockpile for the next gold rush and I've never had anyone say anything to me....
 
If your current FFl holder says no more firearm purchases due to a higher authorities advice. Simple resolve: Find a different FFL license holder to do your transfers. Why draw anymore attention to your so called "suspicious" buying practices. Yup!! Time to move on..
 
Weird... I generally buy AR lowers 5 or 10 and a time when they're on sale to stockpile for the next gold rush and I've never had anyone say anything to me....
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If you're not an FFL ... why are you publishing this?:rolleyes:
 
jasmith85 I purchased a handgun online earlier and when I called my dealer about it he said that he could not do the transfer. His reason was that during his shop's most recent ATF visit he says that the ATF agent flagged me as suspicious due to the amount of guns that I have purchased through the shop. This is odd to me seeing as I have purchased 6 over the past year. He also said that as far as he knew I was not blocked from buying guns, but that the agent recommended that he no longer do transfers for me, because it makes him look complicit with whatever illegal thing they think I might be doing. Has anyone else heard of anything similar to this happening to someone?
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Find a new dealer, this one is full of baloney.

I have a couple of customers that pick up a new handgun nearly every other week. One is a Colt collector, the other Beretta. I've sent in at least ten multiple sale of handgun forms on each just in 2015.
 
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