"On 10/25/2000, the bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco and Firearms sent approx. 30 federal and local agents in stormtrooper attire to confiscate firearms from a dealer who, according to what they told him, "did not have his papers in order." Jerry's Guns and Ammo d.b.a. Specialty Firearms of Mesa, Az., was the latest in a long lost of gun dealers who've been paid a visit by people who, when rightly told, "You are not supposed to do that" respond by saying things like:"We're the BATF. We can do whatever we want.""
They took many of his classic, mint condition guns and threw them all together into a trash can where they were scratched, gouged and ruined. He was told he did not have a $100 "pawn permit" and took 274 of his guns. They also took the video surveillance tape (which was not listed on the warrant). They confiscated over 3,000 records that show private information of 3,000 Americans by taking his sales records for the past 15 years. They came back on 11/10 and accused him of manufacturing ammunition for resale without a license. (Jerry only sells reloads he purchases in quantities from licensed ammunition manufactureres but they confiscated 30,000-plus rounds, kegs of powder, cases of bullets in various calibers, primers, shell casings etc..) They succeeded in running him out of business and stripping him of his retirement.
He has not even been charged with anything, nor has any justification been given as to why such an offensive operation been commited against a man who has complied with all the laws.
Jerry Michel states: "If these guys will do this to me over some $100 permit when I was already licensed to sell firearms, I shudder to think of what they would do to someone over a $10,000 violation."
Show your support to Jerry Michel of Specialty Firearms by contacting him at: 1055 N. Mesa Dr., Mesa, AZ, 85201.
From Media Bypass Jan. 2001 http://www.4bypass.com and
http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com
They took many of his classic, mint condition guns and threw them all together into a trash can where they were scratched, gouged and ruined. He was told he did not have a $100 "pawn permit" and took 274 of his guns. They also took the video surveillance tape (which was not listed on the warrant). They confiscated over 3,000 records that show private information of 3,000 Americans by taking his sales records for the past 15 years. They came back on 11/10 and accused him of manufacturing ammunition for resale without a license. (Jerry only sells reloads he purchases in quantities from licensed ammunition manufactureres but they confiscated 30,000-plus rounds, kegs of powder, cases of bullets in various calibers, primers, shell casings etc..) They succeeded in running him out of business and stripping him of his retirement.
He has not even been charged with anything, nor has any justification been given as to why such an offensive operation been commited against a man who has complied with all the laws.
Jerry Michel states: "If these guys will do this to me over some $100 permit when I was already licensed to sell firearms, I shudder to think of what they would do to someone over a $10,000 violation."
Show your support to Jerry Michel of Specialty Firearms by contacting him at: 1055 N. Mesa Dr., Mesa, AZ, 85201.
From Media Bypass Jan. 2001 http://www.4bypass.com and
http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com
