ATF Requests Records Of Gun Owners In Alaska

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Is the federal agency compiling a list of firearms owners?

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents have been visiting gun shops in Alaska and asking for records of firearms sales, stoking fears that the federal agency is building a list of gun owners in the state.

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According to the Alaska Dispatch, earlier this year two gun shops in Alaska “reported that ATF agents had asked for their books, and both turned down the requests. The one shop that went on the record, Great Northern Guns in Anchorage, said the ATF agent asked politely for the books, and when store manager Frank Caiazza refused, the agent just as politely accepted the refusal.”

It is illegal for the ATF to remove any material from a gun shop unless it is part of a criminal investigation. The requests for records have lead some to question whether the “ATF will create some sort of list or database of gun owners,” states the report.

Alaska Rep. Don Young requested a meeting with ATF officials after receiving reports that ATF agents were visiting gun shops and asking to see record books.

During the meeting with Young, which took place last week, ATF Deputy Director Tom Brandon attempted to assure him that the, “ATF has never maintained a database of lawful firearms owners; is not permitted by law to create and maintain such a database; and has no intention whatsoever of collecting any information for such a database.”

However, as we reported last year, this represents merely the latest example of the ATF using intimidation tactics in an effort to obtain information about gun owners.

Last summer, the ATF sent letters to gun shops in border states ordering gun dealers to comply with a new “directive” and report to the feds sales of “two or more pistols or revolvers, or any combination of pistols or revolvers totaling two or more.”

While attempting to recruit gun store owners as informants to spy on their customers, we talked to several gun dealers in Austin and one of our own staff members who reported that the ATF was conducting intimidating home visits during which they demanded to be allowed inside without a warrant, while implying that gun owners could be terrorists for purchasing two or more firearms at a time.

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This is all of course very ironic given the fact that it is the ATF itself which was caught delivering firearms to drug cartels in Mexico as part of the Fast and Furious scandal.

Americans who purchase guns are already forced to undergo checks against the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System to prove they are not a felon. The ATF has no business either demanding to see records of gun owners or carrying out threatening home visits – such conduct is completely illegal.

After being caught sending weapons to Mexican criminals that were used to kill U.S. Border Patrol agents, police and citizens, the ATF is now treating American citizens like criminals simply for exercising their second amendment rights, all under the guise of a regulation (purchasing two or more firearms) that was rejected by Congress and never became law.

The ATF’s efforts to intimidate both gun sellers and purchasers really picked up steam last year after President Obama told gun control advocate Sarah Brady that his administration was working “under the radar” to sneak attack the second amendment.

During a March 30, 2011 meeting between Jim and Sarah Brady and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, at which Obama “dropped in,” the president reportedly told Brady, “I just want you to know that we are working on it (gun control)….We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar.”

The quote appeared in a Washington Post story about Obama’s gun control czar Steve Croley.

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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show and Infowars Nightly News.

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52 Responses to “ATF Requests Records Of Gun Owners In Alaska”

  1. Trying to start a “Fast Furious II” with our northern neighbor?

    BATFE out to arm criminal beaver gangs, hey?

    Super Duper Man 1776 Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    IT’S ILEAGLE TO GATHER THIS INFO- “QUOTE”

    KNOCK, KNOCK, WE’RE HERE TO GATHER INFO…

    my2cents Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    A rat can be trained to find it’s way through a maze. You start with a small setup with a reward of food and drink at its end. You can from there increase the length and complexity of the maze slowly and the rat will continue to conquer it. Just keep him hungry and thirsty. Eventually though a point in time will come when the maze is just to long and changed so often that the rat will tire and succumb to exaustion and starvation. The NWO is in charge of our maze and it’s getting harder for us to survive. When desperation begins to set in for us, they may offer food and drink for us all with co-operation. It may be a stick and carrot aproach to bring in the changes they seek. How severe will conditions here become before the stick is abandoned for a carrot. Will you survive all you’ve come to expect? You think constant resistance and preparation is the best course for you. You may need to question this. The way our maze is changed is through the constant barrage of news flow coming our way, and the constant initiation of new laws.

  2. Those folks at Great Northern Guns ARE great! Two of my pistols I bought from there. They are down-to-earth folks and will NEVER knuckle under to the ATF. Good job!!!

    Peace Frog Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    how do you get to alaska without a passport…just curious

    Jamie Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    You don’t need a passport if it’s a direct flight.

    freepatriot Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    By land you need a passport and or bordering state fastpass ID. Just know this much you cannot carry firearms across the line you either have to turn them over to be sored for you (lol) or you can ship them ahead of you. If you ever have had any judgement (DUI etc.) you must purchase a “pardon” before entering. They won’t ask for proof but if you get in any scrape with the mounties bend over if ya aint got one, pardon me no FUCK Canada and the highway we built through it for FREE ! to help secure their pussy asses back in 1941 ! Washington, Idaho and Montana have better living with less taxes anyhow !

  3. these people dont need to have store records , if you get a background check and pass , then they know you where buying a gun. WHAT ELSE DO THEY NEED ?

    Steve_L Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    A agree 100%. Anyone who thinks that THIS government is following the law and not keeping a record of who gets a “background check” is naive.

    But the government criminals only know that you bought; they don’t know what you bought. That’s why they’re using intimidation and resorting to these illegal tactics.

    jchance Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Actually they do know what you bought for a weapon. For example they will know if it is a full or semi-automatic depending on the laws of the state governing what firearms are legal. They will know if you purchased a pistol, revolver, shotgun, etc. They have to when registering them record the serial numbers.

    BR549 Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Just as in Jutrassic Park, where the raptors were constantly testing the fences, the Bilderberg Group and the feds, are trying to test the people’s fences. They try to see how much the people will tolerate before they push back.

    Of course, then you have these pussy liberals, who adopt this roll over so they can let the feds give it to them up the ass position, and they are so pathetic, they just ask for more; anything to get noticed enough for some public grant to fluff their globalist egos.

    I can see the new bumper sticker, “I take it up the kazoo for Obama”.

    Super Duper Man 1776 Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    DAS PAPERS PLEASE!

  4. Isn’t it just the entire state of Alaska?
    Are they looking for the the one blind deaf guy who doesn’t own a gun up there?

    hammerhead Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    its palins daughter tryin to track down her ex for child support .

    Startover Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    Ah…. It all makes sense now.

  5. burn all records end the problem then they dont get nothing those who keep records can be targetted easy and made the fall guy for the govt so dont comply to silly inane trash

    hammerhead Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    NO RECORDS , why do we have them? we should be able to buy a gun the same way you buy a sandwich . the constitution says UNINFRINGED for a reason.
    i get “delayed ” everytime because somebody , somewhere has the same name , BS .
    AND THAT is infringment.

    BR549 Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    We have records because, believe it or not, there are these savants/criminals who have known the system was screwed up all along and have only ventured out on their own because they were, in essence, early preppers. I mean, according to their rationale, why bother complying with the law when the law itself is corrupt? Ultimately though, we cannot evolve unless we harness our collective spiritual energy and we can’t do that unless we are a nation of laws, and we certainly can’t do it when global elitists believe they have become gods. Ain’t gonna happen.

    I’d guess that if the government ever straightened its ass out, the majority of these people would direct their energies in more constructive directions. On the other hand, there really are some sick sociopaths out there who just don’t get anything about living here on Planet Earth with others of their own kind. That’s one reason we have records.

    christmas Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    Dear BR549
    we don’t want to evolve by harnessing our collective spiritual energy. That is Luciferian theology. You can’t be a collective if there are evil hearts that are on power trips . First there has to be a change of heart that can only be done by a heart translplant by receiving Jesus into your spirit … that is why the globalists will ban the Bible, Christians, just as they always have done when they took over a country using their weapon of marxist revolution.

    Dandroid Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    Wheres Sarah??? Endorsing that punk ass Orrin Hatch thats where.

  6. ATF Deputy Director Tom Brandon attempted to assure him that the, “ATF has never maintained a database of lawful firearms owners; is not permitted by law to create and maintain such a database; and has no intention whatsoever of collecting any information for such a database.”

    Found a great essay today. Very Sad.
    INCREMENTALISM, REGIONALISM AND REVOLUTION By Kathleen Marquardt
    May 23, 2012
    NewsWithViews.com

    Menehuni509 Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    Wait a miniute! There is a record and database of lawful firearm owners. Every time you buy a firearm from a dealer it is registered. What do you thinknthat listb is? It’s a database of lawful firearms owners. The only way to get around it is to buy a firearm from a privite party!

  7. you’re a jerk. Quit usinbg a public forum to input your prejudices. Keep on topic please.

  8. So what is street crime like up in Alaska? Are moose muggings on the increase?

    jchance Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    I thought it was the polar and black bears doing all the muggings in Alaska. Someone did say the seals are looking to get in on the action though seeing they still hold a grudge that their babies have been beaten for their hides and want retribution for it.

    Tom Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Anchorage, Alaska, where Great Northern Guns is located, is a nasty, ni**erfied city. Lots of gangs (Hawaiians, Samoans, and Blacks). Corrupt cops BIGtime. Beautiful summers, minus twenty degrees most all winter.

    Peace Frog Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    wtf are hawaiians samoans and negros duing in alaska ?….you sure they aren’t all eskimos ?

  9. ironic isn’t it?

    out there there is wonderfull positive news here is an example:

    a young lady who had both lungs transplanted in Ontario Canada is improving wonderfully.
    This shows when people are generous they can make a difference in otrher people’s lives.

    BUt seems mainstream media or alternate media what sells the most is negative fear energy’s like guns and violence and revolution…….

    I wonder what PP is all about when one looks at the percentage of good news versus the everyday negative low energy that fear news creates?

    THe fact is if people can operate people who are sick, transplant two lungs and save that person’s life, then it isn’t all dyer out there no?

    Alex JOnes is in the business of PP because what makes the money is all about war,death fear mongring and destruction.

    Oh he talks about tangy tangerine and other good health products, thats ok but maybe less dyer negative energy and more positive energy morally would be important also.

    I think the balance between evil and goodness weights more on the evil side.

    Alex JOnes you need to be like a lighthouse for the people ofplanet earth. YOu say you believe in GOD well time to show it and act like a good god would. Be positive, be strong morally.Guns cannot fix everything.They harm more than they resolve.

    Vic Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    besides, the guns are no match for the technologies the evil ones who want to rule possess.
    9/11 should have given you all some insight after all these years.

    Tom Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    US all?

    Peace Frog Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    you are correct vic…they either have or are working on laser/microwave/electromagnetic

    weapons…really high tech shit that frys your ass from great distances…like outer space.

    alan.qaeda Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    It’s “dire,” genius. Also this isn’t about guns solving everything.

    Peace Frog Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    maybe he meant dryer

    bornready Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    How about since you don’t like what this site is about…. you simply stop visiting it?!! This is still America and you can use your own money and create your own website where you can control the topic. SEE YA.

  10. anything that is ever entered into a computer for any reason since the implementation of computers will remain out there forever.
    When I applied for my WI CC license I was allowed to use my hunter safety certificate from 1973 as proof of firearms training.
    It had been digitalized and was available online instantly.
    1973.
    If you have ever purchased a lawful hunting license then you can bet your left nut that this data base is a defacto gun registry since most hunters use firearms for something.

    Dandroid Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    You now need a ss number to get a fishing fucking license. I dont fish anymore in public waters where the lcra nazis can fuck with me.

  11. sbee1441,

    You have the right idea. And after 90 days they are supposed to delete 90 day old records. However, everyone seems to forget that this agency as well as other gov’t agencies perform daily incremental backups of their system. They can correctly reassure the people that records are terminated after 90 days. No one remembers that the backups of the previous 90 days are still in the system. All they need to do is establish a separate and classified database. You’re in it baby.
    Write your congressmen and senators to demand that all records are deleted, including backups. BATFE is sneaky.

    BMac Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    Write your congressman and senators?
    ROF NOT L

  12. hammerhead,

    the comment on you’re a jerk, is for you. hope noone else took offense. still keep on topic.

    hammerhead Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    @alcan- no offense here either , what is my prejudice ?

    hammerhead Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    @ ALCAN – I ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION
    palin ………. yes ? no predjudice here , just sarcasim.sorry if it offends.

    hammerhead Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    HAHAHA – blame it on bush !

  13. They would surely love a list, so they can go door to door when the order comes down to take the guns. When the revolution starts, but is in isolated pockets, then see how fast they’ll move 80% of the sheep will turn them into the collection point on orders of Uncle Obama — they’ll also be ordered to turn in their gold and their silver as well at the same time. Count the personal stashes of food, MREs, and outdoor gear in excess of 1 tent per family and being “gifted” to the “people” patriotically through the central city turn-in point.

  14. Bravo to Great Northern Guns. Everyone should do the same thing.

  15. BRAVO to Gteat Northern Guns. Everyone should do the same thing.

  16. Just like in the border states where thousands and thousands of people are in mass graves and the drug cartels are being supported in many ways by Obombya and his evil doers. They create these situations to get control of all the guns. No way fake pres. Go back to Kenya! We don’t want you or any of those in Wash. land who are supposedly representing us. Yeah – they sure are representing us, any way that will kill us in the end is good for them. When you only have negative to work with – getting a positive out of it for the people of the USA is like shoving a watermelon up your nose! We need to rid ourselves of all of these depts in Wash that are part of this devastation. Gun shops – stand your ground and stand behind our Constitution and Bill of Rights. I would quit the FBI if I had to do these things knowing it is un-constitutional and against what this great country was built on.

  17. RECORD THIS : I OWN A FIREARM AND YOU CAN COME GET IT WHENEVER YOU WANT TO TRY OUT FOR WW3 !

  18. all the gun shops in the us need to contact each other and let them know about this.not easy but important to do.dont be cowed by these crooks.its obvious why they want this info.give them nothing but instructions on the exit.goodbye scum.

  19. Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. If there weren’t any guns in the world, people would still find a way to kill each other, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years!

  20. How about since you don’t like what this site is about…. you simply stop visiting it?!! This is still America and you can use your own money and create your own website where you can control the topic. SEE YA.

    bornready Reply:
    May 24th, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    dirregard this duplicate… oops

  21. are they sure that these were gov agents? they could have been criminals trying to collect the names and addresses of people who collect guns. they could then do a home invasion and steal the arsenal.

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