{"id":167858,"date":"2022-08-23T16:21:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T20:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=167858"},"modified":"2022-08-23T16:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:21:27","slug":"atf-needs-to-answer-these-questions-concerning-its-knock-and-talk-visits-with-gun-owners-says-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/atf-needs-to-answer-these-questions-concerning-its-knock-and-talk-visits-with-gun-owners-says-senator\/","title":{"rendered":"ATF Needs to Answer These Questions Concerning Its \u2018Knock and Talk\u2019 Visits with Gun Owners, Says Senator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is currently going door-to-door in some states<\/a> to question gun owners about recent firearm purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden administration says the goal of these warrantless \u201cknock-and-talk\u201d visits is to crack down on suspected \u201cstraw purchasers,\u201d aka criminals with no disqualifying records that would show up in an FBI background check (NICS check) who buy guns on behalf of other criminals or prohibited persons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has concerns about these encounters in that they, among other things, may violate law-abiding citizens’ 4th Amendment rights which protects them from unreasonable searches and seizures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

VIDEO: Show Me Your Guns! ATF Surprises Homeowner w\/ Warrantless Firearm Inspection<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Ernst expressed her concerns in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn all of the \u2018knock and talk\u2019 incidents brought to my attention, none involved the presentation of a warrant,\u201d wrote Sen. Ernst in the letter dated Aug. 23. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSimultaneously, multiple ATF agents, dressed in official ATF gear\u2014including bullet proof vests\u2014did not inform the resident purchaser of the optional nature of his or her participation in brandishing the requested firearm,” she continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The combination of these factors calls into question whether the ATF\u2019s actions are meant to harass or coerce firearm purchasers into, at best, legally questionable \u2018investigations,\u2019\u201d said Ernst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iowa Republican asked Garland to answer the following eight questions within the next 30 days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What criteria does the ATF use to establish probable cause prior to knocking on a purchaser\u2019s door to investigate a potential straw purchase? Is there a written record of this evaluation? If not, why?<\/li>
  2. Does the ATF obtain a warrant prior to knocking on a purchaser\u2019s door to investigate a potential straw purchase?<\/li>
  3. How many \u201cknock and talks\u201d has the ATF conducted without a warrant since its July 22, 2021, above referenced announcement?<\/li>
  4. If not, what is the ATF\u2019s legal basis for investigating a potential straw purchase through a \u201cknock and talk\u201d? How does the ATF ensure a purchaser\u2019s Fourth Amendment rights are protected?<\/li>
  5. Where a straw purchase check is conducted, is the purchaser informed that they may turn down the investigation? If not, why?<\/li>
  6. Are ATF agents required to wear uniforms designating the agency when going to the home of and speaking with a firearm purchaser?<\/li>
  7. What is the current ATF policy regarding what time of day agents may visit the home of a purchaser to investigate a potential straw purchase?<\/li>
  8. Does the ATF notify local or state law enforcement officials prior to knocking on a purchaser\u2019s door to investigate a potential straw purchase? If not, why?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Last month, video footage recorded on a doorbell camera of a knock-and-talk in Delaware went viral on social media, after investigative journalist Lee Williams<\/a>, with the Second Amendment Foundation, broke the story<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The homeowner was caught completely off guard by the two ATF agents and the state trooper who showed up on his front porch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe reason we\u2019re out here is obviously gun violence is at an uptick. We want to make sure \u2013 we\u2019ve been having a lot of issues with straw purchases,” says the Trooper to the homeowner. “One of the things, indicators we get is someone making a large gun purchase, and then a lot of times we\u2019ve been there and \u2018Oh, those guns got taken.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The trio asked the man to retrieve his recently purchased firearms so they could examine the serial numbers and “scratch them off” their list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    SEE ALSO: Missouri AG Sent Blistering Letter to FBI After Agency Attempted to Illegally Harvest Gun Owner Information <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The homeowner brought out the first gun and the LEOs examined it. Satisfied that it matched their records, they told the homeowner that carrying out the rest wouldn’t be necessary. They then left the premises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We will have to wait and see if Garland responds to Sen. Ernst’s letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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