{"id":17617,"date":"2023-09-09T23:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T23:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17617"},"modified":"2023-09-09T23:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T23:40:20","slug":"biden-atf-harassed-and-stalked-florida-gun-shop-owner-after-he-testified-to-congress-about-the-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17617","title":{"rendered":"Biden ATF Harassed and Stalked Florida Gun Shop Owner after He Testified to Congress About the Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 SEPTEMBER 16:  Armed ATF agents stage on the 11th Street Bridge adjacent to the Navy Yard complex where a shooting took place early this morning September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Early reports indicate that several people may have been shot, and police are still trying to determine the number of suspects involved in the shooting.  (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) accused the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives of retaliating against a Florida whistleblower. <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s ATF harassed and stalked Chris Smith, a Florida gun shop owner who testified before Congress on the weaponization of the ATF.<\/p>\n<p>The ATF has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/08\/state-rep-demands-investigation-after-seven-vehicles-carrying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harassing and raiding<\/a> gun shops at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/06\/it-begins-20-heavily-armed-irs-atf-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unprecedented rate<\/a> under the Biden Regime. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Gaetz said shortly after Chris Smith testified on the weaponization of the ATF in June, ATF agents showed up at his store \u2018Gulf Coast Gun\u2019 unannounced looking to inspect a manufacturer\u2019s license. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Chris\u2019 testimony at my Field Hearing on the Weaponization of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, ATF agents showed up at his business unprompted to inspect a manufacturer\u2019s license he has held for only six months: Given Chris has not yet used the license, the agents had nothing to inspect and had no choice but to leave,\u201d Gaetz wrote, according to the letter obtained by the<a href=\"https:\/\/gaetz.house.gov\/media\/in-the-news\/matt-gaetz-accuses-atf-retaliating-against-florida-congressional-whistleblower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Washington Examiner<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ATF had previously audited Chris\u2019 retail license within the last year, and it follows that given the ATF is forbidden from auditing the same business twice in one year, the only excuse the ATF had to harass Chris further was to audit a new, unused manufacturer\u2019s license,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe local ATF agent admitted that he had no records Chris was using the license, but nevertheless received a direct order to audit Chris\u2019 new license,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz said ATF agents stalked Smith and even showed up unannounced at his store manager\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to this violation of federal law, the ATF showed up uninvited to the home of Christian O\u2019Brien, Chris\u2019 store manager, without making an appointment, as he does not have business hours,\u201d he wrote. \u201cChristian does not sell any firearms or perform any business on behalf of Gulf Coast Gun. Christian was not home at the time, so the agents called him and told him: \u2018Don\u2019t worry, we know where you work.\u2019 This kind of stalking is unwarranted and creepy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz asked ATF Director Steven Dettelbach to answer a series of questions related to the agency\u2019s actions against Smith and O\u2019Brien. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/09\/biden-atf-harassed-stalked-florida-gun-shop-owner\/\">Biden ATF Harassed and Stalked Florida Gun Shop Owner after He Testified to Congress About the Agency<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 SEPTEMBER 16: Armed ATF agents stage on the 11th Street Bridge adjacent to the Navy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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