GREENVILLE, S.C. -(Ammoland.com)- The man that was the first known target of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) crackdown on forced reset triggers has spoken to Paul Glasco of Legally Armed America, and Paul has graciously shared his notes with AmmoLand News. This article breaks down the encounter between the gun owner and the ATF Special Agents. This encounter was the first visit of an ATF agent to a person’s home to confiscate a Rare Breed Trigger. We have been notified of other visits in different parts of the country that followed the same pattern of intimidation and pressure.
The gun owner has requested that AmmoLand News only use his first name. Paul and his wife live in South Carolina. The couple purchased two Rare Breed FRT-15 triggers. One trigger was purchased from Gun Broker. The other trigger was purchased directly from Rare Breed Triggers. Paul and his wife purchased the triggers before he knew the ATF considered them to be machine guns. The couple is law-abiding American citizens and never expected a visit from a government law enforcement agency.
Paul was napping inside his house while his wife was outside. ATF Special Agent Chuck Donahoe and three other agents rolled up onto the couple’s home. The agents approached Paul’s wife and demanded to know about the Rare Breed FRT-15 the couple purchased on Gun Broker. The ATF agents started threatening Paul’s wife about what could happen if the couple didn’t cooperate and forced the ATF to get a search warrant. The ATF was applying intimation tactics to get the trigger. Paul’s wife finally admitted to having the trigger and told the agents that the trigger was locked up and she would have to get her husband to retrieve the Rare Breed FRT-15.
Paul’s wife woke him up. She was visibly shaken by the ATF’s agents’ “visit.” Paul, confused, walked out to see what the agents wanted. The agents were in no mood for talking. They told Paul they knew he bought a trigger from Gun Broker. They knew the name of the person that sold him the trigger and demanded he hands the FRT-15 over. If he didn’t hand it over, the agents would get a search warrant to take the trigger from the house forcibly. Paul could either turn over the trigger or have his home ripped apart by the ATF and face possible other charges. Paul felt he had no other choice but to give them what they wanted.
Special Agent Donahue wanted to know if Paul and his wife had purchased any other force reset triggers. Paul admitted to buying an FRT-15 directly from Rare Breed Triggers but told the agents that he sold it to someone else from a 2A chat. The agents wanted to know the identity of the person who bought the triggers. Paul only knew the buyer as Joe Rare Breed. The agents accepted the answer and left with his trigger.
AmmoLand News reached out to ATF Special Agent Chuck Donahoe with a series of questions about the visit, but SA Donahoe chose not to respond to our phone calls or texts.
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John is a NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, or at www.crumpy.com.
do not admit anything or even talk to leo’s unless you have first consulted with a 2A knowledgeable attorney. kindly tell them you will first consult your attorney before any action. if they have probable cause that you have broken any federal laws they would already have the search and seizure warrant in their hands and demand entry, or kick down the door, throw you on the floor and handcuff you until the raid is over.
this is illegal, batfe cannot write law or change law, that is the job of congress.
Our country and way if life is up for grabs this November, how this election turns out if the democrats sweep the field many question will need to be asked “Quickly”
Danger to the Southern borders Danger to the Northern borders while the danger from within is greatest. Canada & her prime minister can not be trusted he is a communist socialist dictator. Biden is a Puppet and a old Fool
The couple should have kept their heads about them while recording a video of the ATF agents during the encounter. Today with home cameras Ring ect all get sound, If you do not have a camera system use your cell phone be discreet. Never let any law enforcement into you home without a warrant step outside while speaking and close the door behind you. If these triggers are now illegal send them back by certified mail for a refund or a exchange to a different trigger system. The ATF will have to deal directly with the company. Never admit to… Read more »
I wonder if “Joe Rare Breed” is an AFT agent?
The Gestapo is alive and well but now it has moved to the United States.
atf agents need to be lined up against a wall and shot stasi does not belong here way past time to put government in check