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20 heavily armed IRS agents raid large online gun store: 'Now we know what the 87,000 IRS agents were hired for'

Agents stormed in with AR-15's and seized Form 4473's showing who bought what firearms when

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Leo Hohmann
Jun 17, 2023
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In an unprecedented move, 20 IRS agents armed with AR-15 rifles along with ATF agents carried out a raid on a gun store in Great Falls, Montana, seizing all of the store’s Form 4473s. These are the forms that everyone fills out when purchasing a firearm and they contain personal information about the buyers.

Tom Van Hoose, owner of Highwood Creek Outfitt…

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