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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is asking scorned lovers to snitch on their gun-dealing exes.
The federal bureau issued the bizarre request Monday as a Valentine’s Day message, describing the act of ratting on a former lover and possibly sending an ATF hit squad to their door as “fun.”
“Valentine’s Day can still be fun even if you broke up,” the BATF wrote in a tweet. “Do you have information about a former (or current) partner involved in illegal gun activity? Let us know, and we will make sure it’s a Valentine’s Day to remember!”
Valentine’s Day can still be fun even if you broke up. Do you have information about a former (or current) partner involved in illegal gun activity? Let us know, and we will make sure it’s a Valentine’s Day to remember! Call 1-888-ATF-TIPS or email [email protected]. pic.twitter.com/OdDIPdIzkr
— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) February 14, 2022
The agency’s playful request did not go over well on social media, where some called attention to the ATF’s and “ex” President Barack Obama’s infamous gun-walking scheme Operation Fast & Furious, which funneled firearms to Mexican gun cartels and ultimately led to the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
I do. Ex president, actually. His name was Barack Obama. Ran a bunch of illegal guns to the Mexican cartels. That what you’re looking for? Or you just worried about hunting down some poor guy with a sawed off? https://t.co/sc7fHJ5Cwb
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) February 14, 2022
Yeah……… I like to report Barack Obama for the fast and furious operation!!!
Also #AbolishTheATF https://t.co/MMVSUof0vx
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) February 14, 2022
What if it’s your own government for a gun-running op called Fast and Furious? Weren’t you guys involved in that? https://t.co/elw4iq9JR0
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 14, 2022
I recently broke up with all of these guys. Better check them just to be sure. pic.twitter.com/d3Olmg6bQB
— Anne (@docboogie) February 14, 2022
Oh, look. The ATF is giving us a PERFECT example of what’s wrong with red flag laws.
Nothing says Happy Valentines Day like having an ex SWATed just because you can’t stand them. pic.twitter.com/0Fumfn44yF
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) February 14, 2022
Others highlighted the ATF’s disgraceful reputation for conducting no-knock raids that have often led to dogs being shot for attempting to protect their owners.
the ATF wants you to snitch on your ex so they can bust down their door and shoot their dog as a “valentine’s day surprise”
these people are sick
— Shoe (@shoe0nhead) February 14, 2022
ATF Valentine’s day plans pic.twitter.com/w8t1sz3MU8
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 14, 2022
— Neylan Franks (@NeyFra32) February 14, 2022
Still others underscored the ATF’s key role in the massacre of over 70 civilians, including women and children, at the Davidian compound in Waco.
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
You burned men, women, and the children too! https://t.co/iZ6n7yoK4s pic.twitter.com/wpDhIf4UVV— Ace (@Ace_Archist) February 14, 2022
I know this person that massacred 70 people in Waco and ran illegal guns to Mexican drug cartels that were used to kill a US border patrol agent.
Her name is the ATF. https://t.co/Ef1hyOzu0C
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 14, 2022
Two weeks after Valentine’s Day in 1993 the ATF went on a rampage against US citizens in Waco. They caused the deaths of 76 people, including 25 children and 2 pregnant women.
Now they want you to swat your exhttps://t.co/iE7uZtUdWw https://t.co/1lM3PQJlET
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) February 14, 2022
The ATF was also asked to look into an illegal gun purchase made by President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, who reportedly lied and answered “no” on a federal Firearms Transaction Record to a question about using or being addicted to controlled substances.
He’s not a former or current partner, but here’s a tip regarding an illegal gun purchase.
Name: Robert Hunter Biden: pic.twitter.com/CCNuhw9qxE— Deb Heine, Dissident (@NiceDeb) February 14, 2022
You mean like this guy? pic.twitter.com/eBpRs9MwBT
— Honkmaster Poso
(@JackPosobiec) February 14, 2022
The agency did not issue a response to the overwhelming criticism as of writing.
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