Atomic Tactical Raided by the ATF

[Stugotz]

An employee Benjamin Zwack, 29, of Burnsville, is accused of selling 3D-printed devices that render guns fully automatic. He illegally possessing 3-D printed auto sears ansold them to an ATF agent.

"Atomic Tactical, Inc., is a federally licensed firearms business, but Zwack, of Burnsville, has a November 2022 felony drug conviction out of Dakota County that bars him from possessing firearms or ammunition.

An agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) learned in March that Zwack was selling 3D-printed auto sears via a tip from a confidential informant used by a drug task force in Dakota County, according to the complaint.

Zwack made his first federal court appearance on Thursday on charges of illegally possessing machinegun conversion devices and possessing firearms as a felon. A message was left for comment with the federal defender listed as representing Zwack. He was ordered to remain in custody pending further court proceedings.

According to charges, the undercover agent went to the store on March 7 and bought 11 3D-printed conversion devices from Zwack. The devices were designed to convert semiautomatic AR-type weapons to shoot automatically and were not serialized or registered.

During the purchase, the agent also saw a firearm in Zwack's waistband. Officers later recovered a Girsan-Regard 9mm semi-automatic pistol from the center console of Zwack's vehicle and a shotgun and ammunition from his home during searches on March 30. A search of Zwack's storage locker in Lake City, Minn., also turned up additional firearms, ammunition and items suspected to be homemade silencers and a destructive device.

Stephen Montemayor covers federal courts and law enforcement. He previously covered Minnesota politics and government.

stephen.montemayor@startribune.com"

He is F#*k#d!!!

[usnret]

Play stupid games, win prizes!

[Stugotz]

Kenny (Owner of Atomic Tactical) is a Hell of a nice guy, I hope this doesn't affect him and his business to badly.

[xd ED]

Kenny (Owner of Atomic Tactical) is a Hell of a nice guy, I hope this doesn't affect him and his business to badly.

From what I've read (which admittedly is not a lot), Zwack, and not A T has been the focus of what's happened.
Most of the media did not mention the shop by name in their news announcements.
In the official complaint against Zwack, there was nothing I read implicating the shop in the criminal activity.

I stopped at their Bloomington shop a few times when working in the area.
I hope they don't get caught up in this.

[Erud]

Unfortunately, I think it affected the business very badly. The shop was raided back in late march or early April and hasn’t been open for regular business since.

[Rip Van Winkle]

I'm sure the ATF and the Biden justice dept. are going to make it impossible for him to reopen.

[Lumpy]

If your customers can find you, the authorities can find you. Drug dealers have known that forever, which is why the bigger players employ lots of expendable intermediaries. Also, street scum have big mouths and no loyalty.

[jdege]

If your customers can find you, the authorities can find you. Drug dealers have known that forever, which is why the bigger players employ lots of expendable intermediaries. Also, street scum have big mouths and no loyalty.

I'm not sure why anyone wants full-auto. Ammunition is expensive enough one round at a time.

But if you did want it, I'm at a loss why you'd pay someone for a 3d-printed part, rather than printing it yourself.