{"id":31902,"date":"2022-02-14T21:20:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T21:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31902"},"modified":"2022-02-14T22:15:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T22:15:10","slug":"social-media-and-atf-a-match-made-in-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31902","title":{"rendered":"Social Media And ATF &#8211; A Match Made In Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3257,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%3Ffbid%3D254254163545730&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3258,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/OdDIPdIzkr&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3259,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/ATFHQ\\\/status\\\/1493208813670965248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3260,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805&amp;comment_id=254325260205287&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%3Ffbid%3D254254163545730&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3261,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ammoland.com\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/exclusive-atf-asks-judge-to-order-hunter-biden-gun-inquiry-closed&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ammoland.com\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/exclusive-atf-asks-judge-to-order-hunter-biden-gun-inquiry-closed\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3262,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805&amp;comment_id=254406850197128&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%3Ffbid%3D254254163545730&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3263,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805&amp;comment_id=254268173544329&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%3Ffbid%3D254254163545730&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3264,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/hashtag\\\/operationfastandfurious?__eep__=6&amp;__tn__=R*F&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhashtag%2Foperationfastandfurious%3F__eep__%3D6&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Given how the government works, I am guessing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is paying their Manager of Social Media a six-figure salary. I have been reading their posts on Facebook and Twitter for a few months now. I continually am shaking my head. However, just when I thought it could not get any worse, it did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tweet below which is also posted to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook <\/a><\/strong>is asking the spurned ex to go full Stasi on the former boyfriend or girlfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Valentine&#8217;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&#8217;s a Valentine&#8217;s Day to remember! Call 1-888-ATF-TIPS or email ATFTips@atf.gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OdDIPdIzkr\">pic.twitter.com\/OdDIPdIzkr<\/a><\/p>\u2014 ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATFHQ\/status\/1493208813670965248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard of being tone deaf but urging an ex to take retribution on someone with whom they had an intimate relationship on a day supposedly devoted to love is profoundly tone deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comments have run as you might well expect. They contain tons of pictures of Eric Holder and hashtags of Operation Fast and Furious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Codrea <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805&amp;comment_id=254325260205287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reminded<\/a><\/strong> them that they still have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/2022\/01\/exclusive-atf-asks-judge-to-order-hunter-biden-gun-inquiry-closed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">done nothing<\/a><\/strong> about Hunter Biden who lied on his Form 4473 about illegal drug use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the better comments was this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805&amp;comment_id=254406850197128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Even if I did, my Ex&#8217;s dog doesn&#8217;t deserve to die.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>On a more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=254254163545730&amp;set=a.165816755722805&amp;comment_id=254268173544329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">serious <\/a><\/strong>note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Encouraging revenge based reports, many of which will be false to get Ex&#8217;s &#8216;SWAT&#8217;ed, while your own agency still has to answer for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/operationfastandfurious?__eep__=6&amp;__tn__=R*F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#OperationFastAndFurious<\/a>That&#8217;s a bold strategy.<\/p><p>Way to use a Hallmark\/Hershey&#8217;s holiday to turn people into your own personal, unconstitutional gestapo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This post by BATFE gives new meaning to the Valentine&#8217;s Day Massacre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE: <\/strong>Then there is this great response by @docboogie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.disquscdn.com\/images\/d0ae526076da5e2a8983d0036c92fa57912f17c679e6542900b9e28ab6c30550.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given how the government works, I am guessing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is paying their&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[371,403,5945,2706],"class_list":["post-31902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-batfe","tag-stupidity","tag-tone-deaf","tag-valentines-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31902"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31905,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31902\/revisions\/31905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}