It has been a long time since Ruby Ridge and Waco. The poor ATF needs something to do to kick an American.

The work it would take to make a plastic gun to fire real ammunition would be better spent building a gun from scratch. Blueprints are available online and it is not like the technology does not exist to make a fully working replica of a 1920's Thompson.

Seems like they are just trying to set a precedent for other confiscations. The idea that they confiscate toys because they can be converted, when it would be much easier and effective to convert a real AR-15 or any other semi-auto, is a farce.

Like many other aspects of erosion of freedom in America, the government is using any stretch of the imagination to exert power and control over its people.

Get use to it or do something about it people!!!

Kelvin Crenshaw, the agent involved, should lose his job. So should his boss, and his boss, and all of his coworkers in the ATF. The ATF should not even exist. Kelvin Crenshaw should be taken back in time and handed over to the country's founding fathers. He could serve as an example of what will one day happen to the country they set out to build.

I've heard of certain types of airsoft AR-15 styled rifles that use a metal lower receiver that can be easily drilled to accept an actual AR-15 bolt carrier, barrel, and fire control group...a quick google search however turned up nothing...

In today's post-911 world, if you had one of those automatic airguns as in the vid, that shot metallic bullets/BBs/pellets/whatever, you would probably be arrested for having a "dangerous device" or some such nonsense....basically there are laws so broad the cops can interpret them however they please

ATF is getting to be the laughing stock among certain circles and this latest act of imbecilic behavior is tops. What a waste of time and tax payer dollars doing things that obviously have no real intent but to harass and sell the anti-2d amendment. ATF is a politicized arm of the federal government and sooner or later someone is going to show the ATF in a court of law that being stupid has a price.

With so many guns in the hands of so many drug types, why is it we don't see the big bad bold ATF in the hood taking guns away from real criminals? I will tell you why, because its easier to act like a bunch of grocery boys sacking groceries for a bunch of snot eared grocery clerks working for a grocery manager.

They unfortunately are a victim to their own hype and the public sees just how unaccountable the ATF has become and pretty soon that arrogant attitude will go the way of the dinosaurs. To that I say, good riddance.

I'm burying my old Nerf guns now; for all the ATF knows I could easily modify them to use compressed air-canisters and modified metal darts.

There was a time not too long ago when a story like this would only have appeared on April 1st but now it looks like it will be impossible to stop this from proceeding.

So we are now going after toy guns because the "COULD" be altered to fire real rounds? Guess what ATF? I can alter a clear plastic water gun pistol to be a single shot derringer. RAID THE WALMART!!!! Seriously, I played airsoft, doing military recreations scenarios up until about 2 years ago. Nobody that I knew that had them would ever convert them like that. So because it is possible the American Thought Force can now pre-emptively know that all of those wepoans were going to be converted. They must have had a training class by Tom Cruise on pre-crime.

Remind me again why we even need an ATF. This is a typical case of a typical federal law enforcement agent abusing his or her authority. Too bad the Branch Davidians didn't kill the jerk.