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Originally Posted by hrdwareguy
I do not believe this is correct. Exactly what parts of the 4th amendment do you loose. Also the 4th amendment has nothing to do with wire tapping. It does have to do with search and seizure. Even with an FFL, the ATF has to make an appointment to come do inspections durring business hours.
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As a former FFL and SOT, and now as a J.D., I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about. The ATF does NOT have to make an appointment to do a compliance inspection. They generally try to as a matter of courtesy and convenience for the licensee, but they are not obligated to. For a criminal investigation, they can do pretty much whatever they want, whenever they want. And please remember, that when you get an FFL, you agree as a condition of your license to give up certain rights. In fact, when I got my first FFL, in addition to requiring me to give permission, they required my LANDLORD to give permission for future searches of the property prior to issuing the license.
It's the same deal as a search at a traffic stop....if you give them permission, no warrant is required. Since permission is required for the license to be issued, if you have the license, you've given up most of your rights.