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Why do government agencies do the opposite of what they say? EPA pollutes, DEA runs drugs, ATF smuggles guns, FBI plots terrorism

Lawless ATF raids small business at gunpoint solely to confiscate customer list

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Dysfunctional government: Head of ATF sacked as evidence mounts of a cover-up

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“Defund the ATF” – Conservatives and politicians push to get ATF defunded and dismantled for anti-gun policies and actions

December 29, 2020 - atform pistol that features a stabilizing arm brace as an "NFA weapon," which is subject to registration and taxation.

Pratt said that the ATF was "out of control," and that nobody can hold the agency – which he believes should not exist in the first place – to account for their actions. He further accused the ATF of turning "honest gun owners" into criminals.

"If there were any lingering questions as to how far the ATF has gone ...

The ATF has resumed openly murdering Americans

July 05, 2024 -

(Article republished from Mises.org)

Later as they have cooled their trigger fingers, the ATF’s side gig of deliberately allowing guns to flow into Mexico for “tracking purposes” was exposed in the Fast and Furious scandal after two of these guns turned up near the scene of the killing of Brian Terry, a border patrol officer, in 2010 (a whole of lot of good this “tracking” did).

In more recent years, ATF’s favorite pastime has been to send several ...

Federal judge overturns ATF ‘pistol brace’ rule

June 20, 2024 - atforms. The accessory attaches to the rear of the pistol and the shooter’s forearm, enabling a steadier aim while holding the firearm with one hand.

Restrictions on stabilizing braces have been the subject of intense debate after the ATF proposed them in 2020. Initially, the ATF said in several open letters that it did not consider the braces as converting pistols into short-barreled rifles but in the final rule, the agency cited changes in the braces’ ...

ATF whistleblower exposes rampant FRAUD inside the agency

May 10, 2023 -

The whistleblower who used the moniker Joe told CBS News that multiple employees received millions of dollars in bonuses under the Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) system. Under the system, an ATF agent could receive 25 percent of their salary over base pay. Joe explained that if an agent makes a base salary of $100,000, they could receive $125,000 in LEAP bonuses.

However, only law enforcement officers working long and odd hours are qualified for the bonus....

ATF FFL definition expansion isn’t just unconstitutional. It’s unfeasible

September 13, 2023 -

(Article by Larry Keane republished from AmmoLand.com)

This is just the latest salvo from President Joe Biden, who declared from the debate stage in 2019 that the firearm industry is “the enemy.”

Now, as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is snuffing out firearm retailers at a record pace due to an unrelenting attack of historically-high firearm license revocations under the guise of its “zero-tolerance” policy, the administration ...

DOJ and ATF kill Biden’s “Zero Tolerance” firearms dealer policy

April 13, 2025 -

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have terminated former President Joe Biden's stringent rule that subjected firearm dealers to license revocation over minor infractions.

In June 2021, the Biden administration implemented the "Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy," commonly called the "Zero Tolerance Policy," that mandated the ATF to revoke the licenses of Federal ...

ATF bans millions of guns with new pistol brace rule

January 17, 2023 -

(Article by Stephen Gutowski republished from TheReload.com)

The agency announced plans to publish the final version of their rule reclassifying pistol braces, a popular firearm accessory, on Friday. The rule, which President Joe Biden requested as part of his efforts to unilaterally reform gun laws, would effectively ban the use of braces unless registered with the ATF. Anyone who does not comply with the rule could be subject to upwards of ten years in federal ...

ATF reversal could turn millions of gun owners into felons

October 10, 2020 - atform and what accessories may be attached to said platform," Gwathmey told the Washington Free Beacon.

White House deputy press secretary Brian Morgenstern said the Trump administration is reviewing the ATF's letter.

"The White House and leadership at the Department of Justice are reviewing this matter to ensure there is no interference with the ability of law-abiding citizens—including lawful firearms manufacturers—to exercise their ...

ATF director says assault weapons ban now on his “wish list”

November 13, 2023 -

(Article by Tyler Durden republished from ZeroHedge.com)

During a recent interview with Caroline Light, the Director of Undergraduate studies in Women, Gender and Sexuality at Harvard University, ATF Director Steve Dettelbach was asked about his gun control "Wish list."

Steven Dettelbach (right) with historian Caroline Light (left). Source: Harvard 

According to Harvard Magazine, ATF Director Dettelbach answered that he'd like to revive ...

Flashback: ATF recruits mentally disabled people to entrap gun store owners

April 04, 2023 -

Case in point: The ATF began using mentally handicapped people long ago to try and get a gun store owner to commit a crime.

A Milwaukee newspaper reported in 2013 that the ATF had established storefront sting operations, where agents had recruited people with mental disabilities as informants. Initially, the use of such informants was attributed to "rogue agents" in Milwaukee, but it was later revealed that the practice of recruiting informants with "low ...

Law-abiding citizens transformed into criminals overnight (thanks to the ATF)

January 18, 2023 -

(Article by John Klar republished from AmericanThinker.com)

Prior to the rule change, Connecticut gun-owners could legally own pistols with braces that possessed features otherwise prohibited by Connecticut's 2013 ban on "assault weapons."  Generally called "others," these in-between guns were classified as illegal handguns (barrel too long), not specifically banned under the state's definition of assault weapons (barrel under 16 inches, exclusive of pistol brace), and ...

Clearly… ATF needs to go as 4 million+ face gun registration

September 04, 2022 -

(Article by Lee Williams republished from AmmoLand.com)According to the AmmoLand News story, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) calls their monumentally stupid idea an “amnesty” because they won’t charge the normal $200 fee for an NFA tax stamp.

Wow. How magnanimous.

Of course, the Bureau’s new rule negates and invalidates all of their previous opinion letters, which told us it was perfectly fine and absolutely legal ...

Gun Owners of America calls out ATF for undermining the presidency

November 09, 2020 -

(Article by Jose Nino republished from BigLeaguePolitics.com)

Due to this change in interpretation, a number of handguns which fire ammunition that is usually used in rifles or handguns manufactured from receivers that have additionally been used to make rifles can no longer be imported. The agency apparently used new and stringent standards in a modified importation test in order to come to this conclusion. In a GOA press release, the revised importation test is “arbitrarily ...

New Biden gun rule will BAN private firearms sales, ATF whistleblowers warn

February 05, 2024 -

The watchdog group Empower Oversight says the Biden regime needs to procure documents showing what this alleged regulation entails. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is said to be spearheading the rule, which will also require universal background checks on most or all gun sales period.

Back in August, President Biden rallied his troops around the proposition of stricter gun laws in the United States. Biden said he wants people who ...

2A VICTORY: Texas federal judge halts ATF from enforcing pistol brace ban

November 12, 2023 -

A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction, preventing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing the ban.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that the ATF's attempt to legislate through regulation, rather than enforcing existing gun laws, was unlawful, particularly in the case of pistol braces. (Related: Top gun rights group leads effort urging House GOP action following ...

Are beer drinkers next? Tyrannical ATF says marijuana users CANNOT possess firearms

June 06, 2023 -

The law enforcement agency made the claim in a May 30 announcement posted by its St. Paul office. It reiterated that the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 "prohibits any person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance … from shipping, transporting, receiving or possessing firearms or ammunition."

"Regardless of the recent changes in Minnesota law related to the legalization of marijuana, an individual who is a current user … is still federally defined ...

Congressman introduces bill to block ATF from keeping records of gun purchases

March 08, 2023 -

Introduced by Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX), the No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your (No REGISTRY) Rights Act mandates the ATF to destroy firearm purchase records in its database. Gun stores closing down are also mandated to destroy their purchase records, preventing the law enforcement agency from obtaining them.

"My bill would dismantle ATF's recordkeeping, restore privacy for American gun owners and reverse the groundwork laid for the ...

VIDEO: ATF conducts surprise firearm inspection at man’s home without search warrant

July 29, 2022 -

(Article by Lee Williams republished from ArmedAmericanNews.org)

The homeowner, who did not want his name used in this story, is a small businessman – a law abiding citizen who even ATF acknowledged had done nothing wrong. He went to his front door hesitantly. He left his doorbell camera running to record the encounter.

The homeowner confronted the three men before they reached the door. “Can I help you?” he asked, stepping onto the porch.

The older ...

Lawless ATF raids small business at gunpoint solely to confiscate customer list

April 06, 2014 - Lawless ATF raids small business at gunpoint solely to confiscate customer list

Sunday, April 06, 2014 by: J. D. HeyesTags: ATF, armed raid, small business

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