Rep. Burlison recounted ATF’s long bloody history – the lives lost during Ruby Ridge, the siege at Waco, Fast and Furious, and ATF’s recent killing of Brian Malinowski. “It’s a disaster agency. We don’t need them.”
Reps critique the CRFT for not proposing the elimination of pools and hot tubs in homes despite a higher incidence of child drowning in such environments. Instead, the CRFT suggested measures like increased supervision and swim lessons.
If ATF Director Steve Dettelbach were as dedicated to professional law enforcement as he’s claimed, one would think he would stay on, make his case with Trump, then let the chips fall where they may.
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says California’s new law requiring firearms dealers to provide
Republicans have accused the Biden administration of weaponizing the ATF against gun owners in the U.S. ATF regulates firearms and, with local enforcement, traces weapons that have been used in crimes.
It’s important to be precise in describing these issues. Defining the problem as simply “gun violence is the number one cause of death in children and teens” is at best vague, and at worst propagandistic and intentionally misleading.
Grassroots activists want an ATF chief who adheres to the Second Amendment, and who “can tell the difference between the good guys and genuine bad guys.
ATF director Steve Dettelbach is at least self-aware enough to realize that his employment opportunities in the federal government after January 20 are severely limited.
In the 1990s, the 2A was on its deathbed. So-called “assault weapons” were banned, concealed carry permits were increasingly rare, and “high capacity” magazines were the next target. We were on our way to becoming Australia.
Even though Ottawa hasn’t confiscated a single gun yet, costs have already begun to pile up for taxpayers. Since 2020, when the ban was first announced, the government has spent $67 million on the program.
