Category: ATF

Rep. Andy Biggs Blows Whistle On ATF ‘Anti-Gun Agenda’ Targeting Law-Abiding Firearm Dealers

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in a June 29 letter demanded answers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) about a dramatic increase in Federal Firearm License (FFL) revocations since President Joe Biden took office, which he blamed on an “anti-gun agenda” from the administration. To hold a FFL, licensees must undergo occasional…


21 Victims Identified in Texas School Shooting; Biden’s Pick for ATF Director Clashes with Senator | NTD

The Texas school shooting suspect’s grandfather has a message for the victim’s families, while the community comes together for a vigil, to mourn the lives lost. Senator Tom Cotton clashes with President Biden’s pick for ATF Director at a Confirmation Hearing. Find out what the heated exchange was about. Iowa Republicans are battling a court…


Biden’s ATF Pick, Senator Clash Over ‘Assault Weapon’ Definition During Judiciary Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee on May 25 met to consider the nomination of Steven Dettelbach to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco (ATF), leading to a tense exchange between Dettelbach and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) over the definition of an “assault weapon.” The meeting comes in the wake of a school…


Feds Halt Sales of Homemade Guns Before August Rule Is Implemented

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has told one of the nation’s largest homemade firearms parts retailers, JSD Supply, to stop selling its products. The move comes more than three months before President Joe Biden’s controversial “ghost gun” regulation goes into effect on Aug. 24, 2022. The new rule, which is expected…


Gun Parts Dealer Sues ATF Over ‘Secret and Unannounced Policy Changes’

Pennsylvania firearms product dealer JSD Supply filed for a temporary restraining order against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on May 19, asking a federal judge to block “secret and unannounced policy changes” that restrict the sale of gun parts. The dispute stems from the ATF ordering JSD Supply to stop dealing…


Gun Rights Groups Plan Lawsuits to Challenge Federal ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation

At least two national gun rights groups are contemplating lawsuits to challenge the new federal regulation on privately made firearms, or so-called “ghost guns.” The final ruling, published by the ATF on Apr. 11, essentially expands the definition of a firearm to include partially complete and readily convertible firearm receivers (also called frames). Once the…


Biden Announces Restrictions on Ghost Guns, Nominates ATF Director

President Joe Biden announced new executive actions Monday restricting ghost guns and has made another nomination for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register Monday a final rule on ghost guns—unregistered firearms that can be built using a…


Biden to Nominate ATF Director, Announce Order on ‘Ghost Guns’

President Joe Biden is set to make another nomination for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and announce new executive actions restricting “ghost guns.” The president is tapping former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach to head the ATF. Biden’s previous nomination, David Chipman, was pulled back in September as Chipman found…


US Military Court Rules Bump Stock Isn’t a Machine Gun

A U.S. military court ruled that bump stocks, or devices that can increase the rate of fire in some semi-automatic firearms, are not machine guns despite the federal government in 2018 having issued the rule. The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals on Sept. 9, in the case of U.S. v. Ali Alkazahg, said that…


Biden Withdraws Nomination of Gun Control Advocate David Chipman to Head ATF

The White House on Thursday withdrew the controversial nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), releasing a statement explaining the decision. President Joe Biden accused congressional Republicans of “us[ing] gun crime as a talking point instead of taking serious steps to address it.” These same Republicans, the White House…