The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) said he supports banning certain firearms, while noting that such a measure would have to be approved by Congress. He denied that the ATF bore any responsibility for the ongoing dispute over pistol braces. “I’m a member of the administration; I agree with…
ATF Director Says Weapons Ban Is Up to Congress
April 3, 2023
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Biden’s Executive Order on Gun Control Makes No Difference, Say Gun Store Owners and Staff
March 25, 2023
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Owners and employees at gun stores spoke with The Epoch Times about why they don’t think President Joe Biden’s recent executive order will be effective in reducing gun violence. On March 14, Biden issued the Executive Order on Reducing Gun Violence and Making Our Communities Safer. He stated, “It is the policy of my Administration…
ATF Gains Financial Information on Potential Gun Buyers for Warrantless Tracking, Documents Show
The federal government has been using Americans’ income and gun purchases to conduct warrantless tracking and deny Second Amendment rights. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) gave salary estimates to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as the reason to have people’s firearms purchases monitored. Erich Pratt, senior vice president…
EXCLUSIVE: ATF Gains Financial Information on Potential Gun Buyers for Warrantless Tracking, Documents Show
The federal government has been using Americans’ income and gun purchases to conduct warrantless tracking and deny Second Amendment rights. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) gave salary estimates to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as the reason to have people’s firearms purchases monitored. Erich Pratt, senior vice president…
Gun Owners of America Aghast at Potential ATF Expansion
March 13, 2023
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A national gun rights organization is decrying the expansion of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in President Joe Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget proposal for 2024. “GOA is extremely concerned at the massive surge in ATF funding in recent years—doubling the size of the agency since the end of the Obama administration,”…
Visa Pauses Work on Code to Track Gun Purchases
Visa confirmed Mar. 9 that it is pausing implementation of a new code that will help track gun purchases. Visa is among other companies that were working on a new merchant category code (MCC) for gun and ammunition stores. The company, explaining the pause, said that it stemmed from how legislators in multiple states are considering…
Visa, Mastercard Pause Implementation of New Code to Track Gun Purchases
Visa and Mastercard confirmed on March 9 that they’re pausing the implementation of a new merchant category code (MCC) that will help track cardholders’ purchases at gun stores. The pause stems from legislation advancing in several states that would restrict the use of the new code, and complicate matters, Visa said. “There is now significant confusion and legal uncertainty in the payments…
TSA Intercepted 6,542 Guns at US Airport Security in 2022
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a record 6,542 guns last year at airport checkpoints across the country. The number—roughly 18 per day—is an all-time high for gun interceptions at U.S. airports. That’s a nearly 10 percent increase from the 2021 record level of 5,972 guns detected at airport checkouts. Eighty-eight percent of the weapons…
Black Market Boom | The Dark Web Ep2 | Documentary
February 17, 2023
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This film is only available in North America and the UK because of territorial licensing. Drugs, guns, counterfeit documents, and much more are sold on dark web marketplaces that run on anonymous browsers and use cryptocurrency. AlphaBay was the biggest marketplace, transacting over $800,000 in a day. …
Oregon Supreme Court Leaves Measure 114 Gun Law Injunction in Place
The Oregon Supreme Court refused to lift an injunction on Oregon Measure 114, a new, stricter gun control law. In its ruling, the court said the case is working its way through the courts, and there is no reason to interfere. The court stressed that its decision had nothing to do with the merits of…
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