Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), said his agency trusts local law enforcement to help it conduct firearms traces legally. “We support police and trust police departments to submit traces when they relate to criminal investigations,” he said. Dettelbach testified before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,…
Republicans Accuse ATF of Overreach During Budget Hearing
April 18, 2023
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Coordinates With ATF to Share Income of Residents for Warrantless Monitoring
Texas secretly gives its citizens’ incomes to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Documents show this has led to at least one person being monitored by the feds without a warrant through the federal gun background check system. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) told The Epoch Times that it has written contracts with ATF for “sharing…
Maryland Sheriff Indicted for Alleged Scheme to Buy Unlawful Machine Guns
A Maryland sheriff was indicted by a grand jury for an alleged conspiracy to illegally acquire machine guns, which included drafting false documents on his office’s letterhead. Charles Jenkins, 66, has been the sheriff of Frederick County since his first election in 2006, and he was again reelected last year. Robert Krop, 36, is the…
Amish Farmer Challenges Constitutionality of Federal Firearms License
Amish dairy farmer Reuben King’s farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was raided on Jan. 12, 2022, by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which charged King with dealing in firearms without a license and confiscated 615 guns. An undercover ATF agent bought five guns from King between October 2019 and March 2020,…
ATF Director Says Weapons Ban Is Up to Congress
April 3, 2023
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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 ‘Acts as a Fifth Column for Gun Control Advocacy Groups,’ Witness Testifies at Congressional Hearing
March 23, 2023
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A congressional hearing on the actions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives was stopped briefly by the parents of a victim of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), who presided over the hearing, said the parents, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, were removed…
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…
Reps. Jordan, Massie Ask ATF Director to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee
March 7, 2023
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Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) of the House Judiciary Committee have requested that the director and employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) testify regarding the agency’s firearms policies. In a March 6 letter to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach, the congressmen invited Dettelbach to testify at a 10…
Second Amendment Advocacy Groups, State Attorneys General Take on the ATF Over Pistol Brace
Two gun rights organizations are supporting separate lawsuits over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule on pistol stabilizing braces. “This rule demonstrates a clear abuse of power by the ATF,” Jason Ouimet, executive director, National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action said in a statement on the NRA website announcing the…
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