The ATF’s Interpretation of the National Firearms Act is an Absurd Anachronism
he NFA’s minimum size rules (and the ATF’s interpretations thereof) are an absurd anachronism. Those restrictions originated in a time when Congress thought it could effectively ban all small, concealable firearms, including handguns, and...
TNR: The ‘Beleaguered’ ATF Is the Anti-Gun Weapon America Needs
The ATF raided a major ghost-gun company this month after determining that it hadn’t been complying with federal law. Rumors have circulated on gun-industry sites that the Biden administration intends to tackle both pistol braces and ghost guns....
Did the Ghost of Gun Control Past, Present and Future Visit the ATF Last...
Your guess is as good as ours. But who knows? Maybe the ghosts of gun control past, present and future made a real impression on our hyper-regulatory friends at the ATF last night. As...
Let’s Not Celebrate the ATF Pistol Brace Withdrawal Quite So Fast
Yesterday, the ATF withdrew its notice and request for comments on pistol braces. Dan Zimmerman called this "an unqualified victory." I respectfully beg to differ. I see it as a retrenchment rather than a...
BREAKING: ATF Backs Down, Withdraws Guidance, Comment Request on Pistol Brace ‘Objective Factors’ Classification
The ATF has just posted a notice that they have withdrawn their guidance and request for public comment on "Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with 'Stabilizing Braces'" in the Federal Register. Here is the full...
90 Congressmen Send Letter Opposing ATF’s Regulation of Pistol Stabilizing Braces
Eighty-nine members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and acting ATF director Regina Lombardo yesterday. They're objecting to the ATF's vague and arbitrary proposed "objective factors" for determining when a...
Congresswoman-Elect: Defund and Eliminate the BATFE
10 years ago today, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered in cold blood with a gun provided to Mexican drug cartels through Barack Obama and Eric Holder's ATF "Fast & Furious" program.
The...
Iraqveteran8888 to ATF: Braces Are in Common Use and Have No Effect on Crime
ED: Eric Blandford -- better known to many in the gun world as Iraqveteran8888 -- isn't any happier about the ATF's current jihad against pistol stabilizing braces than the rest of us. Like over...
ATF Has Received Over 21,000 Comments on Pistol Brace Regulation…Is Yours One Of Them?
From Aero Precision:
The BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) recently released information on how they will be determining the legality of Pistol Stabilizing Braces and whether they should fall within the National...
ATF Agent Sues City of Columbus, Ohio, 2 Cops For Detaining, Tasing Him
Agent James Burk of the ATF is suing the city of Columbus, Ohio and two police officers for using excessive force against him. He claims he was tased, handcuffed, and detained while performing a...
How Does ATF’s Vague Pistol Brace Guidance Contradict Itself? Let Me Count the Ways
By now we all know about ATF's proposed "Objective Factors" document by which the agency intends to determine the classification -- pistol or short barreled rifle -- of a stabilizer brace-equipped pistol. Also by...
ATF Pistol Brace Crackdown Would Destroy — Is Destroying — Thousands of Jobs and...
ATF's latest attack on how we're allowed to configure stabilizer brace-equipped pistols comes at the expense not only of freedom, but of jobs and money, too. More than you might think. As in, tens...