Having credibility means being fair and calling things in both directions as you see them. It is clear by now that I am not averse to calling out the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) when it comes to anything I see as a violation of the Second Amendment and our Constitutional rights … Read more
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Thursday introduce House Resolution 3960, known as the “Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act.” The goal of the legislation is to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Greene introduced the bill in honor of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed in the … Read more
Yesterday, John Crump published a report at Ammoland.com regarding a recent conference call between the ATF’s top brass and the “Biden transition team.” To be clear, no matter what you may read in the media, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is not yet the president-elect. At least not yet. None of the 50 states have certified … Read more
By Mark Houser Over and over again, innocent people unwittingly find themselves in the ATF’s crosshairs. What if government agents could, by declaration, make you into a criminal? What if, without legislative changes, bureaucrats could decide that what was legal yesterday is, today, a felony? What if we were governed not by law, but by … Read more
Have you ever used an accountant or tax preparer to fill out your 1040 form? You know, they do all the work and when it’s ready, all you have to do is open a vein and give the government its share of your income every year. You sign the form, write a check, and mail … Read more
We all know how Facebook aggressively and promptly kills off posts that promote gun sales on their platform. That’s even extended to gun reviews and posts about Medal of Honor recipients that they have sometimes interpreted as promotions. So it seems a little suspicious that they not only allow dubious posts selling “fuel filters,” but … Read more
Note: the 30% number quoted by Vice is according to Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun agitprop operation The Trace. Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control advocacy group founded by 2020 candidate Michael Bloomberg, wants to know why ATF won’t crack down on ghost guns, since they had regulated them in the past. On Thursday, Everytown filed … Read more
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ days look numbered. Once more, under its 2020 budget proposal, the Trump administration seeks to transfer the ‘alcohol’ and ‘tobacco’ duties from the BATF. The U.S. Treasury Department would take those duties if the administration gets its way. Today’s BATF would also get a new name: Bureau of … Read more
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