he Justice Department is weighing a historic merger between two of its most controversial agencies: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
On the heels of 14 anti-gun House Democrats demanding President Trump remove Kash Patel as head of the ATF, Patel is now reassigning up to 1,000 of its agents to the FBI.
What happens to the ATF’s headquarters if the agency is finally disbanded? We posed this very question to AmmoLand readers, and the results did not disappoint.
Gun control organizations are in full meltdown mode. The Brady Campaign quickly issued a statement condemning the firing, calling it “chilling” and accusing the Trump administration of bowing to the gun lobby.
Sources have informed us that DEI hire, Ms. Lisa T. Boykin at ATF has been placed on administrative leave, meaning the ATF is finally complying with Trump’s executive order…
ATF agents raid the home of a law-abiding gun collector, using a falsified search warrant, leaving behind a destroyed home, canine feces, and a shaken family and no charges!?
While the idea of dismantling the ATF may be emotionally satisfying, it is neither practical nor beneficial for gun owners. Instead, reforming the agency offers…
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) has announced his plans to introduce legislation aimed at abolishing the ATF, a federal agency he described as a “disaster” with a long history of infringing on Americans’ 2nd Amendment rights.
Should ATF should be dismantled entirely. “The devil you know,” may be preferable to sprawling bureaucracies with even more power to interfere with lawful gun ownership.
Trump told senior NRA executives he will fire Steve Dettelbach, and it is time to dismantle the ATF & rid America of this scourge.
While overruling Chevron does not provide a silver bullet it send a clear message: the age of administrative excess is over, and agencies should leave legislating to Congress and interpreting the law to the courts.
Malinowki’s frantic wife, not accused of any crime, was locked in the back of a police vehicle for four hours, paraded before the firemen in her thin nightgown, and forced to relieve herself in the presence of a female officer.
Rep. Jim Jordan confronts ATF Director Dettelbach about the night time raid that led to Bryan Malinowski’s death, raising questions about transparency and accountability in law enforcement.
Malinowski’s family hopes something good can come from their loss.“We’re looking for organ donations, – he’s got many healthy organs but ATF is NOT responding.”
This is a fish story that could have seismic impacts on the way the federal government generates unconstitutional gun control regulations.
The Supreme Court last week, it appears that the court is poised to reverse, to dump the Chevron Doctrine, and to put the feds on an equal footing with those who challenge them in court.
The lawlessness fostered by the Chevron doctrine, enables an administrative state that has usurped the judicial power to interpret the statutes under which it operates.
The Second Amendment Foundation in a federal lawsuit challenging the ban on handgun sales to the 18-20-year age group have filed a motion…
Sen. Grassley outlined a case involving “an ATF employee working in Mexico who allegedly admitted to illegally trafficking firearms from the U.S. into Mexico for years.”
To be clear, ATF and the Biden-Harris administration are violating the civil rights of millions of Americans. They need to be held accountable…
The ATF kicked a hornet’s nest when they thought they could send a message to gun dealers who dared to challenge their illegal actions in court….
The ATF has revoked Federal Firearms Licenses belonging to a gun shop that sued the federal government over the frames & receiver rule.
Take Action: The official comment period on ATF’s rulemaking, “Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms,” began on Friday, September 8th, 2023.
No one at the ATF warned the Sheriff’s Office in advance that highly armed federal agents would be conducting the SWAT raid. “We weren’t apprised of anything…”
“we have laws to grant law-abiding citizens the right to constitutionally carry firearms & to prohibit the unlawful seizure of such firearms by federal agents,” Humphrey wrote.
An ATF Industry Operations Inspector (IOI) violated federal law when they seized an FFL’s completed Form 4473s, taking them off-site to make copies.
A federal district court judge agreed and concluded that ATF had acted in excess of its statutory authority and granted summary judgment.
It’s surprising when the conservative National Review seemingly bends over backward to defend the weaponized agency in a poorly researched and written piece.
This shocking 67-page brief from the DOJ would tear apart the court’s current interpretation of the Second Amendment & gut your GOD-given right to keep & bear arms.
YouTube video creators are seeking the court’s permission to weigh in on an emergency motion to intervene against a gag effort by U.S. Attorney to silence free press.