ATF

Federal Gun Control Enforcement Numbers Dip, But Biden ATF Maintains Status Quo

by Mike Maharrey | Mar 12, 2023 | ATF, Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Federal gun control enforcement numbers dipped in 2022, but the Biden administration still aggressively pursued enforcement, and kept things close to record levels. In his first two years, the Biden administration took up right where Trump left off and generally...

Montana Governor Informs Feds State Won’t Enforce New Pistol Brace Gun Control Rule

by Mike Maharrey | Feb 13, 2023 | ATF, Right to Keep and Bear Arms

On Feb. 8, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland informing him the state will not enforce the recent ATF rule on pistol braces based on a state law prohibiting enforcement of some federal gun control that was passed in...

How States can Undermine Biden’s Unconstitutional “Ghost Gun” Rule

by TJ Martinell | Jan 12, 2023 | ATF, Current Events, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, State Bills

Late last month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) sent out an open letter to all federally-licensed firearms dealers warning them of a new rule in effect which requires registration of “80 percent lowers” – and background checks to...

Biden Administration Continues Aggressive Enforcement of Federal Gun Control

by Mike Maharrey | Aug 17, 2022 | ATF, Right to Keep and Bear Arms

In 2021, the Biden administration continued a trend of aggressive federal gun control enforcement, with numbers at or near record levels. But this isn’t something limited to Joe Biden, or even just Democrats. Both parties have utterly failed to abide by the...

How Montana’s 2nd Amendment Protection Law Can Help Undermine New ATF Regulations

by TJ Martinell | Apr 4, 2022 | ATF, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, State Bills

Last year the Montana state legislature enacted a law banning the enforcement by local or state officials of any federal gun control existing or implemented after January 1, 2021. With the law in effect since April 2021, it is now poised to undermine the planned...

Feds Sue Missouri over 2nd Amendment Preservation Act

by Michael Boldin | Feb 17, 2022 | ATF, Current Events, DOJ, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, State Bills

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a federal lawsuit to block the state of Missouri from its implementation of the Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA). Much of the filing complains about how much the Act is working to stop enforcement of...

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