We talked about this here. Now we see:
How is this not a gun grab? [More]
Perhaps it’s a clever trap?
[Via WiscoDave]
Category: ATF
One of These Things is Not Like the Other
As a result of the Agreement, the Antithesis is not a rifle, short-barreled rifle, nor is it an NFA firearm; therefore, (i) no NFA forms are necessary to sell, transfer, transport, deliver, or otherwise deal in or possess the Antithesis, and (ii) no ATF Form 5320.20, Application to Transport Interstate or to Temporarily Export Certain National NFA Firearms, is necessary to transport the Antithesis across state lines because the firearm is not subject to 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(4) or (b)(4). [More]
Why do I hear Big Bird singing?
[Via Jess]
A New Trough to Feed In
Former ATF senior official now working for Everytown [More]
When they say “Dettelbach’s puppet,” do they mean with strings or…?
We’re the Only Ones Risk Averse Enough
ATF says concealed carry ‘puts everyone involved at risk’ [More]
But…but…but the memo…
They really are that tone deaf.
It doesn’t matter if they revised the statement to add “criminal.” As has been pointed out before:
We condemn any program that involves enforcing unconstitutional “laws”, even if such “laws” are enforced only against violent criminals. Unconstitutional “laws” are illegal, harmful to public safety, tyrannical, and are inevitably enforced against ordinary, non-criminal citizens.
Change My Mind
Judge ATF as They Judge Us: They’re All Guilty and They All Need to Go [More]
There’s not one who wouldn’t arrest us if they knew we possessed a forbidden and/or unregistered arm, so, yeah… remember that every time some supposed Second Amendment supporter says “Enforce existing gun laws.”
I’ve actually had California Prags tell me if I don’t like the law to work to elect reps who will change it.
[Via Michael G]
We’re the Only Ones Descending Enough
Dozens of ATF Agents Descend on DC Neighborhoods as Part of Trump Takeover [More]
I don’t suppose they’ll be charged with what they do with the guns so much as just having them, so before cheering this on, “send not for whom the bell tolls…”
Just Like the Founders Intended with ‘Shall Not Be Infringed’
[T]he Department of Justice [is] fighting the so-called non-resident handgun ban that says that you cannot take a possession of a handgun in a state in which you are not a resident from an FFL. That’s right. This law is being challenged down there in Texas and the Department of Justice has just responded arguing that the law is indeed constitutional under our Second Amendment. Is it? [Watch]
Of course not.
Either the AUSA signing onto that is a still-embedded Democrat purposely undermining Pam Bondi’s memo, or it’s all smoke and mirrors and she was just telling gun owners what they wanted to hear to keep them corralled.
And so much for the new “Pro-gun” ATF mandarin NSSF is gushing over.
In either case, it once more illustrates that until the 2A Task Force includes actual 2A advocates instead of just government employees beholden to their masters, we can continue to expect DOJ bipolarity, with aggressive MAGA Über Alles types asking if we’d rather have Kamala.
There’s a reason the rice bowl gun groups aren’t demanding a seat at the table. They’ve been showering him with flattery and simultaneously walking on eggshells, afraid to p!$$ off a mercurial Trump, lest he condemn them and cast them out.
[Via Jess]
Where Credit is Due
According to the actual complaint, a Florida gun dealer became suspicious of Delgado after he tried to purchase his fourth Barrett rifle, which can retail for $10,000 or more. As a result, the gun dealer contacted the ATF directly. [More]
If he hadn’t reported suspicions he’d have been treated as a co-conspirator. That, to me, is the greater issue.
…There’s a Way
District Attorney’s Office Announces Largest Gun Trafficking Case In County History [More]
Anybody see any “right-wing extremist white supremacists” in the bunch?
What I see are people I’d associate with the Democrat side of the street who have no intention of obeying the disarmament edicts imposed on the “law-abiding.”
[Via bondmen]
A Forced Reset
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) confirmed to a judge that it will not return Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) to Nevada or other plaintiff states. Rare Breed Triggers, the largest U.S. supplier of FRTs, also confirmed it will not sell these devices in the plaintiff states. Consequently, the coalition is withdrawing its motion for a preliminary injunction. [More]
AG Aaron Ford doesn’t seem to grok that citizen ownership of “devices designed only to kill” makes tyrants think twice. On second thought, maybe he does. (Thanks for voting Democrat, Clark County! And I’m also glad to see Trump protecting illegals cleaning toilets for the elites is a bigger priority than honoring a pledge to his base.)
And we now see how far to the mat Bondi’s DOJ and the new and improved ATF are willing to go.
Who keeps the citizens’ unreturned property, and what will they do with it?
[Via Andy M]
Related UPDATE
Speaking of “clearly disagree[ing] on the Second Amendment,] how does caving to plaintiff states and banning FRTs in handguns comply with “shall not be infringed”?
We’re the Only Ones Inadvertent Enough
[T]wo searches from the ATF analyst inadvertently accessed Illinois vehicle data with “ICE” in the query field which is a violation of Illinois law. [More]
From the folks who brought us “Zero Tolerance” for FFLs.
Still, the question needs to be raised as to who is being protected by making that illegal…
[Via Jess]
Good Question
While we see many very blue states passing laws which prohibit local law enforcement’s participation in immigration and deporation efforts, we have to wonder, would they show the same reluctance with assisting ATF if they were running through their state confiscating guns? [Watch]
Or just cooperating with them through other enforcement efforts…Nobody on the left is calling them fascists for that.
[Via Jess]
A Good First Step
DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations [More]
Not to say any reduction isn’t a good thing, but the big infringements will still be in place. I’d be interested in seeing an analysis on how many will really be affected, and for how long, since rules change with administrations. And let’s make sure we’re not just reaching into a different pocket before uncorking the champagne.
[Via bondmen]
Wishing in One Hand…
Hopefully, the Bondi DOJ will overturn this miscarriage of justice, and Donald Trump will return Adamiak to his chosen career. It’s even possible perjurers might be punished and those corrupting the ATF fired. It’s a new day—maybe. [More]
If only there were some way to have the government’s ear to express priorities…
That no major gun groups are demanding this tells me something about sycophancy and it’s not good.
[Via bondmen]
Welcome to the Party, Pals
GOA Condemns DOJ Proposal to Merge ATF and DEA: “A Trojan Horse for Gun Control”… The allied organizations joining GOA and GOF are the Second Amendment Foundation, CCRKBA (Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms), CRPA (California Rifle & Pistol Association) and 2nd Amendment Law Center. [More]
Been making similar points for years…
Y’know, if you guys would listen to another piece of advice and demand your rightful seats on the “Task Force,” we wouldn’t keep running into these loggerheads disconnects…
Stupid Questioner
“You mentioned regulatory functions, that’s—We will not be having ATF agents go to the doors of gun owners, in the middle of the night, asking them about their guns, period. They will be out on the streets with DEA guns and drugs gun.” [More]
I have my concerns about that plan, and may not have survived the Byrd bath.
Still, if I were being grilled like that by a purple-haired shriveled corpse, two rejoinder questions immediately come to mind:
- If we dunked you in water, would you sink or float?
- Why’s that douche behind you wearing a face diaper?
How can you NOT have contempt of Congress with shrieking freaks like this demanding fealty?
[Via Jess]
Taking a Byrd Bath
The parliamentarian ruled these provisions violate the Byrd Rule and are not eligible to pass the Senate with a simple majority vote on the procedural fast track known as budget reconciliation. [More]
We’re the Only Ones Unserious Enough
A Case for Clemency?
He may have been doing business with a cartel front in Tucson, but all Reynolds’ own businesses appear to have been legitimate. And, as Reynolds said, when he declined to become an informant, the feds turned on him. [More]
Or as an earlier report speculates:
“A black NRA member sitting in a prison for terrorists may be the missing link in Fast and Furious”
Beats me. First I’m hearing of it. Nothing about the guy on SSI, either. Which just means there’s plenty not known and very little incentive for most to pursue things.
Regardless, there appear to be many loose ends and questions that cry for reopening this case. I wonder if those calling for that have made a serious effort to get a dialog going with Harmeet Dhillon?
Democrats Triggered
Blue States Sue ATF and National Association for Gun Rights – 16 Anti-gun Attorneys General seek to block agreement to return Illegally seized triggers [More]
It will be interesting to see if competitor rice bowl groups put their historic hostility to NAGR to the side and support them in this.
Get yours while supplies last!
[Via Jess]
