Notes from the Resistance
I suppose we could sign their petition to Congress.
But why, when the President and Pam Bondi could investigate, and if confirmed, put an immediate end to it, demand all the memoranda, correspondence, and work papers plotting a calculated violation of the law, and fire and prosecute everyone responsible, including those no longer employed?
Be funny if Dettelbach and Chipman got caught in that net, especially if they tried to save thief own skins by making Marvin the patsy…
[Via Jess]
Received via email:
Guess who the number belongs to.
Per correspondent Doc S:
I got this “warning” on a phone call yesterday. Turns out it speaks volumes. It is from the ATF! I have a C&R license so when there was a huge break in in Montgomery, they sent a notice to everyone.
ATF Recalls NFA Examiners to Work During Shutdown in Response to Pressure from GOA [More]
Now you can register them in a timely manner just like the Founders intended.
We bring this to your attention because the facts upon which we made our original video have changed, and you deserve to know that. It also means that some who have placed a lot of weight into this issue, believing it was the straw that broke the camel’s back, should also reevaluate what weight they attach to this. [Watch]
Yes, it was the court that ruled to provide the membership lists, but what the Bondi apologists are all giving a pass to is that it was DOJ that “Ruined a Big Win“:
So 5:59 what the United States Department of 6:00 Justice proposed is that it would apply 6:02 only to the named plaintiffs and to any 6:05 member of the organization who was 6:07 members of the organization way back in 6:09 2020 when the complaint was filed and 6:12 only if they are identified.
I guess there’s more to be gained circling the wagons and beating up on Dudley, who, in my opinion, did not read the room for what is either possible or likely, and practically guaranteed the apologists and competitor rice bowl groups would seize the opportunity to pile on NAGR, and significantly, ignore DOJ being the catalyst.
Note it didn’t “clarify” that it doesn’t want lists until after the brouhaha broke out, and this could have all been avoided if gun owners and the administration had a way to coordinate expectations with realities beforehand and avoid the chronic bipolarity that drags everyone along with it.
[Via Jess]
ATF charging individuals for 3D-printed FRTs [More]
Maybe we missed a footnote in the memo…?
Looks like some FA was going on before FO kicked into gear … but still, from a “shall not be infringed” point of view…
Comment from an advisor:
The ATF special agent swore out a a false statement “FRT has the capability to turn a semi auto rifle into a fully auto rifle”. I guess he/she/it/they did not get the memo posted on the DOJ website? PS: Dude was a fool to do this in DC and bigger fool to attempt to install into a rented range gun.
As for who the “gun rights lawyer with a significant amount of legal 3D2A experience” might be, an AI search yielded this:
who is r/FOSSCAD top law blawg?
Based on available information, there is no designated “top law blawg” for the FOSSCAD community. FOSSCAD is a decentralized and leaderless online community, not an organization with official spokespeople or designated legal bloggers. The group focuses on the development and sharing of open-source designs for 3D-printed firearms.
For legal information, members typically rely on community discussions and independent research, though they are subject to legal scrutiny and potential law enforcement action.
Here’s why you won’t find a single, authoritative legal voice for FOSSCAD:
Decentralized structure: The FOSSCAD community defines itself as a “decentralized cluster of people and bots” with “no members or leaders”. This makes the concept of an official legal authority incompatible with its structure.
Legal risk: Providing legal advice, particularly regarding the manufacturing of firearms, is highly regulated. An individual positioning themselves as the definitive “law blawg” for this topic would open themselves up to significant legal and professional risks.
Legal complexity: The laws around 3D-printed firearms (“ghost guns”) are complex and vary significantly between federal, state, and local jurisdictions. What is legal in one state may be a felony in another, and these laws are subject to constant change.
Recent platform bans: The r/fosscad subreddit, a hub for the community, was banned from Reddit in September 2025. This shows how platforms can restrict these discussions, making a long-running, public legal “blawg” unlikely to thrive.
For legal questions about 3D-printed firearms, individuals within the FOSSCAD community often refer to official sources or consult legal professionals, as online legal commentary is not considered authoritative.
These are very serious allegations that could destroy these guys’ business, so remember how we all worked ourselves into a lather over Donald Trump saying “Take the guns first, due process later.” It’s innocent until proven guilty, and it will be interesting to see how/if they respond.
[Via WiscoDave]
Gun Owners of America Files Motion for Summary Judgment Against ATF, Challenging NFA Provisions [More]
A familiar name is on page 3.
I understand civil litigation and FOIA stuff is considered nonessential and will be delayed by the shutdown, so we’ll see if this has to grab a ticket and line up in the queue.
Guess what else is delayed.
Grassley Exposes Severe Whistleblower Retaliation at Biden ATF [More]
Hey, text, history, and tradition, right?
As long as Grassley is looking behind the curtain again, why not give him another allegation to investigate?
“When it was brought to the Bureau’s attention that Chipman had tried to grease the skids for former ASAC Stankoweicz(sp), the 5th floor was outraged and tanked the contract offer for someone who had so blatantly and publicly disgraced the Bureau. That did not prevent him from sliding into some other non-Bureau contracted position. The problem is, that Chipman has been manipulating the Bureau-sponsored contractor to pad the BQL with friends. The net effect is that the truly qualified people are not being considered for the positions. It has also been stated that Chipman has delivered HIS version of the BQLs for these contract positions, demanding his buddies be placed at the top of the list. Yep, fraud. That simple. Yep, the 5th floor knows.”
Oh, that’s right, I already have.
Compared to these accusations on the whistleblower website that first pointed us to Fast and Furious, Grassley’s latest is pretty weak tea.
So what’s he doing now? Posturing? How about he release the hounds on seeing if “preferred” vendors were favored, what kinds of understandings led to that, and how widespread it was?
They have no forensic accountants they could demand records for?
[Via Jess]
New Leak Reveals ATF War Against the Franklin Armory Antithesis… One of the potential concerns for the ATF involves the import and export of firearms. If a 5.56 Antithesis is allowed to exist, some in the ATF are concerned about the import/export rules around rifles. [More]
“Pro-gun chief counsel,” eh…?
[Via Jess]
We talked about this here. Now we see:
How is this not a gun grab? [More]
Perhaps it’s a clever trap?
[Via WiscoDave]
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]
Former ATF senior official now working for Everytown [More]
When they say “Dettelbach’s puppet,” do they mean with strings or…?
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.
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]
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…”
[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]
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.
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]
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”?
