Notes from the Resistance
THIRTEEN CHARGED AS FEDS CRACK INTERNATIONAL GUN SMUGGLING RING EXPLOITING THE U.S. AND CANADA BORDER… Straw-Purchased Firearms Sourced from New Hampshire Gun Dealers Were Recovered at Canadian Crime Scenes [More]
This reminds me of something. But what…?
I wonder how many CIs they had embedded in the Akwesasne ring, and if guns could have been intercepted before “walking” across the border– or it being Canada, would it be “gunsledding”?
[Via GKD]
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada testified on firearms policy and Second Amendment protections before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement. [Watch]
And Rep. Eli Crane asked him about Patrick “Tate” Adamiak.
The Trump Administration Is a Powerful but Unreliable Ally of Second Amendment Advocates – Even as the Justice Department files lawsuits aimed at vindicating gun rights, it undermines them in other cases. [More]
I’d use a different word than “unreliable”…
I wonder what it would take to fix that…
[Via Michael G]
Tate Adamiak’s letter to the new ATF director – Adamiak explains his case better than anyone else could. [More]
Should work.
After all, he’s one of us.
Electronic record-keeping would become the default under another proposed rule, which would allow Form 4473s and Acquisition and Disposition Records to be generated, stored, and maintained electronically. Not only would this make record-keeping more convenient for dealers, but it would also improve firearm tracing for law enforcement since digital records are faster and easier to search than paper files. [More]
What could go wrong? Especially if administrations change…?
I’m wondering why this is listed under “Big Wins for Gun Owners”…
There I go blackpilling again.
Look, I get that there is only so much they can do because “law,” and think I understand incrementalism as well as the next guy, but the way I see “gun influencers” gushing over this and over Cekada makes some apologists for and abettors in infringements.
There are ways to encourage moves to roll back the oppression that don’t require gun owners to end up with sore knees and from a lot of what I’ve seen, Anon has a point.
[More]
I’ve been wondering when they were finally going to get around to it.
Let the outrage and lawsuits begin!
And don’t let the revised form distract from the real issue at hand.
EXCLUSIVE — ATF Director Robert Cekada: Hunter, AR-15 Owner, and Fan of an Armed Citizenry [More]
ATF’s New Era of Reform… Easing the NFA Transport Burden – In a sea of nothing burgers, here’s half a step in the right direction. [More]
Look, I don’t mean to just sound negative and admit this is a hell of a lot better than anything the government has backed off on so far, and if Democrats were in charge they’d be going for a full court press in the other direction. It’s just that these are our birthright that they have no claim on.
Yes, I’m glad that the torturer is easing back on the thumbscrews. I want him to ease off more. But what the hell are we doing on the rack in the first place?
ATF’s New Era of Reform… Repealing the Pistol Brace Rule and Why It Means Nothing – Keep the cork in the bottle as it’s not time to celebrate. [More]
Mr. Wolf advises caution (NSFW), whereas the “wise” monkeys will decry that as “blackpilling.”
Boy, talk about timing– this was submitted before the Cekada confirmation. Still, the same people praising him praised this guy. [More]
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with some Democratic backing on Wednesday, as the new director unveiled plans to roll back Biden-era firearms regulations. [More]
NSSF doesn’t just applaud, it celebrates.
Seems kind of an over-reaction…
Everybody realizes this will go away if Democrats take all…
The Trump administration will soon release a rule dealing with ATF’s illegal registry. It will change the Biden-era requirement that gun dealers permanently keep all firearm transaction records. [More]
Does it really “change everything“?
I wonder how many murderers have been convicted based on a gun left at the crime scene being traced back to their legal purchase of it.
[Via Jess]
Plaintiffs have filed a motion for summary judgment in Roberts v. ATF, one of the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) three supported lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration requirements for short-barreled firearms and silencers. [More]
I just keep coming back to “shall not be infringed” and wonder what evil madness has gripped what was supposed to be the exemplar of Liberty, and, noticing who’s fighting us on this and where the buck stops, what all those high-sounding promises really meant.
DOJ Surrenders its Appeal in Fight Over ATF “Engaged in the Business” Rule… After the enormous pressure brought to bear by gun owners, DOJ is seeking a dismissal allowing the case to return to district court. [More]
Why was “enormous pressure” needed? What kind of resources had to be expended that now aren’t available to fight other infringements and advance the ball?
Why couldn’t it have been a tick box for the task force?
There I go “blackpilling” again.
What, there’s no room for that in the dialog…?
And what happens after Republicans blow things?
Accordingly, we urge you to: 1) Issue a public statement that the ATF will not take further enforcement action regarding the classification of braced pistols as short-barrel rifles under the NFA; 2) Issue an interpretive rule clarifying that firearms equipped with stabilizing braces do not qualify as short-barreled rifles under the NFA; and 3) Through ongoing litigation, enter into a judicially-enforceable consent agreement, which would 1) permanently enjoin the ATF from attempting to revive the Biden-era Rule through new rulemaking and 2) permanently enjoin the ATF from taking any further enforcement action related to the classification of braced pistols as short-barreled rifles under the NFA. [More]
Must be primaries and midterms coming up…
Sorry, don’t mean to sound so cynical and distrusting. It’s just that I’m cynical and distrusting.
[Via Jess]
Affidavit: SAPD employee allegedly accessed internal info, shared photo with auto theft suspect [More]
And:
Unauthorized database searches in spotlight after Washington Co. deputy fired for misuse [More]
OK, but I’m sure ATF would never abuse its records, aren’t you?
[Via Steve T]
ATF to Keep Biden-Era Frames and Receivers Rule in Place [More]
Hey… no blackpilling!
Nice to see “the first ever truly pro-Second Amendment nominee to head the agency” living up to my expectations.
[Via Jess]