Notes from the Resistance
The Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss a case against Taylor Taranto for violations of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA). [More]
If they’d include us in the strategizing, they wouldn’t keep stirring up resentment and need to issuing embarrassing public reversals after cluelessly provoking outrage.
[Via Jess]
“Deputy Director Cekada has the experience, wisdom and respect of his colleagues to effectively lead the men and women of the ATF,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “Deputy Director Cekada respects the Second Amendment and understands that the firearm industry is not the ‘enemy’ but valuable partner… [More]
So, as Executive Assistant Director – Operations, where he oversaw ATF’s Office of Regulatory Operations, Office of Field Operations, and the Office of Intelligence Operations, what did he know about zero tolerance, gathering information on gun owners, and treating private sellers as being “in the business of,” and when did he know it?
And give some career examples of “respect[ing] the Second Amendment.”
DOJ Won’t Let Us Tell You About ATF’s Next Move [More]
The obvious question: Who’s in charge there?
This wouldn’t happen with a balanced task force.
[Via Jess]
@SenRandPaul has launched an investigation into the ATF and FBI’s unlawful NICS Monitoring Program. [More]
OK, Mr. Driscoll… time to show us what you’re made of.
Question, and this will tie in with something I’m working on: Has anybody been able to find a Twitter account for him?
Marvin Richardson, a 35-year ATF veteran, resigned late on Wednesday. [More]
Gee. That’s too bad.
Exclusive: Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say [More]
Who knows what about Daniel Driscoll?
UPDATE
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Gun rights leaders and legal scholars could be identified and nominated to analyze and prioritize bills, lawsuits, regulations, opportunities, and threats, to advise on judicial and other federal nominees, and to help educate the public. The Office would provide a way for the public to express their concerns and to offer ideas and suggestions, meaning gun owners would have a conduit.
[Via Antigone]
The SHORT Act would remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other firearms from the draconian NFA. Sign the petition now to support the SHORT Act and help GOA get this legislation over the finish line! [More]
The finish line is the president’s desk.
I’m sure some will balk with the requirement to provide a phone number. If the goal is to get ‘er done, it would help if we knew which reps and senators we needed to work on who wouldn’t be a complete waste of time, and who could be publicly pressured via their X.com accounts.
Maybe let ’em know the ban was the excuse the government used to justify executing Vicki and Sammy Weaver.
The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced today the repeal of the Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy and the review of Final Rule 2021R-08F, related to stabilizing braces, and Final Rule 2022R-17F, related to the definition of “engaging in the business” of firearms dealing. [More]
As for “consultations with stakeholders, including gun rights organizations, industry leaders and legal experts,” why not formalize that?
A viable way to present a coordinated front representing gun owner interests and having the president’s ear is by the White House replacing Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention with an Office for Second Amendment Protection.
[Via Michael G]
DOJ and ATF Repeal Zero Tolerance Policy, Major Second Amendment Win for the Trump Administration [More]
I want to see what still triggers revocations — and consistency of decisons– before I get too excited, which I won’t do anyway because there will still be an ATF with the power to destroy Americans’ lives over exercising their right in a way the government, with no legitimate delegated authority, doesn’t want to allow.
What good is ‘see something/say something’ if no one is listening? [More]
This came out after I left for my trip.
As with all my work, if you find value in it and think others may as well, share the link.
ATF Facial Recognition Scandal Deepens: Chairman Biggs Demands Records as Gun Owners Sound the Alarm [More]
Y’know, if the administration would just set up that Office of Second Amendment Protection I keep harping on, there wouldn’t be all this clamoring coming at them from all pro-2A quarters because they’d already have them on the agenda to address.
Justice Department proposes merging ATF with DEA, other major changes [More]
Do you really care who your executioner works for?
Replacing Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention with an Office of Second Amendment Protection, with liaison members like new ATF Chief Counsel Leider, would mean no more surprises, no more cognitively dissonant legal positions, and no more disheartening gun owner who are feeling used, abandoned and betrayed. [More]
All this back-and-forth has got to stop.
ATF Lawyer Jeffrey Cohen: The Man Who Made Sure You Could Lose Your Gun Business Over a Typo [More]
40 years, eh…? Is Leider gonna keep him?
If he did have a hand in Gunwalker, my bet would be in after-the-fact damage control and stonewalling, although I have seen no proof of even that. At the time things were going down, he was assigned to the Northeast working out of Philly.
[Via Jess]
AG Bondi: The ball is in your court.
[Via Jess]
Related UPDATE
We’ll see if THIS comes into play:
Protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens is a high priority for @AGPamBondi. To that end, the Department will be re-evaluating some of its recent litigation positions on Second Amendment issues, including silencers.
So… which Constitutional laws will the new, improved version be enforcing?
Fletcher would like to add something.
[Via Andy M]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an Interim Final Rule removing the Attorney General’s delegation of authority to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to process applications for relief from federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c). [More]
Yep:
Although federal law provides a means for the relief of firearms disabilities, ATF’s annual appropriation since October 1992 has prohibited the expending of any funds to investigate or act upon applications for relief from federal firearms disabilities submitted by individuals. As long as this provision is included in current ATF appropriations, ATF cannot act upon applications for relief from federal firearms disabilities submitted by individuals.
[18 U.S.C. 925(c); 27 CFR 478.144]
Rendering Chuck Schumer’s appropriations rider against ATF restoring rights impotent by removing ATF from the equation is really smart, and I feel like this is a “Doh!” moment for those of us who never thought of it.. How come no one proposed this before, or did someone, and word of it never escaped the echo chamber?