Category: ATF

Inviting Pushback

State Rep. Demands Investigation After Seven Vehicles Carrying a Dozen ATF Agents with AR-15s and Tactical Gear Raided Gun Dealer’s Home in Oklahoma [More]

They’re trying to provoke. The danger needle is buried in the red.

The question is whether specific orders are issued from on high or if field offices have nod-and-a-wink carte blanche to give management plausible deniability for their excesses, and excuses for widespread overreactions to limited resistance.

[Via Michael G]

The Great Forced Reset

Federal Judge Issues Order Blocking ATF Classification of Forced Reset Triggers as Machine Guns – The National Association for Gun Rights was granted a temporary restraining order in its Lawsuit against the ATF, National Association for Gun Rights v. Garland, in federal court in the Northern District of Texas. [More]

More and more NAGR is showing itself to be a major player on the national scene worthy of support. It’s time to bury the hatchet.

[Via Jess]

ATF Import Seminar

On September 19, 2023, Export Compliance Training Institute (ECTI) will host a 90-minute webinar, A Primer on Navigating ATF Import Controls, where attorney Johanna Reeves will demystify the ATF’s rules on importing defense articles into the United States. From firearms to destructive devices, we’ve got it all covered! [More]

Here’s how to take part.

I don’t see it on the Reeves & Dola LLP Alerts page yet so posted the email to my WOG Placeholder blog.

If you’re in the industry or just want to know about relevant import/export laws, you really ought to know about these alerts.

When in Doubt, Smear

It is not clear what crimes were traced to guns sold through Mr. Clyde’s stores, or whether his businesses have been cited for violations that could be used to revoke their licenses. [More]

But we’re going to smear him anyway and leave an impression of corruption, crime, and conflict of interest because that’s what serves our purposes.

[Via Jess]

Fighting Back

Coalition of FFLs Sue Over Biden’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy [More]

Tangentially related, I saw an interesting comment over at John Crump’s YouTube video:

Earlier this year I was at Academy Sports with a friend who was purchasing a pistol. The employee made him redo the form because he couldn’t read his signature. The employee said that the ATF had recently audited them and complained about not being able to read the signatures and said that they must be legible.

I sent them this to see what’s what, and will let you know if I do or do not hear back:

[Via Jess]

Pressing Onward

The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge of the “Final Rule” issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives redefining frames and receivers as firearms, have filed an appellee’s brief in the case, known as VanDerStok v. Garland. [More]

There’s a word for a government that can just assign itself new powers when it feels like it.

Going with What Works

Today, the National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against the ATF, National Association for Gun Rights v. Garland, in federal court in the Northern District of Texas. This action was filed in the same appellate circuit that ruled earlier this year that bump stocks are not machine guns in Cargill v. Garland. [More]

More and more NAGR is showing itself to be a major player on the national scene worthy of support. Perhaps it’s time to bury the past.

[Via Jess]

So if the Question’s Unlawful We Can Lie?

Federal gun law used in Hunter Biden case voided by appeals court [More]

The sooner this gets resolved, the sooner I can resume finding out what I’m looking for — or at least go through another round of stonewalling.

Hey, if they have to change the 4473, will they declare the old one invalid and take their time issuing a new one?

[Via Dan Gifford]

Hunter Biden Plea Deal Implosion Puts New FOIA on Indefinite Hold

After all, the first FOIA request was initially balked at by questioning my qualifications as a journalist, then claiming no records could be found, then saying they withdrew that, and finally declaring they shouldn’t have responded at all because Biden’s privacy interests made the requested documents none of the public’s business. Now they’re saying they can’t answer the second FOIA request because of “ongoing litigation.” [More]

ATF has more excuses than Joliet Jake.

Hunter Punter

Hunter Biden’s plea deal fell apart during his first court appearance Wednesday morning as he pleaded “not guilty” and federal prosecutors confirmed the president’s son is still under federal investigation. [More]

ATF just denied my latest FOIA request on the grounds that there’s an ongoing investigation. I’m looking into options, but this will no doubt delay things further, perhaps indefinitley, and part of me wonders if that’s the plan.

Even this guy’s lawyers are crooked.

So Come on Down to Kapo Arms

Central NY man sentenced to prison for illegal rifle after gun dealer reports large ammo sales [More]

Is Master pleased with you, gunsnitch? Did he have something on you or were you just trying to suck up and curry favor?

I don’t see who the informant was from this.

[Via bondmen]

The Big Chill

Bass Pro Shop’s Background Check Policy Raises Questions [More]

After seeing how Morehouse was retaliated against with a bend-and-spread-’em audit that had the goal of finding something, anything, to revoke its FFL, and noting the anal levels ATF stoops to over “Don’t Lie for the Other Guy” (enthusiastically partnered with by NSSF), over-cautiousness is inevitable, especially where corporate timidity over anything controversial is the rule.

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