Earlier this week, the firearms community was rocked by news of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) eForms system shutdown, raising alarms among gun shops and National Firearms Act (NFA) applicants alike. The system, crucial for processing applications for silencers, short-barrel rifles, and other NFA items, reportedly closed due to Congressional budgeting concerns, leaving many to question the timing and reasoning behind the decision. [More]
So, it was a revenge move…?
I have an immediate, cost-free solution, but the government won’t allow it.
[Via Jess]
Federal shutdowns is precisely why the three-business-day exception to the NICS check was written. The gun-grabbers hate that exception, and are militating to have it repealed. Never let them.