ATF
Abolish The ATF
From the outset, an undercover gun-buying sting by federal agents in Milwaukee was plagued by confusion. Local ATF agents wanted to target their longtime nemesis, the Outlaws. They had been going after the aging motorcycle gang with what they dubbed “Operation Smokin’ Piston,” breaking up untaxed cigarette operations on the south side, but were having…
Read MoreATF Delays Nitrocellulose Regulatory Changes
Earlier this summer, ATF released an Explosives Industry Newsletter that changed the agency’s treatment of nitrocellulose, the primary component in smokeless powders used in modern ammunition. This change had the potential to seriously disrupt ammunition supply in the United States because it changed a long-standing ATF policy that exempted properly “wetted†nitrocellulose from treatment as…
Read MoreIllegally Sell Suppressors, Go To Jail
An East Palestine man may find out this week if he’ll be going to prison after federal agents say they caught him with unregistered firearm silencers for a second time in two years. According to court documents, Brent See was arrested on August 12 after a search of his Bacon Avenue office and machine shop…
Read MoreBREAKING: ATF Reclassifies Federal Explosives Laws With Rule Change
Don’t forget that the ammunition manufactures can’t sue. They can choose to either go out of business or raise prices to cover the increased expenses. But sense there is no ramp up period, as of right now all ammo manufactures are in violation of this new rule (can’t say law because it’s not). In an…
Read MoreATF Illegally Storing Personal Information
A government report discovered the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) illegally stockpiles gun owners’ personal information. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the go-to federal oversight agency, conducted an audit of ATF and found it does not remove certain identifiable information, despite the law explicitly mandating it do so. GAO conducted reviews…
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