Legislative
A Crime Problem, Not A Gun Problem
Crime is a people problem. If you understand nothing else about crime, you must understand this — crime is committed by people. It is not committed by inanimate objects, and while data on criminal activity can be charted as a trend over time, trends don’t commit crimes, people do. There is a word for people…
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Postpones Pistol Brace Rule Markup After Nashville Shooting
The House Judiciary Committee postponed a scheduled Tuesday markup on a resolution to nullify a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) pistol brace rule following the mass shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee, school on Monday. “Democrats were going to turn this tragic event into a political thing,” Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)…
Read MoreCongressional Witness Admits Bloomberg Gun Control Group Asked ATF for Pistol Brace Rule
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) questioned Everytown for Gun Safety’s federal legal director Rob Wilcox during Thursday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing and learned that the Bloomberg-affiliated gun control group actually asked the ATF to take action on pistol stabilizer braces. Jordan asked Wilcox, “Did you or anyone in your organization communicate with the ATF or the…
Read MoreATF Issues PSA To All FFLs
Advisory makes clear that investigation of willful efforts to violate federal laws regulating the manufacture and sale of firearm frames and receivers is an ATF priority. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a public safety advisory to the firearms industry and the public regarding the application of Final Rule 2021-05F, Definition of…
Read MoreBiden Issues Executive Order On Background Checks
US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales. It aims to move the US “as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation”. The Democratic president signed the measure Tuesday during a visit to Monterey Park, California, where a…
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