Indianapolis Police Department Has Been Sharing Firearms Data With ATF for Half a Century
By Lee Williams
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has quietly tested every single recovered firearm – even those not used in the commission of crimes – without probable cause or a search warrant for as...
Testifying on ATF Administrative Overreach, Ryan Cleckner Gives House Members a Lesson in Civics
Ryan Cleckner knows a few things about standing up for what’s right, even when it’s not easy.
The former Special Operations sniper, lawyer, author, former NSSF staff member, firearm safety advocate, industry alumnus and entrepreneur...
Zero Out the ATF Budget Until They Recognize Americans’ 2nd Amendment Gun Rights
From the CCRKBA . . .
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is today calling on Congress to block funding for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
Biden Takes a Page From FDR in Accumulating Power, Making Felons of Lawful Gun...
By Olivia Rondeau
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has followed through on their plan to turn millions of lawful gun owners into felons in the name of "public safety" by reclassifying...
Sparks Fly at House Judiciary Committee Hearing on ATF Gun Regulation
There were fireworks at a Congressional hearing covering a critical topic not just to the firearm industry and Second Amendment supporters, but to all Americans. It wasn’t entirely unexpected.
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Crime...
10 Facts About the ATF the Agency Would Rather You Don’t Know
By Lee Williams
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms recently called on Congress to block funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives until “Democrats and federal bureaucrats...
Media Campaign Targets Illegal Gun Purchases in One of America’s Most Violent Cities
From the NSSF . . .
NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, together with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a month-long public education campaign...
Ward: Republicans Thwarting ATF Modernization to Prevent the Creation of a National Gun Registry
The enter receives roughly 1,800 gun trace requests a day from local law enforcement agencies across the country. Their job is critical: take the identifying information they’re given and piece together a weapon’s...
Why Won’t St. Louis Metro Transit Run Ads Aimed at Reducing Illegal Gun Purchases?
St. Louis Metro Transit is the gateway city's public transit authority, running busses and light rail service throughout the St. Louis and metro east Illinois area. Like most public transit authorities, STL Metro sells...
ATF Head: Gun Industry’s Programs Have Reduced Crime, Firearm Accidents
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach spoke at length with The Washington Post about his responsibilities at the helm of the federal agency charged with overseeing the firearm industry.
The Post is...
No One Makes a Better Case for Abolishing the ATF Than the ATF
By Lee Williams
Every Friday afternoon, like clockwork, most of the ATF’s 25 field divisions send out press releases showcasing their office’s enforcement activities for the week. It’s classic eyewash of sorts. The ATF is...
Submitting ATF Form 1 to Make or Assemble Your Own NFA Item is Easy...
Whether you're turning an existing pistol or rifle into a short barreled rifle (SBR), sawing off the barrel on your shotgun to create an SBS, or making your own silencer, you'll need to first...