BATFE, Firearm Importation & Federal Firearm Law Reform
Among its duties, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) monitors firearm manufacturers, importers and dealers for compliance with record-keeping requirements; conducts traces on the commercial paths of individual firearms at the request of law enforcement agencies; interprets firearm importation law; and administers transfers of firearms regulated by the National Firearm Act of 1934.
The BATFE was used by the Clinton administration to reduce the number of firearm dealers, and by the administrations of presidents G. H. W. Bush and Clinton to restrict “assault weapons” by misinterpreting firearm importation law. The agency’s tracing data, sometimes useful in identifying persons involved in illegally trafficking firearms, have been mischaracterized by gun control supporters in the context of their campaigns against “Saturday Night Specials” and “assault weapons,” and in favor of making state gun laws more restrictive.
BATFE has been widely criticized for its role in the “Ruby Ridge” and “Waco” tragedies, and Operation Fast and Furious, in which the agency knowingly allowed firearms to be bought by straw purchasers and other traffickers, and thereafter smuggled from the United States to Mexico, where they made their way to violent drug cartels.
Monday, May 1, 2017
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
News broke this week that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has reconsidered and “clarified” ...
Friday, April 14, 2017
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has recently released a report detailing the sizeable contribution the firearm and ...
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Authorities have arrested the suspected shooter in the 2010 killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death ...
Friday, April 7, 2017
On Thursday, Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV) introduced the “Protecting the Second Amendment Act,” H.R. 1976. This legislation would ...
Friday, March 31, 2017
Politicians and government officials aren’t known for their willingness to accept responsibility. When faced with the blame for ...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Donald Trump Jr., an avid hunter who credits his Czech grandfather with getting him interested in the outdoors, ...
Monday, March 13, 2017
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Friday, February 10, 2017
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Friday, February 10, 2017
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