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ATF to criminalize personal firearm transactions

The National Rifle Association lambasted a proposal from the ATF that the gun-rights group says could “unjustly criminalize” Americans for selling a firearm and consequently create “serious confusion” for legal gun owners who engage in firearm transactions. “The Biden ATF’s proposed rule, ATF2022R-17, is just another attempt to demolish our Second Amendment rights, with the […]

John Minchillo

Biden’s new ATF nominee Steve Dettelbach has called for an assault weapons ban and universal background checks

President Joe Biden is taking another jab at trying to get a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) director confirmed as he nominated on Monday Steve Dettelbach, a former Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. The announcement coincides with the administration’s new crackdowns on ghost guns and regulations on firearms […]