He ruled that the agency violated the Administrative Procedures Act in reclassifying the stabilizing braces. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor vacated the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and…
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Steve Dettelbach, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Steve Dettelbach, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Read MoreFederal Judge Blocks ATF Regulation on Pistol Braces
The decision deems the ATF rule unlawful, protecting millions of gun owners from immediate criminalization. Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk blocked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
Read MoreSCOTUS Allows Ghost Gun Rule for Now
A lower court’s decision is paused while proceedings continue. The Supreme Court has paused an order issued by a district court judge that halted efforts to regulate “ghost…
Read MoreSupreme Court Temporarily Blocks Regulation of “Ghost Guns”
Justice Alito allows gun advocates a week to respond to the administration. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a pause on the ruling of a case about the…
Read MoreShooting in Nashville Christian School
FBI and ATF are investigating the shooting that killed 6 and left more wounded. Police in Nashville, Tennessee, reported that a shooter entered a private Christian school Monday…
Read MoreGhost Guns Rule Takes Effect
ATF said they will be going after them. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) announced that its new rule regulating so-called “ghost guns” has gone…
Read MoreTreasury Department Sanctions Arms Trafficker
The individual has ties with a major drug cartel. The U.S. Treasury Department announced that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated Mexican national Obed Christian…
Read MoreSenate Committee Split on ATF Director Nominee
Question of Senate vote taken up by Senate itself. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11 to advance President Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
Read MoreAdministration Replacing Acting ATF Director
Gary Restaino tapped by President Biden. President Biden’s administration is removing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives from his position and replacing…
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