(From Seventh District Congressman Eric Burlison)This week, I introduced the Abolish the ATF Act to safeguard Americans’ Second Amendment rights and protect law-abiding gun owners from the relentless bureaucratic overreach of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).
The ATF is a disastrous agency that time and time again infringes on our constitutional liberties.
Some of the most egregious examples include the agency criminalizing stabilizing braces, forcing Americans to pay a tax to exercise their Second Amendment rights, and constantly changing compliance demands that entrap Americans and make them felons overnight.
From the horrific events that unfolded with Waco, Ruby Ridge, and Operation Fast and Furious, it’s clear the ATF has a long track history of abusing its power and harming or in some cases murdering American citizens in cold blood.
It’s also a duplicative agency that's mission is already carried out by local law enforcement. The ATF is not an ally to the Second Amendment and law-abiding firearm owners across America. It must be abolished.
It’s also a duplicative agency that's mission is already carried out by local law enforcement. The ATF is not an ally to the Second Amendment and law-abiding firearm owners across America. It must be abolished.
2 comments:
The ATF is necessary because republican leadership and their illegitimate leech-like bedfellow, the NRA, has bastardized the 2nd amendment into making America one of the most violent nations on earth (Ukraine, Haiti, might be worse). What other nation has as many school shootings and a suicide rate by firearm higher than the US?.....none. The "dems are coming after your guns" is worn out fear mongering for the ignorant maga segment of America.
Say what you want about your opinions on gun control, but it's almost comical how the Republican response to "we should probably increase gun control to prevent shootings from happening" is to try and abolish the ATF. It is my sincerest hope that eventually they will come up with a solution that isn't "thoughts and prayers" and getting rid of laws that we probably need.
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