The White House is opening a new line of attack on Republicans by arguing that threatening firearm-control agencies would help arm Mexican drug cartels that traffic fentanyl into the country.
disbanding the agency, preferring to be regulated by the relatively weak ATF over another agency, like the FBI.
“Frustrated with their lack of progress restricting Americans’ Second Amendment rights, the Biden Department of Justice has decided to utilize the ATF as a tool to harass the nation’s law-abiding firearms community. The arbitrary approach taken by ATF towards enforcement actions and rulemaking is evidence of this vendetta.
“Efforts to defund or abolish ATF are more than misguided; they’re dangerous,” said Rob Wilcox, the federal legal director for Everytown for Gun Safety, who testified at last month’s ATF hearing. “ATF plays an essential role in keeping us safe by enforcing the gun laws on the books, regulating the gun industry and partnering with state and local agencies” to trace guns used in crimes.
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