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New FBI leader Kash Patel tapped to run ATF as acting director

FBI Director Kash Patel will be tapped to operate the Alcohol Bureau, cigarettes, firearms and Explosives (ATFs) on Saturday, two sources confirmed by Fox News Digital. The news comes the day after Patel was sworn in as the 9th FBI Director in a narrow Senate vote. Former FBI director Christopher Ray resigned at the end […]

30 GOP Senators Urge ATF to Rescind Regulatory Gun Controls

Thirty Republican senators have signed a letter urging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to withdraw gun controls that were in place during the Biden administration. The senator assumed President Donald Trump's February 7 executive order as the driving force behind the letter. Trump used the order “to assess ongoing infringement” of […]

Fox News Politics Newsletter: ATF Misfires on DEI Order

Welcome to Fox News Politics Newsletter. We will deliver the latest information on the Trump administration, exclusive interviews, and other Fox News political content. What is happening here … -A Director of Republican Party, President Trump Clarifies the path of acting Price plan -JFK's grandchildren say “Nothing is heroic” About President Trump's confidential cancellation order […]

ATF accused of ‘circumventing’ Trump order to place DEI staff on paid leave

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is hiring a former diversity officer on board as President Donald Trump orders all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) employees to be placed on paid administrative leave. He is said to have quietly changed his job title. “ATF ignored @realldonaldtrump’s order to place DEI workers […]

ATF reverses rule targeting gun stores’ federal sales licenses

As part of its “zero tolerance” approach, the Biden administration has reversed a much-criticized policy that required inspectors to revoke federal firearm sales licenses for gun dealers based on certain paperwork errors or anomalies. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) says the policy prevents and creates barriers to access to firearms after […]

Palisades Fire Should Make GOP Back Off on Defunding ATF

Gabby Giffords' gun control organization Giffords suggested Tuesday that an investigation into the Palisades fire and its aftermath should force House Republicans to back away from pushing to cut funding or abolish the ATF. Giffords did this in response to a photo posted by ABC7's Chris Christie. In response to Christie's photo, Giffords noticed “House […]

The ATF Uses Tax Money to Violate Americans’ Rights

On Monday, Rep. Eric Burleson (R-Missouri) called for the abolition of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), arguing that it uses tax dollars to violate the rights of Americans. strengthened his insistence on In his post to I wrote“ATF is using your tax dollars to violate your constitutional rights. Does that sound […]

ATF Director Giggles When Given An 80-Percent Frame as Parting Gift

Biden ATF Director Steven Dettelbach chuckled Friday when he was offered an 80 percent discount on AR-15s as a farewell gift for his resignation. Ironically, Dettelbach and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) classified 80 percent of frames as “firearms” during the Biden era, making it difficult for ordinary Americans to obtain […]