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Federal Judge Blocks Biden ATF Rule Expanding Gun Background Checks

A federal judge on Sunday night temporarily blocked background check rules issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Attorney General Merrick Garland on April 10 announced rules covering background checks for firearm purchases, building on bipartisan legislation passed in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. He claimed thatMatthew J. […]

Republican AGs File Suit Against Biden’s ATF Over Background Check Rule

Republican Attorneys General Ken Paxton of Texas and Kris Kobach of Kansas announced two related lawsuits against a background check rule imposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published the rule on April 10, greatly expanding the reach of background checks in firearms sales. Paxton announced the […]

ATF Rule Requires Smugglers to Get NICS Checks on Gun Sales

ATF’s background check rules change the definition of the word “dealer” to include people who smuggle guns into other countries for the purpose of selling them, giving smugglers access to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). is required. Breitbart News reported that the ATF released the proposed rule on August 31, 2023. The […]

ATF Rule Requires NICS Background Check When ‘Bartering’ For Gun

ATF’s background check rules redefine the word “sale” and require private sellers who receive services or barter in exchange for guns to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Breitbart News reported that the ATF released the proposed rule on August 31, 2023. The rule would redefine what it means to be “in […]

Gun groups slam Biden admin over new ATF rule: ‘Weaponizing every tool’

Second Amendment advocates are slamming new rules from the Biden administration that will require thousands of additional gun dealers across the country to conduct background checks on buyers outside of gun shows and brick-and-mortar stores. This rule means that tens of thousands of guns are sold each year by unlicensed dealers who do not conduct […]

ATF Rule Forces Background Check System into Private Gun Sales

A proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will soon go into effect that would require many private gun dealers to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) when selling guns. Federal gun dealers, not federal gun dealers, are subject to this rule because they are required to […]

Big win for NRA in battle with Biden’s ATF

The National Rifle Association has scored a big court victory in its fight with the administration over President Joe Biden’s push to target and punish owners of millions of AR-15-style “pistols.” Late last week, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the gun group’s 4 million members do not have to comply with an […]