Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is allowing public comments before issuing a decision that could result in outlawing certain types of shotguns currently available to citizens.
The BATF finished a study regarding the importability of certain shotguns. The basis for a possible ban is based on a loosely defined “Sporting Purpose” test. Using the vague definition, almost all pump-action and semi-automatic shotguns could be banned Read more
NEWTOWN, Conn. — -The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has filed a notice of appeal in response to a federal court’s denial of its lawsuit challenging ATF’s demand for firearm retailers to report multiple sales of certain semiautomatic rifles. Read more
So, you’ve invented a new gun. But, what the ATF doesn’t tell you makes it impossible to know if it’s legal before you invest a fortune. The link has the story:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/2/gun-makers-baffled-by-atf-criteria/
Assistant Attorney General, Lanny Breuer: Very few hunters in the United States or sports people and law-abiding people really need to have semiautomatic weapons or long guns. . .
Friday, November 04, 2011
After weeks of stonewalling by the Department of Justice, a clearer picture of what its top officials knew about BATFE’s Operation Fast and Furious, and when they knew it, is slowly beginning to emerge.
On Tuesday, Lanny Breuer, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism about his knowledge of BATFE’s gunwalking operations, and his support for gun control. Read more
During Senate consideration of the FY 2012 Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill, Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) plans to offer an amendment that would prohibit use of funds for a new and unauthorized multiple sales reporting plan proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
The Heller amendment would prevent ATF from circumventing the will of Congress by centralizing records of thousands of Americans’ firearm purchases, without any legal authority. Read more