The Trump administration is moving to roll back dozens of federal gun regulations by July 4 as part of a broader effort to weaken the ATF, according to multiple sources familiar with the changes.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday defended a controversial Trump administration proposal to eliminate the ATF and merge its functions into the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Justice Department plans to eliminate more than two-thirds of the federal inspectors who oversee licensed gun dealers, a move that would severely limit the government’s ability to track illegal firearm sales.
An ATF agent was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon outside the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge — the same store where Alton Sterling was killed by police in 2016.
The widow of a Little Rock man killed during a pre-dawn ATF raid last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, accusing agents of using excessive force and failing to follow proper procedures.
A memorial exhibit honoring victims of gun violence has been removed from ATF headquarters.
The second-in-command at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has resigned under pressure, further deepening a leadership shakeup at the federal agency tasked with enforcing the nation’s gun laws.
The Trump administration is expected to roll back several major gun control policies put in place under President Biden, including a crackdown on firearms dealers who falsify records and bypass background checks
