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.
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.
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 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
The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend restoring gun rights to actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump, according to the attorney and others familiar with the situation.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel, the number of firearms intercepted at U.S. airport security checkpoints has declined.
The Supreme Court will convene today to hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s 2022 regulation aimed at controlling ghost guns, untraceable firearms that are becoming increasingly common in major American cities.
