{"id":2532,"date":"2023-11-17T18:37:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2023-11-17T18:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:37:20","slug":"how-to-undo-the-damage-done-to-gun-rights-by-the-biden-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2532","title":{"rendered":"How to Undo the Damage Done to Gun Rights By the Biden Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022, to announce a final version of his administration's ghost gun rule. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-696x464.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22101704669423-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"Joe Biden angry speech\" title=\"Joe Biden angry speech\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022, to announce a final version of his administration&#8217;s ghost gun rule. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#7f131a1a3f0c1e1951100d18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Lee Williams<\/span><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The Biden-Harris administration has done more harm to the Second Amendment than all previous administrations combined. Biden and his unelected, behind-the-scenes shot-callers have been methodical in their multifaceted war on our civil rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The next administration \u2013 if it\u2019s one that actually respects the law and its citizens \u2013 will have a lot of work to do to restore the Second Amendment to what the Framers had in mind. It will be a daunting task. The Biden-Harris administration has hammered law-abiding Americans with dozens of infringements \u2013 aided and abetting by the legacy media and a variety of anti-civil rights groups, some of which received taxpayer dollars.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">What follows is a list of suggestions for how to restore our civil rights. The list is neither complete nor comprehensive. It\u2019s more of a starting point and, unlike the Constitution, a living document. It includes actions that can be taken immediately and long-term goals that may require Congressional support.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Fire ATF Director Steve Dettelbach<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Joe Biden\u2019s second choice to head the ATF, Steve Dettelbach, lied under oath when he told his Senate confirmation committee that he would not use the power of his office to lobby for new laws or regulations. Recently, Dettelbach called for banning \u201cassault weapons,\u201d which he could not define, and standard-capacity magazines.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Dettelbach has allowed unelected bureaucrats in the White House to weaponize the ATF. Under his watch, the ATF routinely violates the civil rights of law-abiding Americans. His agency shrugs off criticism even from lawmakers who are supposed to provide oversight and is not accountable to the public. ATF ignores requests made under the Freedom of Information Act, which is federal law, even though it is a federal law enforcement agency.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527395\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-527395 size-full\" alt=\"biden dettelbach\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-560x373.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-scaled.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-527395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"biden dettelbach\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AP22102032168695-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ATF Director Steve Dettelbach was Joe Biden\u2019s second choice to run the agency. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Disband the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Joe Biden created the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention two months ago to \u201creduce gun violence, which has ravaged communities across the country, and implement and expand upon key executive and legislative action which has been taken to save lives.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Its goals include banning \u201cassault weapons\u201d and standard-capacity magazines, safe storage laws, universal background checks and elimination of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The fact there is an office in the White House funded by taxpayer dollars that is solely designed to strip away our civil rights is an insult to millions of Americans.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Disarm and downsize ATF<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">The ATF has one, albeit minor, role. It can trace a firearm used in the commission of a crime, which is important for law enforcement agencies. ATF staffers do not need to be armed when engaged in this supportive role. Pathologists, lab techs and other evidence specialists are not armed. ATF staff do not need to carry weapons, either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">This would eliminate most of their nonessential personnel, such as the agency\u2019s 2,600 special agents who are not involved in conducting firearm traces. It would also eliminate the agency\u2019s SWAT teams, which are barnstorming the country and responsible for a host of actual crimes and civil rights violations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-317255 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-770x433.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-317255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ATF-rejects-agents-Fast-and-Furious-book-770x433.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\"\/><\/noscript><br \/><\/span><b>Create a Church-style committee to investigate ATF<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levin-center.org\/frank-church-and-the-church-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church Committee<\/a> was formed in 1975 to investigate abuses by the CIA, NSA, FBI and IRS. It found a massive amount of wrongdoing, which was released to the public in six voluminous reports.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Today, the American public is no less deserving of the truth. Outside of the gun community, ATF\u2019s crimes are not well known, since the legacy media will ignore even the most serious misdeeds if they involve guns or the Second Amendment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">A Senate select committee is one way to get to the truth, and it is a mechanism that Dettelbach and the anonymous shot-callers in the White House could not easily dodge. Law-abiding Americans deserve to know how their own tax dollars were used to infringe upon their civil rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>DOJ should investigate, prosecute Second Amendment violations<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">The Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division was created in 1957 by the Civil Rights Act. Its mission is to \u201cuphold the civil and constitutional rights of all persons in the United States, particularly some of the most vulnerable members of our society.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">While it focuses mainly on discrimination, the Civil Rights Division investigates and prosecutes other violations of federal law. Recently, it has enforced sex abuse and sex trafficking statutes. The Civil Rights Division could easily add Second Amendment violations to its mandate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Within the Civil Rights Division is the Special Litigation Section, which investigates civil rights abuse by state and local police, as well as those responsible for operating jails, prisons and mental health institutions. It is a federal mechanism that could easily investigate ATF. The agency needs to answer for its creation of an illegal gun registry and the civil rights abuse of numerous Federal Firearm Licensees, as well as actual crimes committed by overzealous agents. It would be a powerful tool, since the Special Litigation Section has never lost a case. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Stop defending ATF\u2019s unconstitutional regulations<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Every new rule the ATF has promulgated since Biden took office has two things in common: They\u2019re designed to turn millions of law-abiding Americans into felons if they do not comply, and the courts are finding them unconstitutional. The ATF is losing in courtrooms across the country, regularly. Taxpayers have already subsidized the defense of too many of ATF\u2019s illegal rules. It\u2019s time for this legal sham to end. The ATF needs to be told to throw in the towel.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Audit anti-civil rights group that received taxpayer dollars<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Giffords, Brady and other anti-civil rights groups have received millions of taxpayer dollars, especially post-pandemic. These groups must be held accountable for how our money was spent.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Rescind Biden\u2019s executive orders<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">On July 11, 2022, the White House unveiled 21 executive orders they claimed would reduce \u201cgun violence.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Biden\u2019s orders targeted homemade firearms and pistol braces, created a zero-tolerance policy for gun dealers, and made it easier for states to create unconstitutional red-flag laws, which allow firearms to be seized by the government without due process.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Last March, the White House released another list of executive orders, which chip away at our civil rights. All of Joe Biden\u2019s anti-civil rights executive orders need to be overturned.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Moratorium on FFL revocations<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Until there is a thorough investigation of the hundreds of gun dealers who have been stripped of their livelihood for even the most trivial of clerical errors, all revocations of Federal Firearm Licenses should be stopped. The entire process needs to be put on hold.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_540233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540233\" style=\"width: 1394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-540233 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"1394\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-700x486.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-696x483.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-1068x742.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-605x420.jpg 605w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-560x389.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1394px) 100vw, 1394px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-540233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1394\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-700x486.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-696x483.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-1068x742.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-605x420.jpg 605w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tx-ffl-560x389.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1394px) 100vw, 1394px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-540233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Harris, owner of Sporting Arms Company, which is based in his home in Lewisville, Texas, has been harassed by ATF agents over clerical errors they claim occurred more than eight years ago. (Photo Courtesy Tom Harris.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><b>Review every FFL revocation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Shortly after Biden took office, he announced a war on \u201crogue\u201d gun dealers. Biden and the ATF created a five-point definition to identify \u201crogue\u201d dealers:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">Refusal to allow an ATF inspection<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Transferring a firearm to a prohibited person<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Failing to conduct a background check<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Falsifying records<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Failing to respond to a trace request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\">Fortunately, there were few dealers who violated even one of Biden\u2019s five points. ATF was forced to tighten the screws in order to produce the revocations that the White House was demanding. As a result, the agency changed the meaning of the word \u201cwillful,\u201d and promised zero tolerance for any willful violation. Now, the agency considers even a minor clerical error to be a willful violation, which puts the gun dealer at risk for revocation of their FFL.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The ATF recently added a new technique that experts say is evidence of a quota system for FFL revocations. Agents now use threats and intimidation to coerce Federal Firearm Licensees into \u201cvoluntarily\u201d surrendering their license. The results are staggering. According to ATF\u2019s own data:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">There were 29 FFL revocations and \u201cvoluntary\u201d surrenders during the last six months of 2021.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">There were 157 FFL revocations and \u201cvoluntary\u201d surrenders during all of 2022.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">There were 292 FFL revocations and \u201cvoluntary\u201d surrenders during the first six months of 2023.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Based on the data and the increase in ATF enforcement actions, there will likely be more than 600 FFL revocations and \u201cvoluntary\u201d surrenders by the end of 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\">Every one of these nearly 800 FFL revocations and \u201cvoluntary\u201d surrenders needs to be examined by personnel who are outside of ATF. They\u2019ll likely discover that most of these gun dealers were victims. Their civil rights were violated. Someone needs to be held accountable for this.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Dettelbach and his entire leadership team need to answer for the crimes and civil rights violations committed by ATF personnel every single day. These suggestions are a starter for a much larger conversation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Second Amendment Foundation\u2019s Investigative Journalism Project wouldn\u2019t be possible without you. Click here to make a\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.anedot.com\/saf\/ijp\"><strong>tax deductible donation<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to support pro-<a title=\"This is an affiliate ad link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avantlink.com\/click.php?tt=ale&amp;ti=11297&amp;pri=9659&amp;pw=275597&amp;mi=16365&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwethepeopleholsters.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc,nofollow\">gun<\/a>\u00a0stories like this.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This story is part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/category\/ijp\/\">Second Amendment Foundation\u2019s Investigative Journalism Project<\/a>\u00a0and is published here with their permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/how-to-undo-the-damage-done-to-gun-rights-by-the-biden-administration\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022, to announce a final version of his administration&#8217;s ghost gun rule. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster) Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 By Lee Williams\u00a0 The Biden-Harris administration has done more harm to the Second Amendment than all previous administrations combined. 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