ATF

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze “permanently [blocked] federal authorities from enforcing multiple provisions of the ATF’s [‘engaged in the business’ rule],” according to Rocket City Now.

While speaking with ABC News for a report aired on Tuesday’s “World News Tonight,” ATF Chicago Field Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Maniff said that in the joint operations they’re doing with ICE, they’re going after suspected TDA members

Question 14 of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) firearm transfer form 4473 was changed from exclusively “male” or female” during the Biden Administration, giving gun buyers the third option of “non-binary.”

ATF gun recovery and trace data from 2023 for Illinois shows that Illinois is the state of origin from which the majority of guns are recovered/traced.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested an illegal immigrant working as a police officer in Maine after he allegedly tried to unlawfully purchase a firearm, officials announced on Monday.

President Trump’s DOJ posted a proposed rule in the federal registry designed to guide the AG in restoring gun rights to those who lost them. 

The pistol brace rule instituted by the ATF was vacated on July 17, 2025, after President Trump’s DOJ agreed to dismiss the lawsuit launched under the Biden administration.

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced lawmakers Monday in her first congressional appearance since her January confirmation, pitching the Justice Department’s 2026 budget to House appropriators.

Federal and Texas law enforcement officials arrested 76 people and seized hundreds of guns and 22 kilos of drugs during a two month operation targeting violent crime in the Fort Worth area. Included in the arrest were identified as illegal aliens, including suspected Tren de Aragua gang members.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is limiting the ATF’s ability to harass Federal Firearm License holders (FFLs) by cutting the number of ATF inspectors by two-thirds. 

Sixteen Democrat Attorneys General announced the filing of a lawsuit Monday to block the ATF from complying with the Trump administration and returning Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) to their rightful owners.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R) are introducing legislation today to protect Federal Firearm License holders (FFLs) from being antagonized and shut down by a weaponized ATF.

President Trump’s ATF reversed a Biden-era policy Friday by announcing an end to automatic revocation of Federal Firearms Licenses.

CLAIM: In a May 16, 2025, article, NBC News claimed, “Machine guns have been illegal in the United States since 1986.”

Rep. Eric Burlison (R) continues his push to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, saying it is time to “return power to the people.”

President Donald Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget would cut $486 million in funding from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), according to the New York Times.

Rep. Eric Burlison (R) continues his push to do away with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), noting Monday there is nothing “radical” about abolishing the federal agency.

Various reports indicate that Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has been chosen to take the lead at ATF in place of acting director Kash Patel. 

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the creation of a Second Amendment Task Force on Tuesday, using a memo to tell DOJ employees the task force was created to prevent 2A rights from being treated like second class rights.

FBI director and ATF acting director Kash Patel repealed the ATF’s zero tolerance policy Monday and made clear other rules, including “engaged in the business,” are now in the crosshairs.

The DOJ and ATF have repealed the zero tolerance policy that was weaponized during the Biden administration to shut down gun dealers.

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) continued his fight to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by using an X post on Wednesday to remind Americans, “The ATF is Not Your Friend.”

On March 31, 2025, the San Francisco Chronicle sounded the alarm for the gun control lobby, warning that Biden’s “ghost gun” restrictions are “likely to be undone by President Donald Trump.”

A report from Reuters on Tuesday indicates the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is weighing a merger of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in Garland v. VanDerStok Wednesday, upholding the Biden-era ATF’s rule on “frame or receiver” kits.

FBI director Kash Patel circulated a memo Monday telling ATF’s workforce a CNN report on plans to cut “as many as 1,000 ATF agents” is “entirely false.”

FBI director Kash Patel — who is also ATF acting director — plans to cut “as many as 1,000 ATF agents” and move them to the FBI.

Federal authorities have used various surveillance methods to identify individuals accused of acts of domestic terrorism against Tesla vehicles and property, according to recently unsealed court documents obtained by 404 Media.

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (D) reacted to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s rule blocking a decades-old ATF gun control by calling her actions “absurd.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a rule Wednesday reversing the ATF’s decades-long ban against the restoration of gun rights. 

A host of federal law enforcement agencies banded together with ICE to carry out deportation raids as part of Operation Take Back America within four days that ended on Friday. The United States Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Kentucky announced the arrest of 81 illegal aliens, 25 of whom now face various federal criminal charges.

Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) were among the Republican lawmakers who introduced legislation Thursday to cut ATF red tape on background checks.

Having Kash Patel in the position of ATF Acting Director is spurring optimism among gun rights groups that the ATF will be reined in.

FBI director Kash Patel was welcomed by ATF Headquarters after being sworn in Monday to serve as the agency’s acting director. 

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) continues to stay on message with calls to “Abolish the ATF.”

FBI director Kash Patel “will be tapped to run the ATF,” according to FOX News, which based the report on two unnamed sources.