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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.

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FBI director and ATF acting director Kash Patel repealed the ATF’s zero tolerance policy Monday and made clear other rules, including “engaged in the business,” are now in the crosshairs.

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).

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.

Thirty Republican Senators have signed a letter urging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to rescind regulatory gun controls implemented during the Biden administration.

Mother Jones published an article Friday expressing concern that all of Joe Biden’s gun controls are now “at risk” under President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” P.J. Lechleitner, who served as acting Director of ICE under the Biden administration, stated that the Trump administration’s move to use officials from the ATF and FBI to help with deportations is

The Department of Homeland Security issued a directive on Wednesday tapping other federal law enforcement agencies to assist in the apprehension of illegal aliens. The move is “essential” to carrying out President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations.

Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS) is introducing legislation to put the ATF’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy in check, halting the agency’s seemingly unchecked FFL closures under former President Biden.

More and more members of the House are lining up to co-sponsor Rep. Eric Burlison’s (R-MO) push to abolish the ATF. 

Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) and Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) are introducing legislation Thursday to block the formation of any federal gun registry.

Gabby Giffords’ gun control group, Giffords, suggested Tuesday the Palisades fire and subsequent investigation into how it started ought to make Republican House Members back away from their push to defund and/or abolish the ATF.

On Monday Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) doubled down on his push to abolish the ATF, claiming the agency uses tax money to violate Americans’ rights. 

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) will introduce legislation Monday to repeal the National Firearms Act (1934).  

Biden ATF director Steven Dettelbach giggled Friday as he was presented with an 80-percent lower for an AR-15 as a parting gift following his resignation. Ironically, Dettelbach and the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) classified 80 percent frames

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) has introduced legislation to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

Joe Biden’s ATF director, Steven Dettelbach, tendered his resignation December 20, 2024, with an effective date of January 18, 2025. 

The ATF is being ridiculed on social media for using an X post on Christmas Day to wish everyone “Happy Holidays.”

Alan Gottlieb reacted to Hunter Biden’s pardon by describing it as “an affront” to everyone who has been imprisoned for misstatements on form 4473. 

With President-elect Donald Trump heading to the White House and Congress under Republican control, Rep. Eric Burlison (R) is pushing ahead with plans to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, commonly known as the ATF.

Justice Neil Gorsuch undercut claims the ATF’s “ghost gun” rule is not a new interpretation by noting the government held a different view as recently as 2021.

Justice Samuel Alito wrecked the government’s defense of the ATF “ghost gun” rule during oral arguments Tuesday by asking if eggs and peppers are an omelet.