Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog
Head of ATF Can’t Tell You What an ‘Assault Weapons’ is!? ~ VIDEO
by Thomas Conroy
The Director of the ATF, Steve Dettelbach, could not define the term “assault weapon” during a budget hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee.
Indianapolis Police Secretly Funneled Firearm Data To ATF For More Than 50 Years
by Lee Williams
Police admit they never obtained search warrants to test the firearms. The data was then sent to the Bureau of ATF, which used it to create an illegal gun registry...
Biden’s Attack on ‘Ghost Guns’ Fits a Pattern of Lawless Firearm Regulation
by Jacob Sullum
The ATF's about-face in service of Biden's gun control agenda threatened to destroy an industry that catered to DIY gun makers...
Smoke Weed Everyday …Should That Even Matter, ATF Thinks So
by John Farnam
Many states have legalized marijuana for medical & recreational purposes, while the Fed has not. This conspicuous contradiction has not confused ATF!
Gaetz Introduces Bill to Abolish ATF; Some Sneer, Others Cheer
by Dave Workman
We're going to target the individual bureaucrats at the top of the ATF who have exceeded their authority in rulemaking. If that doesn't work, we're going to take a meat cleaver to ...ATF...
In Groundbreaking Ruling 5th Circuit Strikes Down ATF’s Bump Stock Ban
by Dean Weingarten
In a landmark case, every Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, struck down the ATF rule which changed the definition of a machinegun to include bump stocks.
Important Update Regarding the BATF’s Regulations on Pistol Braces
by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
The gist of the rule is that essentially every pistol brace, when attached to a firearm, creates a short-barreled rifle (SBR) which must be registered under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
ATF Open Letter: Machinegun Dealer Sales Samples
by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
Approving an application to transfer or import a post-86 machinegun as a sales sample, ATF needs to be satisfied that the accompanying law letter is a bona fide...
Hidden Gun Control in the 2022-23 Omnibus Bill ~ VIDEO
by Dan Wos
In addition to the Michelle Obama Trail, & several other things that many believe are a waste of money, $2 billion has been allocated to help the ATF move on gun control.
Men Sentenced to Combined 23+ Years for Selling Machine Gun & Silencer
by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
Three men who sold a machine gun and silencer to an undercover ATF agent have been sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison...
ATF Open Letter to FFLs to Clarify Application of “Frame or Receiver” Final Rule
by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
Partially complete Polymer80, Lone Wolf, and similar striker-fired semiautomatic pistol frames are regulated by the Gun Control Act because they .... readily complete...
11 Face Charges, Sale of “Switches” That Turn Semi-Automatic Pistols Into Machineguns
by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
Eleven men face drug and firearm charges, including for the sale of “switches” that turn semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic machine guns.