ATF Takes Heat From Democrats After Trying To Loosen Gun Restrictions

By G. Halek

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Imagine you’re second-in-command of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. You see the political climate shifting and a new understanding of the role of suppressors, short barrel rifles, and different types of defensive ammunition. But because regulations are based from an era where politicians took knee-jerk reactions based upon their own prejudices built up by Hollywood movies, you still have a job to do. And it includes wasting billions of dollars and man-hours assigning good federal employees to constantly process the slew of requests for tax stamps for suppressors and short barrel rifles.

The American consumers purchasing these items are understandably irate they have to wait to take home something they paid money for — in addition to giving your agency a $200 tax stamp.

And what does the American people get because of this? Are the bad guys any less capable of getting their hands on high-end stolen firearms and firearms accessories? Not a bit.

So, in a bold move, you see a new administration coming in and decide maybe it’s time the ATF build a list of positions on issues such as suppressors, ‘armor piercing bullets’, and the like.

Now, you get a call from Congress. They want …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation