CNN Loses Its Mind Because Anti-Gun Groups Weren’t Consulted On ATF Paper

By Patrick Richardson

CNN (big surprise) apparently doesn’t understand how white papers work.

The news outlet recently released an “exclusive” report revealing that a gun expert made suggestions to the ATF on regulations that could or should be rolled back.

Behind the scenes, a gun industry lobbyist provided comments that were directly incorporated into an internal memo at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to newly disclosed documents — a white paper that suggested the agency peel back a number of gun regulations.

*Gasp* How dare someone from the gun industry take an interest in the ATF’s regulations.

The white paper was produced by Acting ATF Deputy Director Ronald B. Turk and dated on President Trump’s inauguration day, January 20, 2017. It says the agency should consider allowing gun dealers to sell across state lines, loosen restrictions on gun noise suppressors, and pull back on its scrutiny of gun shops.

In other words, the ATF was smart enough to realize that a Republican administration was unlikely to be interested in additional regulations and that maybe the previous administration had gone a bit far.

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Source:: Bearing Arms