Posted May 31, 2019 12:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is the federal agency of most interest to the Second Amendment community as it’s the agency charged with enforcing gun laws, all of which can be argued as unconstitutional. It’s tough to get thrilled about its existence.

However, the ATF exists, and therefore it’s an agency we should pay some attention to, especially when there’s been a new person named to head the bureau.

The long-term president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, Kenneth Charles “Chuck” Canterbury, Jr., is expected to be nominated to become the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The White House announced the move by President Trump last week, noting that Canterbury has held his current spot in the 350,000-strong FOP since 2003. A South Carolina resident, he formerly served 26 years in the Horry County Police Department in the Palmetto State.

Since word of Canterbury’s nomination, he has been praised by the trade organizations for the firearms and suppressor industries — the National Shooting Sports Foundation and American Suppressor Association.

The NSSF went on this week to highlight the lawman’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nssf.org/atf-director-nominee-record-protecting-second-amendment-rights/" …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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