Gun laws in America and how the ATF was set up to fail
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives enforces gun laws already on the books. How can enforcement happen when the very agency charged with doing so are handicapped by Congress?
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives enforces gun laws already on the books. How can enforcement happen when the very agency charged with doing so are handicapped by Congress?
Sens. Joe Manchin and Jon Tester announced Thursday that they would back Steven Dettelbach to lead the ATF.
When was the last time you heard about an attorney general, the top legal officer in the state, showing up at a gun rights group’s banquet?
The backing appears to pave the way for the nominee, Steven Dettelbach, to become the first permanent director of the agency responsible for enforcing gun laws in nearly a decade.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a crucial swing-vote in the Senate, said that he would support legislation raising the ...