{"id":213146,"date":"2025-02-20T13:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=213146"},"modified":"2026-01-19T05:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:46:41","slug":"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden&#8217;s Anti-2A Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">0<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trump-drops-the-hammer-executive-order-targets-bidens-anti-gun-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\">executive order<\/a> titled &#8220;Protecting Second Amendment Rights,&#8221; signaling a significant shift in federal firearms policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, a coalition of 30 Republican senators has sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Letter-to-Richardson-on-EO-FINAL-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\">letter<\/a> to Marvin G. Richardson, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), urging the agency to align its policies with the executive order and reverse several Biden-era regulations that they describe as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BREAKING NOW: 30 Senators GO DIRECTLY After ATF OVER EVERYTHING... They Left No Rock Unturned...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Of4ylwq7v-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-targeted-regulations-rolling-back-biden-s-anti-gun-agenda\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"2\">Targeted Regulations: Rolling Back Biden&#8217;s Anti-Gun Agenda<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-1-engaged-in-the-business-rule\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"3\">1. &#8220;Engaged in the Business&#8221; Rule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-2-pistol-brace-rule\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"3\">2. Pistol Brace Rule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-3-ghost-gun-rule\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"3\">3. &#8220;Ghost Gun&#8221; Rule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-4-zero-tolerance-policy-for-ffls\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"3\">4. &#8220;Zero Tolerance&#8221; Policy for FFLs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-protecting-gun-owners-privacy-destruction-of-atf-records\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"2\">Protecting Gun Owners\u2019 Privacy: Destruction of ATF Records<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-streamlining-the-nfa-application-process\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"2\">Streamlining the NFA Application Process<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-new-direction-for-the-atf\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-level=\"2\">A New Direction for the ATF<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-targeted-regulations-rolling-back-biden-s-anti-gun-agenda\"><strong>Targeted Regulations: Rolling Back Biden&#8217;s Anti-Gun Agenda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter highlights several key regulations that the senators want the ATF to rescind immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-engaged-in-the-business-rule\"><strong>1. &#8220;Engaged in the Business&#8221; Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This rule aimed to expand universal background checks, a move the senators argue violates the Gun Control Act. The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/news\/releases\/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-temporary-restraining-order-against-biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\">State of Texas v. ATF<\/a><\/em> case temporarily blocked the ATF from enforcing this rule, as it overreached the law\u2019s original intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-pistol-brace-rule\"><strong>2. Pistol Brace Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ATF reclassified pistols with stabilizing braces as <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=short-barreled%20rifles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\">short-barreled rifles<\/a> (SBRs), subjecting them to stringent National Firearms Act regulations. This change put millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bidens-pardon-of-hunter-a-slap-in-the-face-to-every-law-abiding-gun-owner\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2618\">law-abiding gun owners<\/a> at risk of becoming felons overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rule disproportionately impacts disabled combat veterans, who rely on stabilizing braces to handle heavy pistols. Courts have criticized the rule as &#8220;arbitrary and capricious,&#8221; and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered it vacated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-ghost-gun-rule\"><strong>3. &#8220;Ghost Gun&#8221; Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;ghost gun&#8221; rule cracks down on hobbyists building their own firearms\u2014an American tradition that dates back to the Colonial Era. The rule is currently under Supreme Court review, but the senators are pressing the ATF to rescind it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-zero-tolerance-policy-for-ffls\"><strong>4. &#8220;Zero Tolerance&#8221; Policy for FFLs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ATF\u2019s &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy led to federal firearm licensees (FFLs) losing their licenses over minor bookkeeping errors. The senators argue this violates a long-standing precedent of the ATF working collaboratively with FFLs to address non-threatening, unintentional violations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter calls for restoring wrongly revoked licenses and ensuring that only willful violations that threaten public safety result in revocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-protecting-gun-owners-privacy-destruction-of-atf-records\"><strong>Protecting Gun Owners\u2019 Privacy: Destruction of ATF Records<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The senators also call on the ATF to destroy hundreds of millions of firearm transaction records (Form 4473) that are over 20 years old. These records hold sensitive information about law-abiding gun owners and offer no significant law enforcement value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biden administration previously prevented FFLs from destroying these records, effectively creating a backdoor gun registry\u2014something expressly forbidden by federal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-streamlining-the-nfa-application-process\"><strong>Streamlining the NFA Application Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter also pushes for improving the National Firearms Act (NFA) application process. Despite recent progress, the process remains cumbersome compared to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The senators emphasize that \u201ca right delayed is a right denied,\u201d calling for a more efficient and transparent system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-new-direction-for-the-atf\"><strong>A New Direction for the ATF<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The executive order and the senators\u2019 letter mark a clear pivot in federal firearms policy. The ATF is being urged to abandon anti-gun measures and adopt pro-Second Amendment policies that align with Trump\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this shift is sure to face legal and political challenges, it signals renewed hope for those of us who felt targeted by Biden\u2019s anti-gun agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senators-urge-atf-to-reverse-bidens-anti-2a-policies\" title=\"Senators Urge ATF to Reverse Biden's Anti-2A Policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coalition of 30 Republican senators has sent a letter to Marvin G. 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