{"id":68089,"date":"2017-01-18T11:29:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=68089"},"modified":"2017-01-18T11:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T15:42:30","slug":"lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_68090\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ATF.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\" title=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68090\" title=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ATF-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ATF-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ATF-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ATF.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(<em>Photo: AP Photo\/Bill Haber<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered why the federal government has two separate agencies that investigate the illegal manufacture, distribution, and possession of firearms, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/114th-congress\/house-bill\/1329\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\" title=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\">bill<\/a> on Thursday that would abolish one of those agencies\u2014the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\u2014and transfer its responsibilities to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guns.com\/2017\/01\/13\/bill-calls-for-abolishment-of-atf\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\" title=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\">press release<\/a>, Rep. Sensenbrenner cited rising government spending and debt as the primary motivation for the bill. \u201cCommon sense budgeting solutions are necessary, and the ATF Elimination Act is one measure we can take to reduce spending, redundancy, and practice responsible governance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that the ATF \u201clacks a clear mission\u201d and has been \u201cplagued by backlogs, funding gaps, hiring challenges, and a lack of leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the bill, the ATF, FBI, and Drug Enforcement Agency would be required to submit a plan to Congress within 180 days that outlines how the ATF will be dismantled.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI will handle all criminal and regulatory violations of the federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, and the investigation of violent crime and domestic terrorism. The DEA will take over criminal and regulatory violations of the federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws.<\/p>\n<p>ATF property will be either transferred to the FBI or excessed.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Sensenbrenner also said the ATF has been \u201cbranded by failure\u201d and referenced the \u201cscandal-ridden\u201d nature of the agency, a clear allusion to the ATF\u2019s so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/another-fast-furious-gun-recovered-crime-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\" title=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\">Fast and Furious<\/a> operation in 2011.<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/doj-finds-serious-flaws-atfs-undercover-storefront-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\" title=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\">DOJ Finds Serious Flaws in ATF\u2019s Undercover Storefront Operations<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The ATF allegedly designed the program to allow Mexican drug cartels to purchase illegal firearms so the agency could track and prosecute drug dealers working inside the U.S. But the operation went south, and agents lost track of many of the firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than allow the ATF to dismantle the cartels, the firearms were used to kill thousands of Mexican and at least one American, U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.<\/p>\n<p>In another scandal, \u201cOperation Fearless,\u201d the ATF used juveniles in several of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/doj-finds-serious-flaws-atfs-undercover-storefront-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\" title=\"Let's Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\">undercover storefront operations<\/a>. These operations were designed to purchase potentially illegal firearms and snare high-level targets.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the programs cost taxpayers thousands of dollars, and the ATF never succeeded in bringing down any noteworthy criminals. In several instances they also bought illegal weapons from juveniles without any clear direction from the agency\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the FBI can do everything the ATF can do, only better. While taking on the ATF\u2019s responsibilities may involve hiring more agents, the cost to taxpayers will be significantly less than funding a totally separate agency.<\/p>\n<p>The bill will be considered in the upcoming legislative session, but has yet to be assigned to a committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common sense budgeting solutions are necessary, and the ATF Elimination Act is one measure we can take to reduce spending, redundancy, and practice responsible governance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":68090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,216],"tags":[132,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-s-h-blannelberry","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Let&#039;s Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Let&#039;s Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill - Authors\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Let&#039;s Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Common sense budgeting solutions are necessary, and the ATF Elimination Act is one measure we can take to reduce spending, redundancy, and practice responsible governance,\u201d he said.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-01-18T16:29:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-20T15:42:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ATF.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jordan Michaels\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jordan Michaels\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jordan Michaels\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a21614cb8c2dd3512bbbaa26c54521ad\"},\"headline\":\"Let&#8217;s Abolish the ATF, Says New Bill\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-01-18T16:29:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-20T15:42:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":479,\"commentCount\":64,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/lets-abolish-atf-says-new-bill\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/ATF.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Buzz\",\"News\",\"R2KBA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Authors\",\"Current Events\",\"S.H. 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