NRA-ILA: Trump Inauguration A Sea Change On The Second Amendment

The Trump Administration is now in power. We can all thank our lucky stars for that.

For the Second Amendment, this means a "sea change" in the direction of gun policy.

The NRA-ILA takes a look at what this change means for our gun rights.

They begin with:

Some elections are won and lost on narrow grounds. But on many of the most important issues of the day, Donald Trump’s policies promise not just to be different from, but the opposite of, Joe Biden’s. One such area is the Second Amendment. Joe Biden was the most anti-gun chief executive since Bill Clinton. Donald Trump, meanwhile, believes in the Second Amendment and has promised to take actions that will affirmatively protect and advance the right to keep and bear arms.

Joe Biden set the tone for his administration’s approach to firearms policy by nominating a professional gun control activist, David Chipman, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The NRA helped defeat Chipman’s appointment, but his successor, Steven Dettelbach, was just as bad on the merits, if not as polarizing a personality.

To read more, go here. 

Rep. Boebert's Introduced Bill To Abolish The ATF

This has been long in coming.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has introduced a bill that, if passed and signed by the president, would abolish the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearm and Explosives. Instead of supporting the people's rights under the Second Amendment, it has been a hindrance, especially under liberal regimes.

CBS Austin reported:

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., has introduced a bill to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the congresswoman announced Wednesday.

She argued in a press release the bureau should be eliminated before it "eventually" abolishes the Second Amendment.

“I cannot imagine under any circumstance or administration where the ATF serves as an ally to the Second Amendment and law-abiding firearm owners across America,” Rep. Boebert said. “As co-chair of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus, I’m eager to continue this effort with Rep. Burlison to defend our constitutional rights.”

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., who co-sponsored the bill, suggested in a statement the bureau has “no place in our government.”

“The ATF is emblematic of the deep-state bureaucracy that believes it can infringe on constitutional liberties without consequence,” he said. “If this agency cannot uphold its duty to serve the people within the framework of the Constitution, it has no place in our government.”

 To read more, go here.

Biden Steps On Hornet's Nest On Wanting To Ban 9mm Pistols

Above, my trusty Ruger P95 9mm pistol. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One of the most popular calibers of firearms is the 9mm. I have a Ruger P95 pistol that is my prime defense weapon of choice (and for occasional plinking).

Now His Fraudulency Joe Biden wants to ban 9mm pistols. He also stepped into a hornet's nest on Twitter yesterday as the 9mm is the "most popular" caliber in America.

From Fox News:

President Biden faced a new round of backlash on Twitter for his comments on gun control legislation and 9mm ammo on Memorial Day.

Speaking with reporters outside the White House, Biden told about his efforts to work on gun control legislation with Republicans in Congress following the deadly Uvalde school shooting. While Biden admitted that his executive options are limited, he suggested that 9mm bullets have no "rational basis" to be used for self-defense.

"The .22 caliber bullet will lodge in the lungs and we can get it out. A 9mm bullet blows the lung out of the body. The idea of a high caliber weapon, there is simply no rational basis for it in terms of self-protection, hunting," Biden said.

He also added, "And remember, in the Constitution, the Second Amendment was never absolute. You couldn’t buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed. You couldn’t go out and purchase a lot of weapons."

According to the ATF’s Annual Firearms Manufacturing & Export Report, pistols produced in 9mm comprised of approximately 56.8% of new pistols produced in 2019, making up about 42% of pistols produced between 2010 and 2020.

To read more, go here. 

ATF Asks Bitter Exes to Turn in Their Former Partners

It is not known to me if the following is serious or a joke.

But knowing that it originated from the administration of His Fraudulency Joe Biden, I would take it seriously.

From Headline USA:

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) President Joe Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) fired off a shameful tweet today, commemorating Valentine’s Day by encouraging angry women to turn in their ex-boyfriends, the American Military News reported.

Valentine’s Day can still be fun even if you broke up. Do you have information about a former (or current) partner involved in illegal gun activity? Let us know, and we will make sure it’s a Valentine’s Day to remember! Call 1-888-ATF-TIPS or email ATFTips@atf.gov. pic.twitter.com/OdDIPdIzkr

— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) February 14, 2022

To read more, go here. 

And, from The Hill.

ATF Building A List of U.S. Gun Owners

Above, a gun dealer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Elections do matter, including those that are fraudulent.

The ATF is building a database list of all gun owners. The estimated total: 50 million.

From The Gateway Pundit:

A stunning report by the Washington Free Beacon has revealed how the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms has amassed over 50 million records on US gun owners during Biden’s short time as president. The information was uncovered thanks to a leaked internal document that was provided to the outlet by the 2nd amendment advocacy group Gun Owners of America.

According to the leaked ATF document, in the fiscal year 2021, the ATF processed 54.7 million ‘out-of-business’ records that included the personal information and sales records of their customers. Current federal policy dictates that when a licensed gun store goes out of business, its private transaction records are seized by the ATF and stored at a secure facility in West Virginia.

The questionable and dangerous practice of collecting this data has rightfully drawn intense backlash from gun-rights advocacy groups because it essentially allows the federal government to create a database of gun owners and keep track of recent firearm purchases, which is unconstitutional and illegal.

To read more, go here. 

Government Proves It Cannot Be Trusted With Gun Owner Data

Throughout history, tyrannical governments have used gun confiscation to maintain power.

The latest is the Taliban going door-to-door in Afghanistan confiscating guns of Afghans.

The U.S. government has proven to be not trustedworthy when it comes to the safekeeping of gun owner data. 

From the NRA-ILA:

The federal government has rarely made a habit of covering itself in glory, but in recent weeks it seems determined to engender mistrust among the American public. In only the last month, three fresh examples of the federal government’s inability to secure sensitive data have come to light. These examples of official incompetence have once again made clear that the federal government cannot be trusted with gun owner data.

Federal bureaucrats and gun control advocates have made clear that they want the government to maintain more information on firearms and firearm owners. ATF routinely whines about how the out-of-business dealer records (4473s) housed at the National Tracing Center have not been converted into a digitized searchable format. ATF director nominee and paid gun control lobbyist David Chipman has called for the federal registration of tens of millions of commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms.

Gun rights advocates understand that collection of gun and gun owner data facilitates firearm confiscation. In addition to several notable instances in foreign countries, registration records were used to confiscate firearms in New York City in 1991 and 2013. Prominent U.S. politicians such as President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have all called for gun confiscation. National Council to Control Handguns (now Brady) Chairman Nelson “Pete” Shields acknowledged registration as a prerequisite to handgun confiscation.

However, the ever-present threat of confiscation is not the only compelling argument against the government collecting data on guns and gun owners. The federal government’s impotence in safeguarding data is a constant threat to gun owner privacy.

 To read more, go here.

David Chipman's Flailing ATF Nomination

Radical gun-grabber David Chipman's nomination to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives appears to be going down in flames. 

And rightfully so.

The Washington Examiner reported:

David Chipman’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives appears to be going down in smoke. That he was nominated at all is an indictment of President Joe Biden and his gun control agenda.

Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, has reportedly signaled that he is currently opposed to Chipman’s nomination, which is already hanging by a thread, with Democratic Sens. Jon Tester of Montana and Joe Manchin of West Virginia yet to make a call on whether they would help push him over the finish line. King’s opposition would be the end of the line.

Chipman was a terrible nominee from the moment Biden picked him. Chipman justified the ATF’s Waco raid of the Branch Davidian compound, where 86 people were killed in an unnecessarily militarized stunt. Chipman lied about Branch Davidians shooting down two Texas Air National Guard helicopters.

Let's hope Chipman gets voted down in the U.S. Senate.

To read the fully story, go here. 

Second Amendment: More Important Now Than Ever

Above, yours truly at home in New Mexico.

After the highly questionable election results of last year (and that's putting it mildly), the left-wing Democrats have been hell-bent on chipping away our Second Amendment rights through legislation in congress and in various state legislatures.

Fortunately, gun rights people have been fighting back.

The American Thinker has a new article on why the Second Amendment is more important now than ever.

They begin it with:

The tyrants are in charge, and they want your guns.

While the left has denied it for decades, anyone who pays attention knows that the ill-named "progressives" want to totally eliminate the Second Amendment.  Period.  The so-called "red flag" laws popping up around the country, as well as the gun-hating zealot nominated by Biden to head the ATF, are just two examples of Marxism's accelerated drive to disarm law-abiding citizens.  It won't be long before the Democrats attempt to push through a gun registration law, always the final step before total confiscation.

We can't allow this to happen.  We can hope that Republicans in Congress, aided by a handful of rational Democrats (assuming there are any left), will make a stand...but don't hold your breath.

To read more, go here. 

Walmart Turning Over Customer Gun Records To ATF

Not that I have anything to hide, but I am glad that I never purchased a firearm at Walmart. All my purchases have been through small gun stores or sporting goods stores who respect the Second Amendment.

According to AmmoLand, Walmart is closing down around 500 gun departments and signs "suggest" that the sales records of firearms will be going to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

AmmoLand posted:

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- It appears Walmart is transferring their customer sales records for firearms purchases to the ATF. These records will be transferred to the ATF from the 500 stores that have discontinued the sale of firearms. This information comes to AmmoLand News from a recently leaked internal ATF conference call.

A former ATF Assistant Director confirmed to AmmoLand News that Walmart plans to discontinue gun sales at 500 of its stores nationwide. As of January of this year, 2388 Walmart stores sell guns.

When an FFL closes a location the ATF allows the transfer of documents to a “successor” federal firearm licensed dealer. Walmart could transfer the 4473 records from those stores that are ending sales to another regional store location that still sells firearms.

If Walmart chose to, they could shield their customer's information from direct access by ATF.

Walmart appears to be handing over, for locations ending gun sales, the customer's records to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives (ATF).

Why is this so important?

The National Association for Gun Rights wrote:

We’ve been told for years that background checks are not gun registration, yet that is exactly what they are in the case of the thousands of lawful gun owners who bought firearms from Walmart.

The ATF is the same agency that has spent the last month raiding businesses, banning gun parts, and visiting homes of gun buyers to confiscate banned items. This is why so-called “background checks'' are gun registration.

From AmmoLand:

Federal law prohibits the creation of a national gun registry. Yet, this appears to be what is happening, not only with Walmart’s records but all other out of business FFL records that are turned over at the close of business.

18 USC. Section 926(a)(3) states that:

No such rule or regulation prescribed after the date of the enactment of the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act may require that records required to be maintained under this chapter or any portion of the contents of such records, be recorded at or transferred to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United States or any State or any political subdivision thereof, nor that any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions be established.

Gun registration leads to gun confiscation!

With the exception of medication, I have avoided shopping at Walmart because their stance on firearms for the past two years.

To read more, go here.