For too long, ATF has focused its efforts on restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens,” said NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin. He said that Patel is viewed as a pro-gun ...

Newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel is set to become the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a Justice Department official confirmed on Saturday.

20, 2025. The White House didn't respond to a request for comment. The move comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ATF's general counsel, Pamela Hicks, late last week. Bondi said in an ...

It is unclear what President Donald Trump’s long-term plans are for ATF — a 5,000-person agency that is responsible for regulating the sales and licensing of firearms and whose agents often ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Compliance with federal firearms laws in Arkansas would end if a bill filed Thursday becomes law. The Anti-ATF Commandeering Act has the intended purpose in its title to “prohibit ...