ATF’s Cekada Targets Gun-Banners’ Lies? In Recent Column Explaining Agency ‘Reforms’
ATF’s Cekada Targets Gun-Banners’ Lies In Recent Column Explaining Agency ‘Reforms’
We’ve reported in the past how gun-ban advocates have, as usual, predicted doom and gloom in response to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ proposed final rules that mark a fundamental reform of the agency.
Cekada takes the fight to The Hill’s op-ed page
Now, ATF Director Robert Cekada is calling out those anti-gun advocates, pointing out the error of their overblown reaction to the reforms.
In an op-ed posted at thehill.com, Cekada said that the reform package was proposed as an “extensive regulatory reform package” in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights.
“It aims to reduce burdens on law-abiding citizens and businesses and clarify confusing requirements,” Cekada wrote in the op-ed. “Several proposals have attracted significant attention, and most coverage has inaccurately portrayed the scope and intent of the rules. The public deserves a clear statement of the facts.”
Clear rules would prevent abusive enforcement — like what happened under Biden
As Cekada explained, much of the package updates rules and procedures that in some cases haven’t been revised in decades. It also aligns agency practice with recent court decisions.
“Having clear, updated rules would prevent abusive enforcement practices — for example, shutting down legitimate firearms businesses for minor clerical infractions, which occurred during the prior administration — and allow ATF to focus attention where it belongs: fighting violent crime.”
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Cekada said that one often misrepresented proposed rule seeks to address what criteria disqualify someone from firearm ownership based on mental illness.