Ex-ATF Agent: Let’s Stop Pretending Lawmakers Are Regulating Lethal Firearms
When it comes to regulating firearms, we only pretend to legislate. And even when we do legislate, we only pretend to make them safer.
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ATF Handles Far Fewer Cases Because of Policy Change Under President Obama
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The number of ATF cases recommended for prosecution dropped by a third since 2004, according to data compiled by Syracuse University, the Washington Times reports. Federal investigators and gun law experts said the decline is attributed to a policy change in the Obama administration, which has changed its focus to regulatory-type cases….
Gunmaker Sues ATF, Saying Feds Wrongly Classified Its ‘Muzzle Brake’ a Silencer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A gunmaker is suing the ATF for claiming the company is selling a gun silencer. Gunmaker Sig Sauer said that the ATF wrong classified its “muzzle brake” as a silencer. “If classified as a silencer, no market exists for the subject device given that it will not silence, muffle, or diminish the…
Survey: Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana for First Time
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A recent survey found for the first time that a majority of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, Gallup reports. Gallup found that 58% of Americans support making pot legal – a major increase since 2005, when only 35% of the population favored legalization. The changing attitudes were seen over the past year in…