Republican lawmakers are scrutinizing the ATF's actions, with calls to abolish the agency due to concerns over raids and gun control measures. ATF Director Steven Dettelbach faced criticism for a deadly raid and refusal to answer questions about body cameras. The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the ATF's actions, including the raid in Arkansas. Various representatives raised concerns about ATF's policies and impact on gun owners.
Despite skyrocketing gun violence, Republicans just held a hearing focused on eliminating the ATF – our primary law enforcement agency keyed on firearm safety. While GOP leaders groveled to the gun lobby, I reminded them of the pain gun violence inflicts at home. @HouseJudiciary https://t.co/N6OoUS3eud
.@mattgaetz Grills ATF Director on Attempts to Criminalize Private Gun Sales Reported by @graysonbakich via @Floridianpress https://t.co/q9kxCY6JsC #FlPol #ATF
📺WATCH: In a @JudiciaryGOP hearing this week, Congressman Massie confronted the ATF Director about the myth of the so-called "gun show loophole." @RepThomasMassie: "There is no gun show loophole, and I'm glad you finally admitted that." https://t.co/1DDe0yCP6t
Watch: Rep. Massie Exposes Anti-Gun Myths While Questioning ATF Director https://t.co/QpBNZYnmT1
Republicans prioritize guns over safety, at the cost of American lives. Every month, 70 U.S. women are shot and killed by an intimate partner, and many more are shot and injured. @HouseJudiciary Democrats fight for safer communities - not firearm extremists. https://t.co/CQQ9yJznSK
Biden's weaponized ATF's new universal background check rule is a blatant attack on the 2nd Amendment. Instead of targeting criminals, the ATF would rather target millions of law-abiding Americans exercising their rights. This overreaching behavior is outrageous. https://t.co/oChoGeu49i
Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee grilled #StevenDettlebach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (#ATF), during a hearing about the March raid in which an Arkansas man was killed. https://t.co/dupiKkkGo9
Judiciary Committee Republicans criticized Dettelbach for refusing to answer questions about why ATF agents were not wearing body cameras when the officers approached Malinowski's home and broke down his door to serve a warrant. https://t.co/3f9jG3ZuzN
Yesterday, I dispelled two myths commonly invoked by gun-grabbers. 1. ATF Dir. Dettelbach admitted to me there is no such thing as a gun show loophole. 2. The ATF and media artificially inflate childhood firearm death statistics by including 18- and 19-year-old gang members. https://t.co/0h5favthkf
‘It’s very clear’: Biden’s ATF director gets flustered after Chip Roy grills him on background check rule https://t.co/f4EiyCygBE
'It's Very Clear': Biden's ATF Director Gets Flustered After Chip Roy Grills Him On Background Check Rule https://t.co/EfSFHez7gq
The ATF confirmed to the Malinowski family that the agents were not wearing body cameras during the raid, which would be considered a violation of department policy, Mr. Jordan said. https://t.co/TiBc6vpFAE
Today, @JudiciaryGOP held an oversight hearing with @ATFHQ Director Dettelbach. Rep. Spartz raised concerns with a revised vague definition of a gun dealer, which could bring a lot of misunderstanding and endanger lives. In reality, it’s gun control of law abiding citizens. https://t.co/xGbRGcJtHM
Justice Department policy and President Biden's executive order 14074 require ATF agents, including those who conducted the search warrant on the Malinowski residence, to wear active body cameras during the execution of that warrant. https://t.co/TiBc6vpFAE
Director Steven Dettelbach of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stonewalled House lawmakers Thursday as they grilled him about an early morning ATF raid in which agents fatally shot Bryan Malinowski, executive director of the Bill... https://t.co/L7u5wZ1Tq7
Mr. Jordan questioned whether the ATF followed proper protocol during the execution of the search warrant. https://t.co/TiBc6vp7L6
ATF Director Steven Dettelbach rebuffs Republicans over agency’s deadly pre-dawn raid of Arkansas airport executive https://t.co/QFkUQeMX33 https://t.co/qfWJkWzQSV
Today, I joined my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee to hear from ATF Director Dettelbach about how we can keep Americans safe from gun violence. Through buybacks, local partnerships, and laws against ghost guns, I believe Congress can ensure a safer future for every family. https://t.co/sAuTXJoIqq
ATF director rebuffs Republicans over agency's deadly pre-dawn raid of Arkansas airport executive https://t.co/wn0lV498UG
The hearing set the stage for ATF Director Steven Dettelbach to testify Thursday before the same panel. https://t.co/TiBc6vpFAE
Red flag laws went from conspiracy theory to conspiracy fact. 🚩 Today, the ATF director came before the House Judiciary committee and Congressman Hunt did NOT hold back. https://t.co/utK4A8c6u4
.@RepMattGaetz reminds ATF Director Dettelbach why so many are in favor of cutting its funding. They're getting too big for their britches! That's right Dinkelberg, GOA lobbied Congress to cut your budget in 2024 and we have every intention of working to cut it again in 2025!🔥 https://t.co/elbsgfDjsN
👀WATCH: @RepMattGaetz uses the judge's opinion from GOA’s court case in Texas to eviscerate @ATFHQ Director Steven Dettelbach and the new registration rule that his agency is trying to force on gun owners. https://t.co/RC1Dzwjo3X
Armed ATF agents raided and shot Bryan Malinowski in his home in the early morning hours of March 19th, 2024. The agents who conducted the raid didn't have their body cameras on, despite it being a policy of the ATF. Why? It’s obvious they have something to hide. https://t.co/GDYqxTgWhh
“Do you, as the director [of ATF], believe that the federal government should track ownership of firearms among the American people?” MUST WATCH🔥 https://t.co/sfkjRpsbKj
Targeting Legal Gun Owners Instead of Criminals @RepTiffany joins @jfradioshow to talk about the upcoming Judiciary hearing with ATF Director Steve Dettelbach and Biden’s backdoor strategy to increase gun control. Watch LIVE➡ https://t.co/aeKhZCtVbe Join us and chat on our… https://t.co/IzjWyxdQq2
When you dig into the "statistics" that gun control proponents wave around, they fall apart under the lightest scrutiny. @RepThomasMassie presses ATF Director Dettelbach on his own testimony. The results are unsurprising. https://t.co/VtlnCE5BTl
The Director of the ATF repeatedly dodged my questions about generic department regulations. Is he unaware of his own agency's policies, or is he concerned about jeopardizing a false narrative? https://t.co/WK73nm5neA
The GOP lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee's Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government scrutinized how ATF agents on March 19 approached Malinowski's home in Chenal Valley, Arkansas, and broke down his door to serve a warrant. https://t.co/TiBc6vpFAE
BREAKING: Rep. Matt Gaetz is calling for abolishing the ATF. https://t.co/F0em0xfTj6
The ATF is once again trying to create felons out of law-abiding Americans. ATF’s new rule attacks private sales in an attempt to bar Americans from legally transferring firearms. It’s so over-broad, Director Dettelbach himself can’t define it! Congress needs to ABOLISH the… https://t.co/rVB5XaGW7h
The ATF is a critical partner to state and local police working to keep guns out of the hands of violent criminals. MAGA Republicans want to abolish the ATF and defund the police. https://t.co/kR6dXlSFRm