The Gun Owners of America discusses a potential new rule that could finally do away with the illegal records.
Ever since the Biden era, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been keeping a registry of gun records gathered by gun stores, as noted by former President Biden’s “Engaged In the Business” rule. But this isn’t entirely legal, as the ATF managed to digitize these records when gun stores go out of business, according to Gun Owners of America spokesman Stephen Willeford.
Clearly this is a violation of federal statutes galore. But not to worry, as the Trump Administration is working on a way to do away with this record keeping.
It’s considering a new rule that could do away with this illegal registry, which Congress believes could hold well “over a billion records.”
The Gun Owners of America, a group that firmly believes in the right for everyone to bear arms, discussed the problematic searchability of the illegal registry in a highly detailed report, which can be found here.
In short, they’re requesting Congress to make sure this Trump-applied rule holds properly. Because, without their action, “this illegal ATF registry can be used for mass gun confiscation, by this government – such as the enforcement of the Biden Pistol Ban – or potentially one day even by this nation’s enemies.”
Stephen Willeford, the “hero with a gun” who serves as spokesman for the GOA, joins us now to discuss this further. We welcome him to the show!
Q&A:
- How has the ATF managed to keep this illegal registry intact, even after Donald Trump took back over the Presidential office?
- Could it truly be used for mass gun confiscation or, for that matter, something even worse?
- What do you think about the Trump administration trying to put a rule in place to do away with the registry? Can it effectively be done?
- What does Congress need to do to assure that such a rule is enforced? And, for that matter, will the ATF comply, considering how they’ve ignored ordinances in the past?
- Where do you see the discussion surrounding gun rights going as the year continues onward?
- You’ve got two events coming up in April. The GEAR event in Amarillo, Texas and the Church Safety Summit/Protecting His House event in Lynchburg, Virginia. Can you tell us more about those?
- You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- Where can people find your book?
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/.
About Stephen Willeford…
Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com.
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