Matt Gaetz Announces Explosive New ATF Plan Against the Washington Bureaucracy
‘Abolish the ATF Act’ of 2023
Last Wednesday, Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) announced a new plan to immediately eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF) — a bill Gaetz calls the ‘Abolish the ATF Act.’
“U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) introduced the ‘Abolish the ATF Act’ of 2023, which eliminates the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF) immediately after the bill’s enactment,” a press release for Gaetz reads.
This move comes after the ATF took steps to restrict “stabilizing braces” that convert pistols into short-barreled rifles. The ATF will now require a specific license to own these accessories. Fox News adds that while Attorney General Merrick Garland thinks the move will enhance public safety, Gaetz believes it will unfairly disenfranchise “disabled gun owners and veterans,” who rely on stabilizing grips for fire with one hand.
“I have a lot of disabled veterans in my district who enjoy pistol shooting and rely on stabilizing braces to be able to engage in the activity. The recent actions from the ATF essentially allow them to make case-by-case determinations on whether a pistol with a stabilizing brace is legal or an unlawful, sawed-off shotgun,” Gaetz told Fox News Digital.
According to Gaetz, this act has been a long time coming — since 2020 in fact.
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