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New York and New Jersey Built a Trap for Traveling Gun Owners; ATF Is Finally Responding

ATF Gun Trace Data Leak Puts Tiahrt Amendment Back in the Spotlight

ATF Director Robert Cekada faced House Oversight questioning over the agency’s handling of protected gun trace data, the Tiahrt Amendment, and growing concerns that ATF’s massive d...

ATF Announces Historic Firearms Regulatory Reform Package Emphasizing Modernization and Burden Reduction

On April 29, 2026, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) released a coordinated package of proposed and final regulatory actions that together represent th...

ATF Gun Registry Exposed, Senate Hearing Raises Alarm Over 1 Billion Records

Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.

ATF Set to Introduce New Frames and Receivers Rule

In a new filing in VanDerStok v. Bondi, the ATF asked a federal court in Texas to stay the case for 90 days while it prepares a revised Frames and Receivers Rule.

SAF Applauds DOJ Announcement of ATF ‘New Era of Reform’

SAF’s Adam Kraut attended a DOJ/ATF announcement of 34 rules. Acting AG Todd Blanche rescinded stabilizing brace and “engaged in business” rules, and outlined updates to Form 4473,...

34 Gun Rules Set for Rollback – ATF Overhaul Begins!

In a notable shift for federal firearms policy, the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Cekada as the new Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Wedn...

A New Era: Robert Cekada Confirmed as Director of ATF

Robert Cekada was confirmed as ATF Director Wednesday afternoon and began his tenure by rolling back and/or revising Biden-era gun regs. The post A New Era: Robert Cekada Confirmed...

ATF’s 34-Rule Reform Package Is a Start, Not a Finish Line for Gun Owners

DOJ and ATF rolled out a historic 34-rule reform package aimed at reducing burdens on gun owners and the firearms industry. AmmoLand was there for the signing, but major questions...

AI Could Turn ATF’s 4473 Stockpile Into the Gun Registry Congress Banned

ATF has long claimed its digitized gun records are not a registry because they are not searchable by buyer name. A new Firearms Research Center paper warns that artificial intellig...

GOA: ATF Gun Registry Is a ‘Confiscation List Waiting to Be Used’

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ATF Rolls Back Biden-Era Gun Rules in Sweeping 34-Policy Shift

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GOA: ATF’s New Rule Holds Your Records For 60 Years!

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GOA Pushes to Kill ATF ‘Registry’

This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. GOA Pushes to Kill ATF ‘Registry’ GOA says that rul...

ATF to Bring Back Sanity and Reject 'Gender Identity' on Gun Background Checks

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is moving to overhaul how it handles a key question on federal gun forms. Buried within a broader slate of regulatory chang...

Tyler Robinson Case: Does the Bullet Match the Gun?

ATF Releases 472-Page Guidance Document Clarifying What a Gun Is

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives quietly published a new guidance document Tuesday morning titled Clarification of Terms Related to Firearms, Firearm Accesso...

ATF Rolls Back Biden-Era Gun Rules in Major Reform Package

ATF’s new reform package targets pistol braces, bump stocks, FFL paperwork, NFA travel rules, CLEO notices, and other regulatory burdens on gun owners and firearm businesses. It is...

OPINION: What should happen to the ATF staff who wrongfully imprisoned Adamiak

If ATF doesn't hold itself fully accountable, do we need ATF?

ATF Director Cekada Talks Gun Rights, Rule Rollbacks &amp; Reform with Shermichael Singleton

ATF Director Robert Cekada told Shermichael Singleton that the Bureau needs to focus on criminals, not ordinary gun owners, while Chief Counsel Robert Leider defended rolling back...

SAF Files Motion in Case Challenging ATF’s Frame and Receiver Rule 

SAF and Defense Distributed seek summary judgment against an ATF rule expanding “firearm” to include precursor parts. They argue it contradicts federal law, restricts private gun-m...

It’s been four long years since ATF arrested Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak

ATF's case against the former sailor should trouble the scandal-plagued agency.

ATF Rule Could Criminalize Transgender Gun Buyers

New ATF requirements could force transgender gun buyers to choose between outing themselves or facing criminal penalties. The post ATF Rule Could Criminalize Transgender Gun Buyers...

ATF Quietly Rewrites 4473: You Can Ship Guns To Your Door?

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