Report: Kash Patel to Cut ‘as Many as 1,000 ATF Agents’
FBI director Kash Patel — who is also ATF acting director — plans to cut “as many as 1,000 ATF agents” and move them to the FBI.

FBI director Kash Patel — who is also ATF acting director — plans to cut “as many as 1,000 ATF agents” and move them to the FBI.
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a rule Wednesday reversing the ATF’s decades-long ban against the restoration of gun rights.
Having Kash Patel in the position of ATF Acting Director is spurring optimism among gun rights groups that the ATF will be reined in.
Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) introduced the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act on Tuesday to prohibit credit card companies from implementing a backdoor gun registry to track purchases.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is urging Republican state lawmakers to pass legislation legalizing the open carry of handguns.
Over the weekend, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) used a post on X to describe the National Firearms Act (NFA) as “government overreach” and renewed his call for its repeal.
An order issued by U.S District Judge Sherilyn Garnett on Friday allows members of Gun Owners of America and the Second Amendment Foundation to apply for nonresident concealed carry licenses in California.
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS) is introducing legislation to put the ATF’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy in check, halting the agency’s seemingly unchecked FFL closures under former President Biden.
Former President Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention has been scrubbed from President Trump’s White House website.
Rep. Andrew Clyde introduced legislation Thursday designed to block Joe Biden from using Medicaid funds for “gun violence prevention” projects.
In the wake of Tuesday’s myriad wins for pro-Second Amendment candidates, including that of President-Elect Donald Trump, gun rights groups are ready to “make America pro-gun again.”
Gun Owners of America is filing suit in a federal court in Florida, describing the state’s ban on open carry as a “blatant infringement.”
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation on Monday designed to simplify the purchase rules related to firearm suppressors.
The Supreme Court overturned Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council, which federal agencies have relied on for gun control.
Gun Owners of America, the State of Texas, and Gun Owners Foundation secured a preliminary injunction against the ATF’s background check rule.
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk who issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) lasting until June 2, 2024, against the ATF’s background check rule has extended the TRO to June 16, 2024.
ATF Director Steven Dettelbach could not define a precise threshold for when private citizens are considered “engaged in the business” of selling guns during a House Judiciary hearing on Thursday.
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk issued a temporary restraining order on May 19, 2024, against the ATF’s universal background check rule.
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk granted the GOA’s request for an “expedited briefing” on the ATF’s background check rule.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) joined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in suing Biden’s ATF over the new rule requiring background checks on private gun sales.
Oregon Court of Appeals refused Friday to override a hold in place on certain state-level gun controls by Harney County Circuit Judge Robert Raschio.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) announced a bid for Senate Leader, and GOA warned of his support for various gun controls throughout his time in office.
All eyes are on Congress as Veterans Affairs funding is set to expire and proper legislative language is needed in to protect veterans’ gun rights.
Gun Owners of America is holding its first annual Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit (G.O.A.L.S.) in August in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), and numerous other professional sports leagues are asking Congress for more gun control via the reauthorization of the Undetectable Firearms Act.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is urging senators to grill Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Thursday over alleged privacy violations of gun buyers.
The gun controls in Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114) were permanently blocked via a General Judgment entered January 9, 2023, by Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio.
Hundreds of thousands of Indiana gun buyers’ private information–include gun purchase records–is at risk of being disclosed.
A week after the U.S. Senate rejected an “assault weapons” ban the Biden Administration is asking state legislatures to pass it.
CRPA filed suit against the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, claiming it is not issuing concealed carry permits in compliance with Bruen.
United States District Court Judge Drew B. Tipton extended the preliminary injunction against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) pistol brace rule on Friday.
The bowling alley where Robert Card allegedly shot and killed 7 people has a sign on the front door announcing the premises are gun free.
Gun Owners of America secured a temporary restraining order against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D) ban on concealed carry.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) was defiant Sunday after another state representative, Stefani Lord (R – Sandia Park), called for impeachment over the issue of an order banning concealed carry.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) filed suit over Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D) ban on carrying a handgun in public in Albuquerque and other New Mexico cities.
Joe Biden’s ATF announced a proposed rule Thursday requiring universal background checks, which Congress has rejected for more than 20 years.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) sounded the alarm Tuesday with a warning the Biden Administration is planning executive action to put universal background checks in place.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) tweeted her disgust with the Biden Department of Justice Wednesday, noting that Hunter Biden is being allowed to walk for committing the same crime that landed Deja Taylor an 18-24-month prison sentence.
The Washington Examiner reported new information Tuesday from a Gun Owners of America (GOA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request showing the FBI “coordinated secretly with hospitals and medical centers to strip U.S. citizens of their rights to own, buy, or even use firearms.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gun Owners of America (GOA) are seeking a preliminary injunction against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF’s) pistol brace rule.