[suthener]

I posted this to point out the comments by the ATF representative. It is apparently his opinion that Alabama doesn’t have sufficient gun control laws. I sent an email to my congressman about this. I believe the ATF should be more concerned about enforcing laws and not giving their personal opinion about, and trying to influence, state laws. No where in his comments does he suggest Alabama is not following federal gun laws. I told my congressman that federal law enforcement has a history of letting their personal opinions influence their professional duties and we see how that worked out.

[OttawaFreeper]

Gee, I would like to hear this fellow’s views on what is happening in the United Kingdom and Jamaica where the criminal misuse of firearms continues unabated despite widesweeping gun bans being legislated in those places.

[2banana]

And, yet, Alabama had low crime rates.

So, the thesis fails.

[Joe Brower]

Just another big-government apparatchik who is more than willing to allow criminals to determine what rights are allowed the law-abiding.

[farming pharmer]

I posted this to point out the comments by the ATF representative. It is apparently his opinion that Alabama doesn’t have sufficient gun control laws. I sent an email to my congressman about this. I believe the ATF should be more concerned about enforcing laws and not giving their personal opinion about, and trying to influence, state laws. No where in his comments does he suggest Alabama is not following federal gun laws. I told my congressman that federal law enforcement has a history of letting their personal opinions influence their professional duties and we see how that worked out.

When the wonkas are all products of ivy-league bureaucrat incubators, this is the kind of nonsense you get. I'd say the BATF has long lived past it's usefulness. Time to go.

[Alas Babylon!]

Screw off, ATF.

We enjoy our Constitutionally-recognized freedoms in Alabama.

“...shall not be infringed.”

Infringed = Act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on.

[Steely Tom]

Yeah, and they’re exploiting California’s immigration laws too. So what?

[CarmichaelPatriot]

It’s not up to Alabama and her citizens to enforce federal gun laws. The ATF is welcome investigate those who traffic guns between the states and arrest them.

Funny, though, whenever some scumbag is arrested for a crime with a gun from another state, none of the federal laws they broke are ever included in the charges or convictions, so what does any of this matter?

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Criminals use stolen cars to commit crimes.

What’s the liberal solution to that?

Make it difficult for innocent people to buy cars?

[real saxophonist]

"People know that, so this becomes a pipeline almost for firearms leaving legal commerce and then they are sold at flea markets and, etc. Buyers may not ask all the questions they should and someone a little smart and configures state laws and goes from Chicago - a place that has extreme firearms violence but has very strict state laws about purchase," said Marcus Watson.

Marcus Watson needs to go back to school and learn English.

[real saxophonist]

Old joke: When you cross the state line into Alabama, a sheriff's deputy will stop you and ask if you have a gun.

If you say no, he'll give you one.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The ATF obviously wants everywhere to have gun control laws like Chicago has.

[Boogieman]

Welcome to the wonders of a federal republican form of government, Mr. ATF Agent. If one state passes a bunch of stupid laws, the citizens will just hop over the border to another state to bypass them.

[MileHi]

It creates a secondary market where people use guns almost like commerce.

What does that mean? This Watson guy is not only a gun grabber, he's an idiot.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Cry me a river. That ATF is run by a bunch of bureaucratic assholes who don’t think citizens should have guns anyway. Every “gun control” scheme I have ever seen does NOTHING to get the guns out of the hands of criminals. They only impose restrictions on the law abiding.

[Vendome]

Dear ATF
FOAD you toads

Clever how you make Feds look innocent in all these state laws being passed...

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Those of us who remember pre-1968 with no federal gun laws, except the 1934 gun control laws.
Guns were everywhere. Grocery stores, gas stations, clothing stores, cafes, bus stations, hardware stores, sporting good stores, book stores. Everyone had guns for sale, even through the mail.

Cash and carry. No background check, no waiting period, no FBI check. And crime was a lot lower. So what happened?

[Ancesthntr]

Hey, BATFuckers, the system that Alabama (and many other states) have WRT to firearms is what is known as “Freedom.” You arseholes might want to do a little reading on the subject, because about 120 million of us have about 500 million guns and plenty of ammo for them. Just sayin’.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I thought the lack of a gun registration was a near-universal thing? Virginia doesn’t have a gun registration (yet). Are there a lot of states that require you to register your guns? The feds are supposed to wipe their database after they do the background checks, so they aren’t keeping a registration.

[prophetic]

"The ATF says there is a strong second amendment belief in Alabama as well as other surrounding states, but not a state system of registration or firearm requirements.

How interesting how he sneaks that little item in.

[zeugma]

BATFE should be the name of a convenience store: Bubba's Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.. The only thing the government should have to do with any of these is issues revolving around fraud issues. i.e., purity or mechanical operation. Most of those issues should be handled by the individual states in any case.