Posted on 01/13/2017 11:50:26 AM PST by PROCON
A bill has been proposed in U.S. House of Representatives that would eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The ATF Elimination Act, which was reintroduced by Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner on Thursday, calls for an ATF hiring freeze and would transfer the ATF’s current responsibilities to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
According to the bill, the FBI and DEA would need to submit a plan for scaling down ATF affairs within 180 days of the bill’s enactment into law. Within one year, the FBI would have to issue a report to the General Services Administration regarding ATF property that will either need to be transferred or excessed.
In a press release Thursday, Rep. Sensenbrenner issued the following statement regarding the proposal:
Despite our country being trillions of dollars in debt, government spending continues to rise. Common sense budgeting solutions are necessary, and the ATF Elimination Act is one measure we can take to reduce spending, redundancy, and practice responsible governance. The ATF is a scandal-ridden, largely duplicative agency that has been branded by failure and lacks a clear mission. It is plagued by backlogs, funding gaps, hiring challenges, and a lack of leadership. These facts make it a logical place to begin draining the swamp and acting in the best interest of the American taxpayer.
The ATF drew heat in 2011 after the so-called Fast and Furious operation, in which the ATF willingly let Mexican drug cartels buy illegal firearms in order to track the guns and then arrest the criminals carrying them.
The operation went drastically wrong as agents lost track of the guns. Instead of leading to arrests of high-ranking cartel members, the firearms were reportedly used in numerous murders in Mexico.
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Yes!! Do the EPA next.
Winning!
My my sure will be a lot of PO’ed ATF folks.
Oh well they aren’t needed anyway.
USA out of the UN..!
Get rid of the EPA..!
They should have started with the EPA and DOE (both).
But the elimination of ANY government department is, by definition, Good.
What? How would we survive without JBTs. Who would the FBI have to set up as patsies? ??? abound
Bam!!
A great blow for America right out of the starting gate.
The Trump effect.
Jack-booted thugs. Murderers. A principle weapon against the pro-life movement.
About time.
Get the gun toting fascists out of the way first.
Could there be any better news? At minimum, such a construct as ATFA must be folded into an existing organization that is subject to oversight, or dismissed entirely.
YES!
“and would transfer the ATF’s current responsibilities to the [FBI]”
Need to phase out those responsibilities as well.
Don’t need a BATFE if alcohol, tobacco, firearms & explosives are regulated only insofar as consequences of abuse & violations.
We had an amusing incident here involving BATFE agents a couple of years ago. A group of them were eating lunch at an on-campus restaurant a few days before Halloween. Some college kid walked by the restaurant on his way to a costume party, wearing a ninja outfit. The agents ran out of the restaurant, weapons drawn, and tackled the kid. I never followed up on the story, but I hope there was a successful lawsuit.
Keystone cops.
“Abolishment.”
Is that English?
The TRUMPINATOR EFFECT
One can only hope.
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