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Second Highest ATF Official Suggests Gun Law and Regulation Reforms (HPA included)
ammoland ^ | 6 February, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 02/06/2017 4:49:09 PM PST by marktwain

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)-A “white paper“, written by the second highest ranking official of the ATF, has been obtained by the Washington Post. The date, official, and reforms mentioned, are all significant.  The paper was dated January 20th, 2017,  inauguration day.

Ronald B. Turk is the author. The paper expresses “the ideas and opinions” of Mr. Turk. From the washingtonpost.com:

The second-highest-ranking official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has written a proposal to reduce gun regulations, including examining a possible end to the ban on importing assault weapons into the United States.

The “white paper” by Ronald B. Turk, associate deputy director and chief operating officer of the ATF, calls for removing restrictions on the sale of gun silencers; allowing gun dealers to have more guns used in crimes traced to their stores before the federal government requires additional information from the dealer; and initiating a study on lifting the ban on imported assault weapons.

A number of common sense reforms are discussed in the paper. People in the gun culture will recognize many of them as obvious reforms that would have happened long ago, if there were a sympathetic ear in the White House.

Here are short descriptions of the reforms.  The long versions are available in the paper itself.

1.  FFL license issued for sales at gun shows only, no sales required at physical address. (This removes much of local “veto power” of FFl license issue)

2.  Rational review of  “armor piercing” ammo for rifles.

3. Re-importation of Certain DOD Surplus Firearms from Foreign Countries. (Garands and MI Carbines, anyone?)

4.  Variances on “transfers” of Machine guns for people in DOD industry and Theater industry.

(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; gunlaw; hpa
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These reforms are the opening "low offer". President Trump can do better.
1 posted on 02/06/2017 4:49:09 PM PST by marktwain
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2 posted on 02/06/2017 4:50:48 PM PST by PROCON (Defending the Border isn't a Political Option, it's a Constitutional Obligation ~ Rick Perry)
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Perhaps we’ll see some more old Carbines and Garands coming back from overseas.


3 posted on 02/06/2017 4:51:04 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: PROCON

Abolish the ATF and the NFA.


4 posted on 02/06/2017 4:54:13 PM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: marktwain

I guess he wants to keep his job.


5 posted on 02/06/2017 4:54:32 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: marktwain

Bkmrk.


6 posted on 02/06/2017 4:56:48 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!! Shadilay!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I think he wants the Director’s spot.


7 posted on 02/06/2017 4:57:24 PM PST by marktwain (We wanted to tell our side of the story. We hope by us telling our story...)
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To: MSF BU

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Korea has thousands of them they’d love to market.
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8 posted on 02/06/2017 4:59:20 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: marktwain

I bet he isn’t too popular at the BATFE these days.

That entire bureaucracy should be disarmed and disbanded.

Or sent back to the Treasury department to resume their original mission of chasing down tax evaders.

They can help round up marijuana tax evaders in Colorado.


9 posted on 02/06/2017 5:00:50 PM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: marktwain

Even better for him.


10 posted on 02/06/2017 5:03:20 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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.. lifting the ban on imported [** so-called **] assault weapons..

Trump wouldn't like that, since it might create more competition and cost some American manufacturing jobs.

11 posted on 02/06/2017 5:04:36 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: editor-surveyor

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Korea has thousands of them they’d love to market...

No import marks, please....


12 posted on 02/06/2017 5:05:33 PM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: MSF BU
Perhaps we’ll see some more old Carbines and Garands coming back from overseas.

I have an M-1 Garand I inherited from my dad. I've got all the parts recorded and would like to know the best source to sell it without being ripped off........

Any ideas?

13 posted on 02/06/2017 5:07:17 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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"Perhaps we’ll see some more old Carbines and Garands coming back from overseas."

Hope so...Need at least 8 more Garands for my grandchildren and great grandchildren...

14 posted on 02/06/2017 5:08:41 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: marktwain

Bingo! He wants a twofer. Save the ATF and become the head honcho in the bargain.

He could up the ante and offer to come clean on Fast and Furious.
Tell us all who directed the ATF to pull that stunt.


15 posted on 02/06/2017 5:09:01 PM PST by TigersEye (Winning. Winning winning winning every day!!!)
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To: marktwain

Doesn’t every new government regulation require the resrescinding of two existing regulations?
Swamp draining.


16 posted on 02/06/2017 5:10:26 PM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: smokingfrog

Heck, how about canning the Hughes Amendment to the FOPA and re-opening the machine gun registry?


17 posted on 02/06/2017 5:10:41 PM PST by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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To: marktwain

Has there ever been an analysis done (even at the state level) on how much it costs to have things like waiting periods for firearms acquisitions in states like California, Hawaii, and others and their impacts on the criminal and tragic misuse of firearms? The same could be could be asked of Illinois and it’s Firearm Owners Identification certificates or licencing in Massachusetts.


18 posted on 02/06/2017 5:11:59 PM PST by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Gunbroker seems to be the safest of the online firearm marketplaces.


19 posted on 02/06/2017 5:12:05 PM PST by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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To: SuperLuminal

Have you tried the Civilian Marksmanship Program, www.odcmp.com? Best deal you’ll get on a good working Garand.


20 posted on 02/06/2017 5:13:07 PM PST by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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