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Posted on 03/07/2023 9:37:17 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan
House Judiciary Committee Republicans Jim Jordan of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, sent a letter to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) demanding the agency's head testify before Congress.
Jordan, the chairman of the committee, and Massie, who holds a subcommittee gavel, demanded ATF Director Stephen Dettelbach appear before the House Judiciary Committee along with several agency officials.
In the letter obtained by Fox News Digital, the lawmakers wrote they "have written the ATF with several requests for information and documents regarding the agency’s efforts to regulate firearms through the rulemaking process" and that they have "additional questions" requiring Dettelbach’s and other agency officials’ testimonies.
"The ATF’s lack of transparency comes after the agency issued a final rule banning stabilizing pistol braces, and as the agency continues to shut down lawful businesses through the "zero-tolerance" policy for federal firearms dealers (FFLs)," the Republicans wrote.
"Just last year, the United States Supreme Court held in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency that under the major questions doctrine, ‘given both separation of powers principles and a practical understanding of legislative intent, the agency must point to "clear congressional authorization" for the authority it claims,’" they continued.
"This ruling raises serious doubts about ATF’s ability to regulate pistol braces absent a clear mandate from Congress," Jordan and Massie added.
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Why would anybody take a job with such a patently illegal outfit?
Just get a court order. “They” always comply with those. Or a subpoena. 😂😂😂😂😂
ONLY selectively. Meaning, if they want to. Who is going to stop them if they don’t obey the order? JUST US department? Not likely at all. DOJ only take action against conservatives.
Place of solitude for hoplophobes
The Senate also ought to be investigating Steven Dettelbach, the current ATF director, who they confirmed for the office last year in the midst of pious testimony that he’d follow the Constitution and obey, not make, the law. It was as bald-faced a lie as we’ve seen even in Washington DC for a long time.
Defund entire ATF
Kakistocracy seeking to impose complete hardcore dictatorship a la North Korea or communist China. Must be expunged
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Just defund the ATF, we don’t need it.
Better yet make them change to having to work at a 24/7/365 Convenience Store called Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms. Selling only the finest of Spirits, Cuban Cigars and All the Firearms in the agency’s arsenal and seized Items, ammunition, body armor, communications & spy equipment, vehicles and aircraft.
They must also have to pay to be allowed to work there and they may never be able to own any type of weapon.
All proceeds to be distributed to Victims or Survivors that they abused over the years
😂 democommie standard procedure is to ignore court orders and subpoenas.
Send the capitol sergeant at arms down to cuff the atf head. Drag em’ in to the chamber in irons.
Yup. And it’s the evil cabal behind him that are the real danger
“Why would anybody take a job with such a patently illegal outfit?”
Some people don’t care, especially the door kickers. Just ask the FBI’s Lon Horiuchi, that good Buddhist boy.
“Send the capitol sergeant at arms down to cuff the atf head. Drag em’ in to the chamber in irons..”
Congress has that power. The Republicans should start using it.
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Maybe if Jordan says “Dettelbach!” 3 times, like Beetlejuice, he will disappear.
IF one stares at the pic long enough, they can see, smell and feel the wretched stench that rolls off of it......maybe it’s the diaper. /s
Another agency that shouldn’t get one dime of funding from
this point on.
Given the price of booze, I am all for the return of the bootleggers and to hell with ATF.
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