ATF Has Exceeded Authority in Regulating Controversial Gun Law: Matt Gaetz

The rule pertains to how many firearms an individual citizen can sell before they are considered a gun dealer.

A man shows a Remington 700 hunting rifle and a Remington 1100 shotgun available for sale at Atlantic Outdoors gun shop in Stokesdale, N.C., on March 26, 2018. Brian Blanco/Getty Images

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) accused the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) of exceeding its authority while drafting a new rule that critics warn targets private gun sales.

In April, the ATF published a final rule changing the definition of what it means to be “engaged in the business” of selling firearms.