Republican Lawmakers Oppose ATF’s Proposed Gun Control Rule Change

Members of Congress claim the proposed rule is unconstitutional and that ATF broke the Administrative Procedures Act by refusing to accept physical petitions.

(L) Hunter King, director of Government Relations for the National Association for Gun Rights, (NAGR) and (R) NAGR president Dudley Brown attempt to deliver 40,000 petitions to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives on Nov. 30, 2023. Courtesy the National Association for Gun Rights

Close to three dozen members of Congress have signed two letters expressing concerns over a proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to redefine what constitutes dealing in firearms.

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), author of one of the letters and co-signer on the other, is concerned that the proposed rule change is “even more radical than progressive gun groups were lobbying for.”