{"id":1919741,"date":"2023-04-27T00:10:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T04:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-allege-atf-overstepped-authority-with-pistol-brace-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T00:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T04:12:11","slug":"house-republicans-allege-atf-overstepped-authority-with-pistol-brace-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-allege-atf-overstepped-authority-with-pistol-brace-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Allege ATF Overstepped Authority With Pistol Brace Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-allege-atf-overstepped-authority-with-pistol-brace-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1919741&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Congressional Republicans Grill ATF Director Over Stabilizing Pistol Braces and Zero Tolerance Policy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0426\/ba163431-3383-473b-8b59-6e01f42f965f\/audio.mp3?length=2520333&#038;duration=210\"><\/div>\n<p>Congressional Republicans didn&#8217;t hold back during an April 26 hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, grilling the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on the agency&#8217;s rule on stabilizing pistol braces and its &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy for federal firearms licensed dealers (FFLs).<\/p>\n<p>Director Steven Dettelbach was called to answer tough questions about the ATF&#8217;s enforcement of the National Firearms Act, which has been a point of contention between Second Amendment advocates and the agency for years.<\/p>\n<p>Dettelbach defended the ATF&#8217;s actions, stating that everything they do is motivated by public safety while respecting citizens&#8217; constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4593489\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/12\/dettelbach-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/12\/dettelbach-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Dettelbach testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 25, 2022. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>However, Democrats accused Republicans of ignoring the problem of gun violence, claiming that stabilizing braces had been used in recent mass shootings.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) argued that if Republicans had their way, local law enforcement agencies would lose a valuable resource.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) denied wanting to shut down the ATF, but instead wants the agency to enforce the law and let the Legislative Branch write it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4925750\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/12\/15\/GettyImages-1433174024-1200x831.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/12\/15\/GettyImages-1433174024-1200x831.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivers remarks during a House Select Committee hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, on Oct. 13, 2022. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) accused Republicans of prioritizing the firearms industry over society&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans countered that the ATF had issued conflicting rules, leaving Americans unsure of whether they were in compliance with the law from one day to the next.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) cited conflicting letters the ATF had issued concerning pistol braces, stating that the agency&#8217;s flip-flopping would turn many law-abiding citizens into felons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional Republicans grilled the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) during an April 26 hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Director Steven Dettelbach\u00a0was called to answer questions about the ATF rule on stabilizing pistol braces and its so-called \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy for federal firearms licensed dealers (FFLs). 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