{"id":2388020,"date":"2025-01-08T17:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congress-targets-atf-even-introduces-legislation-to-make-machine-gun-ownership-legal-without-special-paperwork\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T17:21:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:21:58","slug":"gop-congress-targets-atf-even-introduces-legislation-to-make-machine-gun-ownership-legal-without-special-paperwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congress-targets-atf-even-introduces-legislation-to-make-machine-gun-ownership-legal-without-special-paperwork\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Congress Targets ATF, Even Introduces Legislation to Make Machine Gun Ownership Legal Without Special Paperwork"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fgop-congress-targets-atf-even-introduces-legislation-to-make-machine-gun-ownership-legal-without-special-paperwork%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=2388020&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--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">passage\u200b discusses recent \u2063legislative efforts<\/a> by \u2062Republican representatives Eric Burlison \u2062and Lauren Boebert \u2063aimed at abolishing the Bureau of\u2062 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and repealing the National Firearms act of 1934.Burlison criticizes the\u2062 ATF for failing to serve the Constitution and for targeting law-abiding\u2064 citizens, while Boebert expresses distrust of the agency&#8217;s overreaching actions. The piece notes that their proposed legislation gained traction on social media, with Burlison&#8217;s &#8220;Abolish the ATF Act&#8221; receiving\u2063 meaningful attention. Additionally, it reflects on the historical context of the National Firearms Act, which imposed regulations\u200c on specific firearms, and suggests that repealing it could undermine the foundation for subsequent federal gun control measures. The article concludes by questioning \u200cthe\u200b legitimacy of\u200b the federal government&#8217;s monopoly on weaponry and its \u2064authority to enforce such restrictions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When federal officials take action of any kind, questions about the relative wisdom of said action should come second.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, a more fundamental question precedes it: Namely, where did the federal government get the power in the first place?<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/jan\/7\/gop-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-abolish-atf\/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=twtnl_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>, Republican Reps. Eric Burlison of Missouri and Lauren Boebert of Colorado introduced legislation that would abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Times also reported that Burlison will introduce legislation that would repeal the 1934 National Firearms Act, which, though much amended, served as the basis for a 1986 federal ban on the possession of most machine guns by private citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this agency cannot uphold its duty to serve the people within the framework of the Constitution, it has no place in our government,&rdquo; Burlison said of the ATF.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-lauren-boebert-tries-tear-palestinian-flag-gets-stopped-george-washington-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boebert<\/a> agreed, saying that she cannot &ldquo;imagine under any circumstance or administration where the ATF serves as an ally to the Second Amendment and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-lawmakers-look-to-impeach-woke-philly-da\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Lawmakers Look to Impeach Woke Philly DA\">law-abiding firearm owners<\/a> across America,&rdquo; and that in that case, the &ldquo;ATF should be abolished before they eventually abolish our Second Amendment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the social media platform X Wednesday, Burlison amplified his case for abolishing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/atf-agent-paralyzed-life-ambush-like-shooting-front-wife-allegation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The notorious agency, he said, &ldquo;uses its unelected deep state power to go after law-abiding citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The ATF is a disastrous agency that uses its unelected deep state power to go after law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n<p>It should absolutely be abolished. My bill, the Abolish the ATF Act, does just that. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dWt7ZWAV6U\">pic.twitter.com\/dWt7ZWAV6U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Eric Burlison (@RepEricBurlison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEricBurlison\/status\/1877002527931089212?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, a clip posted to X on Monday featured highlights from one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lauren-boebert-undergoes-emergency-surgery-diagnosed-rare-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boebert&rsquo;s<\/a> speeches on the ATF in the last Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t trust the ATF because of their overreaching actions,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; NEW: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has filed legislation to abolish the ATF.<\/p>\n<p>Do you support this?<\/p>\n<p>Boebert railed against the ATF in the last Congress, saying the agency goes way too far in &ldquo;rulemaking&rdquo; authorities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t trust the ATF because of their overreaching&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQcjxOlolh\">pic.twitter.com\/SQcjxOlolh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1876401361337655761?\">January 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers&rsquo; Abolish the ATF Act got more attention on X than Burlison&rsquo;s proposed repeal of the NFA.<\/p>\n<p>The reverse, however, might have been more appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>In 1934, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atf.gov\/rules-and-regulations\/national-firearms-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFA<\/a> imposed a $200 tax on the making and transfer of certain firearms, including machine guns. The NFA also added registration requirements deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, thanks in part to subsequent legislation, including the 1968 Gun Control Act, the NFA survived.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-versus-biden-revisited-75th-anniversary-orwells-1984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orwellian<\/a>-sounding <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/reports\/ATF\/e0706\/back.htm#:~:text=On%20May%2019%2C%201986%2C%20Congress,possessed%20prior%20to%20its%20enactment.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firearms Owners&rsquo; Protection Act of 1986<\/a>, Congress prohibited the possession of nearly all machine guns. That prohibition, of course, did not apply to agents of the federal government, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-dhs-fbi-intel-bulletin-smears-conservatives-as-domestic-violent-extremists\/\" title=\"Project Veritas: DHS\/FBI Intel Bulletin Smears Conservatives as &quot;Domestic Violent Extremists&quot;\">including federal law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In short, one wonders if the GOP-controlled Congress would have the courage to repeal the NFA. After all, FOPA&rsquo;s machine-gun ban amounted to an amendment of the GCA.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, repealing the 1934 law would remove the statutory foundation for subsequent federal gun-control legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/founding-docs\/bill-of-rights-transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Amendment<\/a>, of course, requires that &ldquo;the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, however, the federal government holds a near-monopoly on the threat of lethal violence.<\/p>\n<p>How did it acquire that monopoly? And should it remain in place?<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not congressional Republicans repeal the NFA &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multistate-coalition-rises-biden-atfs-attempt-halt-firearm-sales-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATF<\/a> seems far more likely to go, and good riddance to it if it does &mdash; the question of where the federal government derives the authority behind its machine-gun monopoly deserves serious consideration.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Recently, Republican Reps. Eric Burlison from Missouri and Lauren Boebert from Colorado proposed legislation to eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Burlison also plans to introduce a bill to repeal the 1934 National Firearms Act, which laid the groundwork for a 1986 federal ban on most private ownership of machine guns. Burlison criticized the ATF for failing to fulfill its constitutional duties and suggested it should be abolished if it cannot support Second Amendment rights. Boebert echoed this sentiment, expressing distrust in the ATF due to its overreach. Their proposal gained traction on social media compared to Burlison&#8217;s NFA repeal plan. The NFA originally imposed taxes and registration requirements on certain firearms but has faced challenges regarding its constitutionality over time. The ongoing debate raises questions about how much authority the federal government holds over firearms and whether that monopoly is justified or should be challenged further<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2388021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-517875071-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13859,4402,6203,4762,48171],"class_list":["post-2388020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-atf","tag-congress","tag-gop","tag-legislation","tag-machine-guns"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-517875071-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388020"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388024,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388020\/revisions\/2388024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}