Many years ago I attended a church where one of my fellow parishioners was a NC Highway Patrolman. He was also a gun guy, and told me of a traffic stop he made. The driver was known to him as a convicted felon, and had a M-14 with a working selector switch in the back seat. He arrested the man and confiscated the rifle. Not only was ATF uninterested in prosecuting the criminal, they didn't even want the rifle. At the time I knew him, it was still sitting in his gun safe!
My local IOI covers an enormous territory and it isn't just FFLs and gun crimes but also stuff like inspecting quarries that keep explosives on hand which can be a multi-day process. Still whenever some major crime occurs you will almost always see that the ATF is mentioned as "assisting". There is no reason that the bureau should even exist as a stand-alone outfit. It is high time we consolidate and drastically reduce the size and scope of Federal law enforcement, especially since so much of what they do has little to do with enforcing the law.
This is EXACTLY why those of us in local and state law enforcement called ATF “After the Fact.” They either showed up, or called us after they read of an arrest in the newspaper, after all the actual police work was done and tried to mooch some credit.
I have been getting these emails for over a year and none are much better than what you showed here Lee. They never lead an investigation. It appears they only come in to help supoport Federal gun charges at best. They are more like experet witnesses for the Prosecutiuon than anything else.
I fthat is their only function I am sure we can do better for cheaper.
Absolutely, the ATF needs to be dissolved. The ATF's reason for being is to harass and punish lawful, law-abiding firearms owners (who are sick and tired of our tax dollars being used against us). Lee, I hope you have forwarded a copy of this excellent article to Kash Patel, Pam Bondi and Elon Musk.
Many years ago I attended a church where one of my fellow parishioners was a NC Highway Patrolman. He was also a gun guy, and told me of a traffic stop he made. The driver was known to him as a convicted felon, and had a M-14 with a working selector switch in the back seat. He arrested the man and confiscated the rifle. Not only was ATF uninterested in prosecuting the criminal, they didn't even want the rifle. At the time I knew him, it was still sitting in his gun safe!
LOL! It figures.
My local IOI covers an enormous territory and it isn't just FFLs and gun crimes but also stuff like inspecting quarries that keep explosives on hand which can be a multi-day process. Still whenever some major crime occurs you will almost always see that the ATF is mentioned as "assisting". There is no reason that the bureau should even exist as a stand-alone outfit. It is high time we consolidate and drastically reduce the size and scope of Federal law enforcement, especially since so much of what they do has little to do with enforcing the law.
THIS!!!! Exactly, Arthur.
Thank you for your diligence to suss out and report these many questionable (at best) actions of the ATF. Stay safe.
Thank you for reading, Kathleen.
Always.
What a crap 💩 show! The MAGA movement will be the sanity within the storm of deceit from the left.
This is EXACTLY why those of us in local and state law enforcement called ATF “After the Fact.” They either showed up, or called us after they read of an arrest in the newspaper, after all the actual police work was done and tried to mooch some credit.
You have it correct, John B, 100%!
I have been getting these emails for over a year and none are much better than what you showed here Lee. They never lead an investigation. It appears they only come in to help supoport Federal gun charges at best. They are more like experet witnesses for the Prosecutiuon than anything else.
I fthat is their only function I am sure we can do better for cheaper.
Time for ATF to meet DOGE
AMEN! It's time for ATF to go.
Time to make the people in charge of government, AGAIN.
Absolutely, the ATF needs to be dissolved. The ATF's reason for being is to harass and punish lawful, law-abiding firearms owners (who are sick and tired of our tax dollars being used against us). Lee, I hope you have forwarded a copy of this excellent article to Kash Patel, Pam Bondi and Elon Musk.
Great job Lee always digging up the dirt on the criminal ATF