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DOJ slashes ATF’s gun licensing inspectors amid DEA shake-up

By Emily Hallas
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The Department of Justice plans to eliminate two-thirds of federal gun licensing inspectors amid the Trump administration’s push to streamline the government by consolidating agencies and removing redundancies.

The DOJ’s recently released 2026 budget proposal details plans to merge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with the Drug Enforcement Administration, downsizing the ATF in a move projected to cut overall costs by $468 million.

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