The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has come under fire this week from both the House and Senate, where lawmakers are trying to stop the agency from making any moves that would challenge President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-Second Amendment agenda.
On Tuesday, in the harshest action, Reps. Eric Burlison (R-MO) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) made good on a promise to reintroduce legislation to kill the 52-year-old agency, claiming it duplicates what other federal and state agencies do.
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