This Week in Guns 459 – The ATF Takes Center Stage in Pants Shiddoff

Key Points:



- ATF's shifting policies and leadership changes signal potential impacts on gun regulations, with mixed reactions from the community.

- The debate over the 1986 machine gun ban highlights ongoing tensions between historical legislative intent and current interpretations of Second Amendment rights.

- Economic struggles and potential mismanagement lead to the downfall of Florida-based gun manufacturer SCCY, raising questions about the sustainability of low-cost firearm producers.



 



Kash Removed as ATF Director Amidst Renewed ATF Shenaigans



Traditional Arms: Fuddbusters and Ratman



On the good side, ATF works to reverse biden-era policies on zero tolerance and pistol braces and forces out ancient lizard Richardson



On the other side, they are pursuing SBR charges against a pistol brace owner and raiding a bunch of people



MAF Corp: Fuddbusters



States moving to ban information on building guns



Iraqveteran is no longer a Gun Owner of America



FFL Payments



Mel Gibson is gun rights again



Renowned Florida Gunmaker is Shuttered and Florida is upset with them



Patriot patch Co. TWIG10



 



0:00 Episode introduction and guest highlights

2:36 Karl's perspective on ATF news

3:45 ATF leadership changes and potential DEA merger

5:42 Machine gun ban and Firearm Owners Protection Act

17:25 Senate bill and import considerations

21:01 Sponsor: Traditional Arms

22:42 ATF leadership and policy updates

25:12 Frame or receiver rule and recent DOJ cases

30:10 Sponsor: MAF Corporation

31:27 Second amendment politics and public understanding

34:36 National reciprocity and constitutional carry

36:57 Speculation on Brandon Herrera as ATF director

40:09 Matt Larosiere's insights from congressional hearing

42:08 Discussing ATF roles and reforms

45:10 Second amendment readings and state militias

48:19 Federal vs state government roles in gun regulation

49:32 States and online gun plans

53:20 History of homemade firearms and reactions

59:33 Mel Gibson's gun rights and Iraq Veteran 8888 controversy

1:08:09 Sponsor: fflpaymentprocessing.com

1:08:41 SCCY's tax issues and FFL status

1:20:09 Sponsor: Patriotpatch.co

1:21:26 New gun model incident and SHOT Show recap

1:30:06 Future content ideas and range experiences

1:33:00 Closing remarks