This week, President Joe Biden announced new executive action aimed at tightening gun laws.
This time, he wants to expand who must get a license to legally sell used guns. So, I brought back Bearing Arms editor Cam Edwards to review the ATF’s proposed rule.
We go over the new details of what the agency says will trigger the license requirement. Much of the rule codifies what the ATF has claimed for years about who might be prosecuted for selling guns without a license. But Cam notes the agency is seeking to expand its authority, perhaps beyond what’s allowed under the law, even if it’s claiming it will only use that power sparingly.
He said the recent increase in “zero-tolerance” enforcement against licensed dealers could signal bad news for regular people the ATF decides need one too.
The Biden Administration has pointed to changes made to the licensing law in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act as justification for the new rule. Cam said he’s skeptical that will hold up in court where the other recent Biden executive gun actions have had trouble. But we talk about why things might go differently this time.
Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I talk about how Tennessee shows “red flag” laws have hit a political ceiling.
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