Imagine this: you get an unexpected knock on your door. You are then subjected to an unwarranted and intrusive inspection of your home by federal agents, and you live with the threat of potential criminal prosecution from the government hanging over you. Why? Because your hobby is collecting firearms, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) deems it dangerous and under their regulatory authority.
This is not the first and certainly not the last time that the ATF has expanded its own authority. But bringing an end to arguably the longest-standing tradition in America--the private sale and purchase of firearms--has gone too far yet again.
Under the ATF’s new directive, individuals selling or reselling even one firearm for profit, in any form, are automatically deemed dealers and required to obtain an FFL. This would put innocent firearms sales between law-abiding friends and family members within the reach of federal regulation and even felony criminal prosec...
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