A Long Awaited Overhaul at ATF but DOJ Wants the Dinosaur to Live On
DOJ Proposes Merging ATF with DEA in Major Shakeup: What It Means for Gun Owners
(AmmoLand) – Reuters.com reports that, in line with President Trump’s plan to streamline the federal government, the Justice Department is weighing a historic merger between two of its most controversial agencies: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Outlined in a memo from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the proposal would consolidate the agencies responsible for enforcing federal gun and drug laws under one roof.
The stated goal? “Efficiency in resources, case deconfliction, and regulatory efforts.” But for America’s gun owners, the implications run far deeper.
A Long-Awaited Overhaul
For decades, the ATF has stood at the center of controversy for its shifting interpretations of federal gun laws, overreaching enforcement tactics, and regulatory flip-flops that have left law-abiding gun owners and dealers in a constant state of uncertainty. Under the Biden administration, those tensions escalated—especially with the ATF’s aggressive stance on pistol braces and its use of “zero tolerance” policies to shut down federally licensed gun dealers over paperwork errors.
That era appears to be ending. President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have made it clear they intend to “clean house.” The firing of former ATF Chief Counsel Pamela Hicks in February was the first major domino to fall. Now, the proposed DEA-ATF merger could effectively gut the agency that gun rights advocates have long considered a rogue enforcer of…
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