Senior ATF official proposes loosening gun regulations

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Senior ATF official proposes loosening gun regulations

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How did this guy get into a somewhat high position in the ATF.. Demonstrates that there are still some good people in the ATF.
Maybe he's stumping to be moved to the top spot under the new administration.

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The second-highest-ranking official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has written a proposal to reduce gun regulations, including examining a possible end to the ban on importing assault weapons into the United States.

The “white paper” by Ronald B. Turk, associate deputy director and chief operating officer of the ATF, calls for removing restrictions on the sale of gun silencers; allowing gun dealers to have more guns used in crimes traced to their stores before the federal government requires additional information from the dealer; and initiating a study on lifting the ban on imported assault weapons.

“Restriction on imports serves questionable public safety interests, as these rifles are already generally legally available for manufacture and ownership in the United States,” Turk wrote of the ban on imported AR-15s and AK-style weapons.
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Bruenor wrote:How did this guy get into a somewhat high position in the ATF.. Demonstrates that there are still some good people in the ATF.
Maybe he's stumping to be moved to the top spot under the new administration.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/na ... 2e808a71ac" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The second-highest-ranking official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has written a proposal to reduce gun regulations, including examining a possible end to the ban on importing assault weapons into the United States.

The “white paper” by Ronald B. Turk, associate deputy director and chief operating officer of the ATF, calls for removing restrictions on the sale of gun silencers; allowing gun dealers to have more guns used in crimes traced to their stores before the federal government requires additional information from the dealer; and initiating a study on lifting the ban on imported assault weapons.

“Restriction on imports serves questionable public safety interests, as these rifles are already generally legally available for manufacture and ownership in the United States,” Turk wrote of the ban on imported AR-15s and AK-style weapons.
He's probably been keeping a low profile for the last eight years because he likes his job.
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Link to The White Papers

https://assets.documentcloud.org/docume ... ations.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

TTAG has a quick rundown here.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2017/0 ... gun-moves/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Finally, some common sense gun proposals. If you listen closely, you can hear the Pop, Pop, Pop, of liberal heads exploding.
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For what it's worth the guy who ran the Cincinnati ATF office for many years is a great guy, and as pro gun an individual as you could ever find. I don't think he had aspirations to go higher up the ladder anyway (liked it here, no desire to relocate to DC, I believe) but his political views probably put the top job far out of reach anyway.
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Brian D. wrote:For what it's worth the guy who ran the Cincinnati ATF office for many years is a great guy, and as pro gun an individual as you could ever find. I don't think he had aspirations to go higher up the ladder anyway (liked it here, no desire to relocate to DC, I believe) but his political views probably put the top job far out of reach anyway.
Perhaps not anymore. :)
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