FPC - stop the ATF improvement and modernization act S4841

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FPC - stop the ATF improvement and modernization act S4841

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Summary: Gives the ATF more power/money, removes limits on the sharing of firearms trace data

Sen. Van Hollen has just introduced a Senate bill that would dramatically beef up the ATF's power. But that's not all because this draconian legislation would also allow for the indefinite retention of NICS data. Check out our analysis below for the disturbing impacts of this bill.

Main Impacts

Eliminates the Tiahrt Amendment, i.e. limits on the sharing of firearms trace data, and permits FOIA requests for this data and information on arson and explosives incidents.
If repealed, anti-gun rights “researchers” and political organizations will contort this data in an attempt to demonize gun owners. Firearms trace data will also be sought to bring lawsuits against manufacturers and dealers for the criminal acts of third parties.

Eliminates salary and expense caps for most ATF functions, missions, and activities, while also permitting the ATF to farm out its workload to other government agencies.
Permitting funding increases and fungibility of assignment would mean granting the federal government the power to massively expand its abuse of firearms dealers and to scour indefinitely retained NICS data (see below).
Allows for the indefinite retention of NICS check data
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Re: FPC - stop the ATF improvement and modernization act S4

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But guyyyyyyyyys, Public Safety via databases is so healthy....

NSSF and NRA should be expected to back this bill, as they backed Trump's database improvement: FixNICS
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