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    Thumbs down New bill to allow ATF to create searchable registry from NICS data, harass FFLs, etc.



    Text of Bill: https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/imo...troduction.pdf

    From Firearms Policy Coalition:

    Contact your legislators! https://www.firearmspolicy.org/atf_senate_bill

    Bill/Issue: The ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2020
    Sponsor: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
    Position: Opposed

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

    Misc. 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 If repealed, anti-gun rights *researchers* and political organizations will contort this data in an attempt to demonize gun owners.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

    Impacts on Gun Dealers & Buyers
    • Changes the FFL license revocation standard for violation of FFL requirements from *willfully* to *knowingly*, making it easier to revoke FFLs and to deny applications.
    • Allows the ATF to compel gun dealers to participate in random physical inventory and records inspections. In conjunction with changing the revocation standard, this means that if something in dealer inventory or records is off, even if only temporarily, but that the dealer was aware of the situation, it will be easier for the ATF to revoke the dealer's license and deny it upon reapplication.
    • Allows the government to deny applications for the importation of curios and relics, and applications for the importation of shotguns. Prevents collectors from importing firearms that are almost never used to commit violent crimes. Reduces the availability of firearms in the market, increasing the cost of firearms commonly used for hunting.
    • Allows the ATF to deny FFL applications based on a lack of business activity. Repeal of this restriction on denial means that the ATF would be able to arbitrarily determine whether or not someone has the right to be a business owner.
    • Allows the ATF to search the computer records of FFLs who have gone out of business. Once a dealer has gone out of business, they are no longer a federal firearms licensee, and should therefore have no further recordkeeping obligation under the GCA, but this bill would impliedly require them to continue maintaining transaction records.
    • Prevents aggrieved parties from introducing new evidence in court after they have gone through the executive branch's FFL adjudication process. In other words, this change violates Due Process.
    Last edited by buckengr; November 1st, 2020 at 01:36 PM.
    I am not a lawyer.

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    Default Re: New bill to allow ATF to create searchable registry from NICS data, harass FFLs,

    Emailed.
    "Cives Arma Ferant"

    "I know I'm not James Bond, that's why I don't keep a loaded gun under the pillow, or bang Russian spies on a regular basis." - GunLawyer001

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    Default Re: New bill to allow ATF to create searchable registry from NICS data, harass FFLs,

    Sent as well. This is important, get the message out!
    -Brandon


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    Default Re: New bill to allow ATF to create searchable registry from NICS data, harass FFLs,

    Gun owners need to do their part Tues, and vote.

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    Default Re: New bill to allow ATF to create searchable registry from NICS data, harass FFLs,

    Emailed. Never fucking ends with these anti American shitstains.

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    Default Re: New bill to allow ATF to create searchable registry from NICS data, harass FFLs,

    If you don't have all the guns you need to put these people out of business permanently right now it's already too late. Their plan is steal the election and use Dopey Joe's position to turn the US into the former Soviet Union. As Joe Stalin is quoted saying "it matters little who votes, it only matters who counts the votes". Once it has been established that 30 million more people voted than registered to vote and all those votes went to Dopey Joe the hounds of hell will break loose. This election is about making this country into a subservient entity of a one world government and the first thing any dictator does is take away the guns. Know where your local police store ammo and firearms, find ammunition depots for government agencies and get pictures and plans of the buildings. The all out SHTF is coming to a store near you and it won't matter one whit who legitimately won the elections.
    Corruption is the default behavior of government officials. JPC

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