Rep. Matt Gaetz is urging his colleagues to support a bill he introduced that would abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Gaetz formally introduced legislation that would abolish the ATF in its entirety on Jan. 17.
"I urge every red-blooded American and every conservative in this Congress to stand with Rep. Andrew Clyde [R-GA] and his legislation and to stand with me and to co-sponsor my bill, the Abolist the ATF Act of 2023. Let’s get rid of this unlawful agency once and for all," the Floridian said. "The continued existence of the ATF is increasingly unwarranted based on the actions they're taking to convert otherwise law-abiding people into felons," the lawmaker added.The ATF has defended its decision to treat the modified pistols no differently than rifles.
in March 2021, and during a shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that left nine people dead in 2019. President Biden has called for the accessory to be banned.
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