ATF Gun Registry Exposed, Senate Hearing Raises Alarm Over 1 Billion Records
Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.
Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.
Fingers would be better pointed at Mexico’s pervasive corruption and tyrannical citizen disarmament edicts that have made a cartel black market both lucrative and inevitably bloody.
Editor’s Note — Updated February 28, 2026: U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran this morning, Khamenei has been confirmed killed, and Iran has retaliated against U.S. military assets across the Gulf. The threat picture for the American homeland has shifted. Read the original guidance below...
Welcome back to TFB's Small Business Spotlight! Each week, we feature small firearms-related businesses and give them a chance to introduce themselves. This week: The Armed Papist, a Catholic-focused firearms training operation out of Texas.
The adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System numbers from the NSSF show January firearm sales to be slightly lower from last years report.
By all accounts, Cekada passed the test, and he will likely become the next Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
A key theme emerged around Second Amendment protections. Cekada repeatedly vowed that the ATF's mission is "not to burden lawful gun owners."