Freedom Caucus Member to Reintroduce
Gaetz's "Abolish the ATF Act"
Eric Burlison. AP Images
By Bob Adelmann. Nov 26, 2024
Following his reelection to a second term in the upcoming Congress, Representative Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced last week his plans to revive and reintroduce former Representative Matt Gaetz's "Abolish the ATF Act." Said Burlison, "In January I will be filing the bill that Matt Gaetz sponsored to abolish the ATF.… The ATF has been a disaster for the American people and our God-given Second Amendment rights. It should absolutely be abolished."
Abolish the NFA
Within days of his inauguration as a member of the House in January 2023, Burlison revealed his real intentions: His first act was to introduce a bill to abolish the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA), the law that has enabled the ATF to consistently and deliberately violate Americans' rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
At the time, Burlison said:
The federal government has used the National Firearms Act for almost a century to violate law-abiding citizens' Second Amendment rights. The recent ATF pistol brace rule is just another example of these blatant attacks on the constitutional rights of Americans. The ATF-NFA sham needs to end.
The Repeal the NFA Act will strip the ATF of its authority to criminalize lawful gun owners and will undo nearly 90 years of assault on fundamental freedoms. I'm proud to stand with and support Americans nationwide as we take this issue head-on.
Burlison received support from Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ):
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