ATF Transparency Act

Dale Gribble

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Republicans keep pressure on ATF as Senate bill aims to force agency to be transparent

Congressional Republicans are keeping up the pressure on the ATF, with Idaho Senator James Risch introducing a bill to force more transparency from the agency.
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Idaho Republican Senator James Risch introduced the ATF Transparency Act on Thursday, looking to improve the fairness of the ATF, increase agency transparency, and process applications quicker.

"The ATF’s huge backlog of applications is triggered by a burdensome, seemingly endless process that fails to allow citizens access to an appeals process in the event of a wrongful denial," Risch told Fox News Digital.

Risch’s bill would establish an appeals process within the ATF for Americans whose background checks were denied and requires the ATF to give National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) transaction numbers as well as cover attorney fees for successful appeals.

The bill turns the ATF’s stated 90-day application turnaround goal into a hard 90-day deadline that would automatically approve the application if the deadline is not met.

The legislation would also require both the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general to report the number of National Firearms Act items that are involved in unfinished NICS background checks between 2014 and 2021, as well as give recommendations to the agency to minimize the number of background checks in limbo.
 
While a step in the right direction. It’s too little too late. The reason the ATF has gotten so out of control is because they have gone unchecked for so long. Going unchecked includes every president and head of the DOJ, not just the dems. The repubs have had several opportunities to step in, but they have squandered every opportunity.
 
Dale Gribble said:
news.yahoo.com

Republicans keep pressure on ATF as Senate bill aims to force agency to be transparent

Congressional Republicans are keeping up the pressure on the ATF, with Idaho Senator James Risch introducing a bill to force more transparency from the agency.
news.yahoo.com news.yahoo.com

Idaho Republican Senator James Risch introduced the ATF Transparency Act on Thursday, looking to improve the fairness of the ATF, increase agency transparency, and process applications quicker.

"The ATF’s huge backlog of applications is triggered by a burdensome, seemingly endless process that fails to allow citizens access to an appeals process in the event of a wrongful denial," Risch told Fox News Digital.

Risch’s bill would establish an appeals process within the ATF for Americans whose background checks were denied and requires the ATF to give National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) transaction numbers as well as cover attorney fees for successful appeals.

The bill turns the ATF’s stated 90-day application turnaround goal into a hard 90-day deadline that would automatically approve the application if the deadline is not met.

The legislation would also require both the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general to report the number of National Firearms Act items that are involved in unfinished NICS background checks between 2014 and 2021, as well as give recommendations to the agency to minimize the number of background checks in limbo.
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If Republicans had wanted to pass something like this, they could have done so during the 1st two years of Trump's presidency -- since they controlled the House, the Senate, AND the White House.

I mention this because introduction during a split congress where the White House can also use the veto ... is a tell-tale sign of mere posturing/pandering for votes.
 
Government agencies never relinquish power they only gain it. this is DOA.
Also the Republicans miss spelled closure when naming their pandering bill.
 
These background checks are only good at the time they are performed. Like a driver license, one you leave the DMV you drive responsibly or like a maniac.
They will complain about the SC church murderer who was approved after the waiting period.
 
Just another pandering pug when it means nothing.

Jerzsubbie said:
Of course the best option is to kill the NFA and slash the AFT’s budget.
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Doesn’t the house control the budget? Shut it down by giving them $0.00.
 
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Jerzsubbie said:
It’s a baby step in the right direction but still has no chance. Of course the best option is to kill the NFA and slash the AFT’s budget.
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It's more like standing in one spot and jittering in place.
 
Gray said:
@Dale Gribble and @wired , are these free or paid form1s
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I submitted one on the 13th of January as a free stamp . Mailed the prints in. Individual filing. I have 71 ish form 1's already and NONE of them have taken more than 34 days going back 30 years. This is the longest.
 
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Where were you during Obummers term when they were 120 days+?
 
Catfish said:
Where were you during Obummers term when they were 120 days+?
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Not mine. Even had a paper form 1 trust done at 16 days during the Obama term .

Form 4's are a different story .
 
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my 2 are normal form 1 on a trust with just me as the RP, $200 paid at submission via credit card
 
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