As the old joke goes; “Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be the name of a convenience store, not a government agency.”
In her three-fold quest to represent her constituents; piss of Nancy Pelosi; and promoting the Trump vision for America, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) just poked the House Lefticrats right in both eyes.
Along with co-sponsors Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), the quartet are introducing to the House of Representatives, the “Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act” would effectively abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
As reported by The Daily Caller;
The bill was named after Marine and Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed in a gunfight after a group of armed men attempted to rob smugglers who were transporting drugs from Mexico to the U.S.
Terry was part of a high-ranking Border Patrol unit and was participating in operation “Fast and Furious,” which allowed federal agents to let known criminals buy weapons in order to track the purchases to other criminal organizations.
Also cited is what the legislation would do according to Greene’s office:
- Repeals all ATF regulations and guidance after August 1, 2020, to the date of enactment; rescinds hiring authority for the Bureau, and abolishes the Bureau 6 months after the date of enactment.
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and other regulatory functions are transferred back to the FBI.
- Requires that the Bureau publish an itemized list on their website of all confiscated firearms and ammunition possessed by the Bureau, which must be sold to Federal Firearms Licensed (FFL) dealers via public auction before the Bureau closes.
- Proceeds from the auction are placed into a fund for the families of border patrol officers killed in the line of duty as a result of Operation Fast and Furious (i.e. after December 1, 2009), providing grants up to $150,000 per family affected.
- Any remaining funds not used by 2032 will be re-directed to a program awarding states grant funds to establish firearm safety programs.