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Cleveland.com By Sabrina Eaton 11/29/2022

Rep. Jim Jordan calls out ATF Director Steve Dettelbach over Biden administration gun rules

U.S. Rep Jim Jordan of Champaign County is targeting newly-confirmed U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steve Dettelbach over new gun rules that Jordan calls “a deliberate attempt to usurp the authority of Congress and infringe on American citizens’ fundamental Second Amendment rights.”

In a Monday letter to Dettelbach, the incoming House Judiciary Committee chair accused ATF of ignoring or failing to sufficiently respond to Jordan’s past requests for documents and information about the bureau’s efforts to regulate firearms through the rulemaking process. An ATF spokesman said Tuesday that his agency “has responded to the prior letters and will respond to the new letter and any future letters.”

Jordan also told Dettelbach his committee “may be forced to resort to compulsory process to obtain the material we require,” warned it “may require prompt testimony from ATF employees” and asked Dettelbach to “preserve all existing and future records and materials in your possession” relating to the gun rules.

The dispute over Jordan’s requests sets up a Washington showdown between Ohioans from opposite sides of the aisle. Before heading ATF, Dettelbach served U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio and was the Democratic party’s 2018 nominee for Ohio Attorney General.

One of the new policies that Jordan dislikes attempts to crack down on so-called “ghost guns” that are difficult for law enforcement to trace because they are made from kits and lack serial numbers. President Joe Biden unveiled the rule at the same White House event where he nominated Dettelbach for the ATF job.

More: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/11/rep-jim-jordan-calls-out-atf-director-steve-dettelbach-over-biden-administration-gun-rules.html


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What about better ATF enforcement of existing Federal guns laws to reduce gun-related crime, espeically in big Dem-run cities?
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