Biden Administration Preparing to Ban Private Gun Sales: Whistleblowers

Published on January 31, 2024

President Joe Biden’s administration has drafted a document that would effectively ban private gun sales by requiring background checks for all transactions, even those made between private citizens, according to a whistleblower group. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drafted the 1,300-page document, which provides legal justification for a proposed rule that would require background checks for all gun sales, Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research said in a letter on Jan. 31. The document was drafted at the direction of the White House, according to two whistleblowers who communicated with the organization. However, Empower Oversight stated in their letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), that the rule underpinned by that document represents an overreach of executive branch power....