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Bondi Orders ATF to Shift Resources Away from Alcohol, Tobacco<\/a><\/p>\n

In one of her first acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi ordered an apparent reshuffling of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).<\/p>\n

As part of a memo outlining the Trump Administration\u2019s approach to charging and sentencing, Bondi ordered the ATF to deprioritize some enforcement efforts. Instead, she told the agency to focus resources on areas ranging from immigration enforcement to human trafficking and transnational gangs. However, she also told them not to deprioritize firearms regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo free resources to address more pressing priorities, the Bureau\u00a0<\/span>of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) shall shift resources from its Alcohol and\u00a0<\/span>Tobacco Enforcement Programs to focus on matters relating to the other priorities set forth herein,\u201d Bondi\u00a0said in the memo<\/a>. \u201c<\/span>No resources shall be diverted from the ATF\u2019s regulatory responsibilities, such as federal firearms\u00a0<\/span>licenses and background checks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The move comes after Trump\u00a0reportedly expanded ATF agents\u2019s authority to enforce immigration law<\/a>. It shows the Trump Administration\u2019s willingness to fundamentally change the makeup and mission of federal law enforcement agencies. It is also the first indication of how Bondi may approach gun policy as AG and another indication that the priorities of gun-rights activists are secondary to other interests in the new administration, such as an immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n

Bondi, who faced opposition from some gun-rights activists over her history of backing stricter gun laws, such as \u201cRed Flag\u201d laws and broader age restrictions for gun purchases, was\u00a0confirmed as AG with full Republican support on Wednesday<\/a>. She described herself as \u201cpro-Second Amendment\u201d during her confirmation. However, she also qualified her position on gun policy by pointing to her experience responding to mass shootings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pro-Second Amendment. I have always been pro-Second Amendment,\u201d she said. \u201cI will follow the laws of my state of Florida and our country, of course. Regarding any gun laws, I worked that shooting, meaning I was there when 17 family members were notified\u2013I was there\u2013that their children were murdered. Also, Pulse Nightclub. I also went to Nevada to help with the MGM shooting. The Attorney General at the time asked me to come out there. I believe over 60 people were murdered there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gun Owners of America, which backed Trump in the 2024 election alongside most other gun-rights groups, said it hoped to work with Bondi in her new role. However, it also warned it would be watching how she performs.<\/p>\n

\u201cGun owners have seen firsthand how an anti-gun Attorney General can abuse their power to undermine the Constitution,\u201d Erich Pratt, the group\u2019s senior vice president, said in a statement. \u201cPam Bondi\u2019s confirmation is a stark reminder that we must stay vigilant to ensure she defends, rather than dismantles, our God-given rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

The memo, first published by Politico, lays out the administration\u2019s basic logic for how it plans to pursue law enforcement over the next four years. It focuses on a few key areas. Those include immigration, drug enforcement, and violence against law enforcement\u2013even though Donald Trump pardoned a slew of January 6th rioters who were convicted of assaulting police<\/a>\u00a0as one of his first acts in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nation faces historic threats from widespread illegal immigration, dangerous cartels, transnational organized crime, gangs, human trafficking and smuggling, fentanyl and opioids, violence against law enforcement, terrorism, hostile nation states, and other sources,\u201d Bondi said in the memo. \u201cThis section describes the Department\u2019s priorities and guidance in addressing these threats, including by revising previous priorities to make additional resources available.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the memo doesn\u2019t give a detailed rundown of how much of the plan will be implemented. It doesn\u2019t outline how the ATF is meant to shift its resources away from its traditional operations to these new priorities. Nor does it address what, if anything, will be done to enforce federal laws governing alcohol and tobacco moving forward or who will be responsible for those tasks.<\/p>\n

The ATF is also still operating without a director, even an acting one. President Trump has not yet named a nominee for a permanent director and may not ever do so. The agency appears to\u00a0currently be run by deputy director Marvin Richardson<\/a>, who was previously the acting director during the early years of the Biden Administration, but the agency hasn\u2019t responded to requests from\u00a0The Reload<\/em>\u00a0to confirm that.<\/p>\n

However, the memo promises to flush out the administration\u2019s plan down the line.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurther detailed guidance regarding these priorities, and others, will follow,\u201d Bondi said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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