ATF Paid a Convicted Felon $8,000 to Help Target Navy Sailor — New Report Exposes Disturbing Pattern
Federal agents relied on a convicted felon facing potential firearms charges, paid him approximately $8,000, and used him to help build a case that sent U.S. Navy sailor Patrick “Tate” Adamiak to federal prison for nearly four years before his presidential pardon. Now, a new investigation has exposed a troubling discrepancy in the government’s own […]
ATF’s New Gun Tracing Report Raises Questions About Federal Firearm Tracking
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has released a new firearm tracing factsheet, highlighting how federal agents track guns recovered during criminal investigations. But the report also reveals an important limitation: ATF firearm traces generally identify the last known retail purchaser, not necessarily the person who currently owns or possesses the gun. […]
Texas Gun Rights Members Sue ATF, Challenge Constitutionality of Federal Gun Control Act
After nearly two years of federal investigations and property seizures, Texas suppressor manufacturers Jared Gee and David Abt are taking the fight directly to Washington — challenging whether Congress has the constitutional authority to license a business operating entirely within Texas. Two Texas Gun Rights members whose suppressor business was targeted in a sweeping federal […]
The NFA Is Dead? Not So Fast.
ATF’s stunning announcement is welcome relief for gun owners. But buried in the fine print is a warning that could put thousands of Americans in legal jeopardy — and vindicate everything Texas Gun Rights warned about in 2025. By Chris McNutt The National Firearms Act is dead! At least, that’s what gun owners across America […]
ATF Director Says NFA Guidance Is Coming Within Weeks
ATF officials say new guidance will address Form 4473 suppressor transfers, short-barreled firearms, interstate travel, and other questions left by the Texas NFA injunction. The ATF may finally be preparing to answer some of the biggest questions left hanging by the federal court injunction that upended enforcement of key National Firearms Act restrictions. ATF Director […]
SAF Challenges DOJ Over ATF’s Role in Rare Breed FRT Patent Fight
Texas Gun Rights warned that Rare Breed’s patent campaign could become useful to ATF. DOJ then confirmed that private injunctions could advance the agency’s interest in limiting Forced Reset Triggers. Now the Second Amendment Foundation wants the Attorney General to explain why. First came the warning. Then came the admission. Now come the questions. In […]
Adamiak Pardoned After National Gun Rights Group Backed Supreme Court Fight
Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, the former Navy sailor whose federal firearms prosecution resulted in a 20-year prison sentence, has received a presidential pardon. The pardon comes just months after the National Association for Gun Rights — Texas Gun Rights’ national affiliate — joined the Right to Bear Association and Palmetto State Armory in filing an amicus […]
First FFLs Pass ATF Inspections After 4473-Only Suppressor Transfers
Federal firearms dealers are beginning to transfer suppressors without the traditional NFA Form 4 process for gun owners covered by a federal court injunction — and a new report indicates ATF inspectors are not treating those transfers as violations. AmmoLand reports that at least four Federal Firearms Licensees in four different states have undergone routine […]
ATF Hit by Major Cyberattack, Raising Questions About Gun-Owner Data
A major cyberattack against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is raising new questions about the federal government’s collection and protection of sensitive firearms-related information. ATF confirmed on August 26 that hackers breached a standalone computer system, prompting senior Department of Justice officials to designate the cybersecurity breach a “major incident.” The disclosure […]
ATF Sees Rare Breed Injunctions as a Way to Limit Forced Reset Triggers
DOJ is urging a Texas federal court to weigh the public interest heavily in Rare Breed’s favor, arguing that successful patent injunctions could advance ATF’s stated interest in limiting FRT sales and distribution. Earlier this month, an analysis published by the Texas Gun Rights Foundation warned that Rare Breed Triggers’ sweeping patent campaign could become useful to the same […]