It’s as egregious as we’ve come to expect.

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John,


The ATF just published their new rule to essentially create backdoor
Universal Background Registration Checks.


It’s just as egregious as we’ve come to expect from a rogue executive branch
that flat out hates gun owners and the Constitution.


The rule would require a Federal Firearm License (FFL) and a background check
on ANY firearm transaction where the ATF deems that any kind of "profit" is
made.


It’s beyond chilling that the ATF is virtually OUTLAWING private firearm
transactions to ensure the government gets its hands on your personal
information and transaction records for their illegal gun registry.


We warned that this exact situation would happen when John Cornyn and the
other back-stabbing Republicans voted for the Cornyn-Murphy “compromise” – and
we were right!


Right now, our lawyers are combing through the ATF’s new rule and preparing a
lawsuit to defend your God-given rights.


But Congress can’t sit idly by while rogue ATF bureaucrats usurp their
legislative power.


That’s why we need YOU to call on them to DEFUND this rule during the
appropriations process and use the Congressional Review Act to REPEAL it as
soon as possible.


Please add your name to our prewritten letter to your Representative and two
Senators urging them to DEFUND and REPEAL the ATF’s new rule.
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Rumors had indicated that the ATF’s rule would make it illegal for you to sell
more than 5 firearms without a Federal Firearms License (FFL) and conducting
background checks.


But the official version of the rule is even more draconian: “Even a single
firearm transaction, or offer to engage in a transaction… may be sufficient to
require a license.”


If you sell just ONE FIREARM and the ATF decides that your motivation was to
earn a profit, you could be facing 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


As you read further, it doesn’t get any better…


* The rule spends four pages listing what you cannot do before providing a
convenient catch-all sentence warning that the list they just gave is “not
exhaustive.”

* It also states that the rule is “unlikely” to cover selling your gun to an
immediate family member – but leaves open the possibility that ATF could change
their mind. Very reassuring!

* If you take good care of your firearms so they look “new,” or they’re still
in the original packaging, the ATF will automatically assume you’re reselling
them for a profit.

* But don’t worry, the ATF will grant exceptions for firearms you sell in
order to obtain additional firearms that they deem are “valuable, desirable, or
useful” enough for a personal collection. Unless of course, the ATF simply
decides that your firearms aren’t “collectable” – or that you had some
intention of earning a profit.

You can see how this rule would be ripe for abuse, giving the ATF the ability
to come after almost anyone who conducts a private firearm transaction.


The goal is to force private sellers to either become “dealers” that are
regulated by the ATF or stop conducting firearm transactions for fear of
running afoul of this new rule.


But with your support, we can DEFUND the rule so the ATF has no ability to
enforce it…


…and even if Biden vetoes legislation to REPEAL the rule, the vote will send
a powerful message to the courts that the ATF has overstepped their authority.


Right now, we have allies on Capitol Hill who are working to defund this
rule. But these congressmen want public support to put pressure on the rest of
the Congress.


TELL CONGRESS TO DEFUND THIS TYRANNY
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The Biden Administration’s latest offensive against the Second Amendment is
taking the form of a pincer movement.


On the one hand, they’re trying to close off private purchases by forcing
virtually any American who wants to buy a firearm to go through a federally
licensed dealer.


But at the same time, they’re using their “zero-tolerance” policy to
deliberately put as many of these federally licensed firearm dealers out of
business as possible.


Pretty soon, it will be difficult to purchase a firearm anywhere…


…Which is EXACTLY what they want.


Stopping Americans from buying firearms is the first step.


Once the number of gun owners has declined, the ATF can use the illegal
national gun registry they’ve compiled to come after the firearms you already
own.


It’s critical that gun owners band together and hold the line here.


So please, add your name to our prewritten letter to your Representative and
two Senators urging them to DEFUND and REPEAL the ATF’s new rule.
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In Liberty,

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Erich Pratt
Senior Vice President
Gun Owners of America






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