Congressional Republicans are keeping up the pressure on the ATF, with Idaho Senator James Risch introducing a bill to force more transparency from the agency.
on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives as a new Senate bill aims to force more transparency from the agency.introduced the ATF Transparency Act on Thursday, looking to improve the fairness of the ATF, increase agency transparency, and process applications quicker.
"With the ATF Transparency Act, the ATF would be held to a higher standard that would require a faster, fairer process for firearm applications," he added. Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo, another co-sponsor of the bill, also praised the bill to overhaul the ATF. Also joining the lawmakers on the bill are fellow GOP Senators Rick Scott of Florida and James Lankford of Oklahoma.
"The ambiguity of denials is an issue that must be resolved and the NRA thanks and applauds Sen. Risch for standing up for all Americans' Second Amendment rights," he continued.
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