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Title: ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup
Post by: Conservative Perspective on February 22, 2025, 09:58:23 AM
ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' chief legal counsel on Thursday, the former ATF official said on LinkedIn.

Source: ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/atf-chief-legal-counsel-fired-bondi-latest-justice-department-shakeup)
Title: Re: ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup
Post by: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on February 22, 2025, 08:03:26 PM
ATF is irrelevant and should be disbanded.
Title: Re: ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup
Post by: Herman on February 22, 2025, 08:10:31 PM
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on February 22, 2025, 08:03:26 PMATF is irrelevant and should be disbanded.
Prohibition was lifted a long time ago. What is the point of keeping that redundant government agency.
Title: Re: ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup
Post by: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on February 22, 2025, 08:12:52 PM
Quote from: Herman on February 22, 2025, 08:10:31 PMProhibition was lifted a long time ago. What is the point of keeping that redundant government agency.

I honestly don't know.  When it comes to alcohol and tobacco, both are heavily regulated and so I'm not sure what ATF is doing there.  As for firearms, let the FBI take care of that.
Title: Re: ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup
Post by: Herman on February 22, 2025, 08:15:15 PM
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on February 22, 2025, 08:12:52 PMI honestly don't know.  When it comes to alcohol and tobacco, both are heavily regulated and so I'm not sure what ATF is doing there.  As for firearms, let the FBI take care of that.
That is exactly what I was thinking.