By Tom KnightonÂ
The ATF is supposed to try and keep guns out of the hands of criminals, though it seems they spend most of their time making life difficult for law-abiding gun owners.
Now, though, it seems they have a target that isnât you or me.
President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act last summer, making it a federal crime to traffic in firearms and stiffening penalties for âstraw purchasesâ made on behalf of people who arenât allowed to own guns.
Since then, new data from federal prosecutors shows theyâve charged 31 people in 17 cases under the new legislation.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokeswoman Carolyn Collins called the laws âpowerful new tools.â