ATF Director Steven Dettelbach could not define a precise threshold for when private citizens are considered “engaged in the business” of selling guns during a House Judiciary hearing on Thursday.the ATF’s new universal background check rule during the hearing, then pointedly asked Dettelbach, “So, how many firearms does someone have to sell to be ‘engaged in the business’ of firearms dealing?”Dettelbach responded, “Congressman, as you know, that matter is being litigated in several courts.
He then went on to say the agency “received many comments” on the rule, suggesting some of those comments dealt with where the threshold might be.Gaetz responded to Dettelbach’s avoidance of presenting an exact threshold by noting that the ambiguity is part of the reason U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryka May 19 temporary restraining order against enforcement of the ATF rule in the state of Texas.
Gaetz criticized the ambiguity, suggesting it would have been better to describe the threshold in clear terms rather than put law-abiding citizens in a situation where they have “ guys breaking their doors down and potentially killing them.”, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio, a pro-staffer for Pulsar Night Vision, and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts.