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First on fox: A group of 30 House Republicans are raising alarms about how the government shutdown is affecting gun owners across the US
Rep. Ben Cline, R-VA.
“Because of this Democrat-LED result, the ATF, like many federal agencies, is working on a reduced mission. And while the Democrats continue to fight the benefits of aliens,” read the letter, first obtained by Fox News Digital.
“That is because, under Federal law, Second Amendment rights cannot be fully exercised without the involvement of the federal government. This is clearly not what the Framers intended, but it is the reality of this country.”
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A group of 30 law enforcement agencies is pressuring the ATF to redeploy federal workers, warning of a dangerous shutdown that threatens the rights of gun owners. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images; Joseph Presioso/AFP via Getty Images)
The government shutdown is in its 17th day, with Democrats and Republicans still unable to agree on a way forward on funding.
It has resulted in thousands of government employees being decorated and many other lists of Federal Services have been suspended. Shutdowns have worked for Federal agencies that have endured their outages, determining which employees and services are “essential” and should continue to operate with limited funding or not.
Most of ATF’s non-law enforcement officers were furloughed, and license processing for new and civilian renewals was ordered, according to the industry association.
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Rep. Ben Cline, R-VA. (Bill Clark / CQ-Roll call, Inc Via Images)
“As you know, the National Firefighters Act inspectors are among the ATF employees currently arrested during the gun embargo and this gun, because no one in the ATF will agree to their plans at this time,” said another ATF source.
“Of course, the approval of the NFA petitions is related to the curtailment of the duties and powers of the Constitution of the President.
House Republicans also said the move is mandatory to close Americans and property — pointing to the ATF similarly reviewing previously closed NFA programs.
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“In these times of endless delay, the ATF has denied Americans access to controlled firearms. The failure to access firearms actually violates Americans’ ability to protect themselves, their loved ones and their property.
“However, as acting ATF Director, he has significant authority to recommend or classify which ATF positions are designated for appropriations, subject to legal challenges that may continue to arise during the shutdown.”
FOX News Digital reached out to ATF for comment but did not immediately hear back.
