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Trump Administration Targets ATF, with Plans to Cut Jobs and Ease Gun Restrictions

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The Trump administration has set its sights on restructuring the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, including plans to loosen gun regulations and significantly reduce its budget.Two weeks ago, the administration sent staff from the Department of Government Efficiency, the administration’s government-slashing initiative, into the agency with a goal of cutting regulations quickly, according to people familiar with the matter who …

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As part of its plan to cut the budget of the Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), US President Donald Trump’s government wants to modify around half a hundred of its regulations, including simplifying and easing background checks to buy weapons. The controversial Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) has been sending staff to review the functioning of the ATF, of which it wants to eliminate about 540 of its inspector…

As part of its plan to cut the budget of the Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the U.S. President Donald Trump’s government wants to modify around half a hundred of its regulations, including simplifying and easing background checks to buy weapons, according to EFE. The controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been sending staff to review the functioning of the ATF, of which it wants to eliminate abou…

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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