Reforming the ATF, maybe

Iowa Congressman Steve King is cosponsoring H.R. 2296 “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009”

Some provisions:

•Require BATFE to establish clear investigative guidelines.

•Clarify the licensing requirement for gunsmiths, distinguishing between repair and other gunsmith work and manufacture of a firearm. This would stop BATFE from arguing that minor gunsmithing or refinishing activities require a manufacturers’ license.

•Permanently ban creation of a centralized electronic index of out of business dealers’ records—a threat to gun owners’ privacy that Congress has barred through appropriations riders for more than a decade.

Read more at S. 941 and H.R. 2296

(Original at BATFE/Federal Firearms Law Reform, NRA-ILA)