Gun Control Advocates Flood Comments Section in Support of Proposed ATF Rule to Restrict Gun Sales

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Gun rights activists say gun control groups have realized the importance of public comments in the Second Amendment debate.

A rule to redefine what doing business as a gun dealer meansโ€”proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)โ€”is supported by a majority of public commenters, with 10 days left in the comment period.

On Nov. 27, more than 230,000 of the 280,098 comments supported the plan. This is an estimate based on a review by The Epoch Times.

A search of the comments section revealed that 237,172 comments include the opening sentence about loopholes in federal law from a sample email posted on the Everytown for Gun Safety webpage.

Everytown for Gun Safety (Everytown) did not respond to an email seeking comment for this report.

On its webpage, Everytown claims that โ€œloopholesโ€ in the law allow the sale of guns to criminals through online sales, private transactions, and gun shows.

โ€œThe regulation goes directly to the loopholes we have been trying to close for years by expanding background checks to guns offered for sale online or at gun shows, keeping weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, and ultimately saving lives,โ€ the webpage reads.

โ€œBut for ATF to finish the job on this life-saving action, it needs to know that the public supports closing these dangerous loopholes. ATF needs to hear from us.โ€

Many of the online comments use language similar to the Everytown email, with some posting the sample message word-for-word.

This does not mean that all 237,172 support the rule. In at least one entry a commenter appears to support the rule but closes his comment with a vulgar expletive directed at the ATF.

Still, it appears clear that a majority of the commenters support the redefinition and the expansion of background checks.

One commenter who supported the redefinition claimed to have been involved in a school shooting in which the shooterโ€™s parents reportedly purchased guns for him. The commenter also claimed the shooter stole guns from family members.

Second Amendment advocates point out that the issues raised by Everytown are already addressed by the law. They say the comment section shows an organized anti-gun campaign, combined with cynicism among gun owners.

Byย Michael Clements

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