EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senators Want To Make Sure Biden’s ‘Unlawful’ Gun Regs Are Good And Dead

A group of Republican senators sent a letter Thursday calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to slash numerous Biden-era gun rules.

The letter, led by Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn and co-signed by dozens of other lawmakers, called on ATF Deputy Director Marvin G. Richardson to review and strike down numerous rules and policies enacted during the Biden administration, such as the “ghost gun” and pistol brace rules, “zero-tolerance” policies for dealer violations and the “engaged in business” rule. President Donald Trump issued the executive order on Feb. 7, directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to review “all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, and other actions by the Biden Administration regarding firearms.”

Although many of the policies are on pause as they face legal challenges from gun rights activists, many still are on the books today.

“Under former President Joe Biden, ATF adopted numerous policies and rules that infringed upon Americans’ Second Amendment protections,” the letter reads. “President Trump’s Executive Order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review and develop a plan of action regarding President Biden’s unlawful firearms regulations. We ask that you work with the Attorney General to quickly identify and rescind these policies.”

Biden enacted a new “ghost gun” rule in 2022, which treated uncompleted lower receivers as full firearms. The law is currently being challenged