Overview

• The office led by Robert Leider intends to revise more than 50 ATF regulations under the deregulation initiative.
• The Justice Department would lay off roughly 541 of the agency’s over 800 firearms inspectors, shrinking the corps to about 260.
• ATF operates without a Senate-confirmed director and is temporarily overseen by FBI Director Kash Patel.
• Gun safety groups Everytown for Gun Safety and the Giffords Law Center say the changes would be a boon for traffickers and weaken law enforcement.
• A Justice Department spokesperson argues the move will reduce regulatory red tape for lawful gun owners and allow agents to focus on criminal investigations.