The
New York Times just put out a piece on May 2, 2021 and I really have to say they’ve outdone themselves on this one. The article entitled “How the A.T.F., Key to Biden’s Gun Plan, Became an N.R.A. ‘Whipping Boy’” is so outlandish that to not comment would be a crime. Cam gave a rundown on this progressive “woe is me” love letter, but he focused more on the
Times’ fawning over Biden’s ATF nominee. I want to focus on the paper’s treatment of the agency itself.
Right from the eye catching headline, we must be hooked, and feel down right bad for the BATFE, or, as Joe Biden would call it, the AFT. Isn’t that what we’re supposed to do when we hear language like “whipping boy” tossed around? Excuse me if I have to emotionally detach myself from this situation, but I can’t take what the
How the A.T.F., Key to Bidenâs Gun Plan, Became an N.R.A. âWhipping Boyâ
The federal agency tasked with enforcing gun laws has been hamstrung for years by the firearms lobby. Now, the presidentâs plan to rein in gun violence hinges on the A.T.F.âs success.
Edward Stely walks through an outdoor container filled with thousands of paper gun records which are part of the National Tracing Center at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Martinsburg, W.V.Credit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
May 2, 2021, 5:38 p.m. ET
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. â If there was one moment that summed up the current state of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, it was when the floor at the agencyâs gun-tracing center caved in a couple of years ago under the weight of paper.
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