ATF reverses rule targeting gun stores’ federal sales licenses [Video]

The Biden administration has reversed a much-criticized policy that required inspectors to revoke the federal firearms sales licenses for gun shops over certain paperwork errors or anomalies as part of a “zero tolerance” approach. 

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) voluntarily reversed the rule following a lawsuit by Austin, Texas, gun store owner Michael Cargill, an outspoken proponent of gun rights who argued the policy impeded access to firearms and was a barrier to the right to own firearms. 

“I’ve literally, single-handedly castrated the ATF,” Cargill told Fox News Digital. 

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Cargill brought the case with the support of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and America First Legal. 

Under the rule, which was issued in 2021 by the Biden administration, a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder could have their license revoked the first time they “willfully” …