
Republicans keep pressure on ATF as Senate bill aims to force agency to be transparent
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Congressional Republicans are keeping up the pressure on the ATF, with Idaho Senator James Risch introducing a bill to force more transparency from the agency.
"The ATF’s huge backlog of applications is triggered by a burdensome, seemingly endless process that fails to allow citizens access to an appeals process in the event of a wrongful denial," Risch told Fox News Digital. Houston Keene is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene
"The result: law-abiding Americans are prevented from exercising their Second Amendment rights," Risch continued. "As the Biden administration continues to create more and more hurdles for law-abiding gun owners, it is more than fair to demand the ATF stick to a strict timeline for reviewing applications and create an appeals process for rejected applicants."