Thursday, February 3, 2022

"Hypocrisy at the Highest Levels" ATF Asks Judge to Close Hunter Biden Gun Inquiry

In November of 2020, David Codrea of AmmoLand did some real journalism and filed a FIOA request with the ATF & Secret Service to see if there was any firearms prosecution for this event or why there was no prosecution brought if not.

The Secret Service and ATF attempted to deny Mr. Codrea's FIOA request in different ways.

Mr. Codrea's lawyer appealed the decision, but the DOJ backed the ATF in denying the appeal.

Mr. Codrea's lawyer filed a complaint to compel the ATF to answer the FIOA request.

On January 30, 2022, the ATF asked for this FOIA request to be dismissed, asking for summary judgment.

"Plaintiff seeks any records ATF might have about a firearms prosecution or about why no prosecution has been brought. Because confirming or denying the existence of any responsive records would reveal whether or not ATF conducted a criminal investigation involving Mr. Biden, and because Mr. Biden has a significant privacy interest in that information that is not outweighed by the public's interest in disclosure, ATF followed its standard approach in such a case and properly asserted what is known as a Glomar response to the FOIA request based on FOIA's privacy exemptions Accordingly, ATF is entitled to summary judgment, as its Glomar response is the sole issue for resolution in this case."

The ATF changes its mind, and all of a sudden average people become felons in possession of unregistered machine guns overnight.
 

https://themachinegunnest.com/hypocrisy-at-the-highest-levels-atf-asks-judge-to-close-hunter-biden-gun-inquiry/ 

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