Under the Biden administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives gained new authority, but after a tumultuous year, the agency’s director, Steven Dettelbach, plans to resign before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
In November, the ATF raided the home of Baltimore gun rights activist Mark “Choppa” Manley, but made no arrests or confiscations. Agents reportedly ordered Manley and family members out of their home at gunpoint, then checked serial numbers on his guns.
In March, ATF agents raided the home of Bryan Malinowski, the executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Ark., after gaining a search warrant alleging he was illegally selling guns. Malinowski was killed in an exchange of gunfire with agents.
A state prosecutor determined the shooting didn’t violate Arkansas state…
