'You've In Fact Exceeded Your Authority': Gaetz Drills Into ATF Director Over Controversial Rule

At today's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) questioned ATF Director Steven Dettelbach about a rule for classifying gun sellers.
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  • @tmp1957
    @tmp1957Ай бұрын

    Disband the ATF now.

  • @johnryan2

    @johnryan2

    Ай бұрын

    AMEN!!!

  • @greghawkman

    @greghawkman

    Ай бұрын

    Arguing with progressive activists, is pointless.

  • @dominickperino3142

    @dominickperino3142

    Ай бұрын

    They look like brown shirts to me....

  • @greghawkman

    @greghawkman

    Ай бұрын

    @@dominickperino3142 Brown shirts sounds like 1930s anti German propaganda...this is here in America and now.

  • @Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove

    @Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove

    29 күн бұрын

    This is the only way. It's an unconstitutional agency, among many, that are doing unconstitutional activities. The ATF director keeps saying they don't write law, but they do. They write regulations without a legislative vote, and then use lethal force to enforce those regulations. I'm sorry, but that certainly sounds like the ATF writes law.

  • @rickybobby7276
    @rickybobby7276Ай бұрын

    The ATF literally exists to violate your 2nd amendment rights.

  • @patriot9455

    @patriot9455

    Ай бұрын

    Are you thinking they have rules written in Russian or Chinese

  • @tjtrent2351

    @tjtrent2351

    Ай бұрын

    The ATF should and needs to be totally abolished. The only other option we have is to not comply to outrageous rules, and support each other, like CRS when they come after you. It only takes so long before the Federal Gov reigns them in when we start not complying and voting pro 2A representatives in to office Until then we will continue allowing the 2nd to be walked all over and pissed on by Liberals and ATF.

  • @sammyking2371

    @sammyking2371

    Ай бұрын

    ​@tjtrent2351 the problem is they'll show up with 50 armed men to one person's home at a time and I don't care how well you're armed you won't win and they know this. The shitty part is that they can get so many agents to go against our rights to come and take them.

  • @I2AT

    @I2AT

    Ай бұрын

    Harris exists to violate your 2nd amendment rights…..

  • @guysumpthin2974

    @guysumpthin2974

    Ай бұрын

    “It’s still in litigation” , ok then , how about not killing people over it ?

  • @jerrykr7kz
    @jerrykr7kz29 күн бұрын

    WHY DOES CONGRESS NOT HAVE THE POWER TO FLATLY COME OUT AND SAY, " ANSWER THE QUESTION WITH YES OR NO, OR YOU WILL BE HELD IN CONTENPT!"

  • @ForeverTheWar

    @ForeverTheWar

    27 күн бұрын

    I might be wrong but I am pretty sure Congress has no legal authority to impose laws over individuals, they simply have the legal right to investigate agencies and corresponding individuals to help find information as to why certain actions and decisions are or were made. You also would need a judge to have him held in contempt. If I am wrong please correct me, this is a hail marry from high school government class from 20 years ago.

  • @the_inquisitive_inquisitor

    @the_inquisitive_inquisitor

    27 күн бұрын

    @@ForeverTheWar I believe you are correct, but Senators ought to be able to force you to answer questions.

  • @1stAkasi

    @1stAkasi

    27 күн бұрын

    All of these “inquiries “ are nothing but a joke and waste of money, nothing is ever done… look at all the fbi bullshit.

  • @richardcranium6081

    @richardcranium6081

    26 күн бұрын

    just more evasive answers from the same faction

  • @aaronhausken3226

    @aaronhausken3226

    26 күн бұрын

    policy is not law, AFT cannot make laws, only policy.

  • @debbiecarter2674
    @debbiecarter267429 күн бұрын

    Shut down this ATF they are making up their own rules ENOUGH

  • @Christina-71

    @Christina-71

    27 күн бұрын

    Yep, they're setting us all up to break laws! 400 pages of "explanation" on one fire arms law? The laws are completely out of control! There needs to be a limit ffs!

  • @mikewallace8087

    @mikewallace8087

    26 күн бұрын

    They are making laws with monetary infringements and possible imprisonment and rights taken.

  • @reneeg4817

    @reneeg4817

    26 күн бұрын

    Yup

  • @miki_9034

    @miki_9034

    25 күн бұрын

    This is all for show, so you can feel better. They'll be dining & wining together after this "grilling".

  • @richardcallihan9746

    @richardcallihan9746

    20 күн бұрын

    ATF turned off power to the house, taped over cameras, and then Broke in. Said Police. {Just What a Home Envader Would Do.}

  • @ronaldprovencher7570
    @ronaldprovencher7570Ай бұрын

    STOP TALKING REMOVE HIM AND DISBAND THE ATF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @deeandrews7051

    @deeandrews7051

    Ай бұрын

    Trump will make some changes to the FBI, ATF, CIA and some other out of control govt. agencies. Can't wait til November when we get rid of the demented tyrant currently in office.

  • @jeremyweems4916

    @jeremyweems4916

    29 күн бұрын

    If they weren't disbanded after Waco, Ruby Ridge, Fast and Furious, etc..... they never will be.

  • @dwightcurrie8316

    @dwightcurrie8316

    28 күн бұрын

    They don't have the authority, or, More Than Likely, The Guts, Either.....Sadly

  • @dwightcurrie8316

    @dwightcurrie8316

    28 күн бұрын

    @@jeremyweems4916 That's The Spirit!!! Isn't Apathy a wonderful thing??? It requires No Effort, but leaves one free to Complain Incessantly, without lifting a finger

  • @maureenjossick429

    @maureenjossick429

    27 күн бұрын

    @@dwightcurrie8316😂😂BURNNNN…🔥well this ain’t Waco-now the Govt is the terrorist organization NOW!

  • @dakotatheplumber1287
    @dakotatheplumber1287Ай бұрын

    When a law becomes too convoluted to be understood by a normal citizen, it is unlawful.

  • @LRRPFco52

    @LRRPFco52

    Ай бұрын

    Any infringement is already expressly unlawful, as stated by the Bill of Rights.

  • @rickgilbrt

    @rickgilbrt

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@LRRPFco52 that poorly punctuated, incompletely thought-out statement that got adopted as the 2nd Amendment.

  • @LRRPFco52

    @LRRPFco52

    Ай бұрын

    @@rickgilbrt If someone has convinced you of the illegitimatacy of the Bill of Rights based on their understanding of English grammar in 2024, you should purge that source from your perspective and go study 180 years of Supreme Court rulings on the issue.

  • @dankcincy

    @dankcincy

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@LRRPFco52I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic

  • @OneMeanArtist

    @OneMeanArtist

    Ай бұрын

    “A Law repugnant to the Constitution is void.” Marbury v. Madison, Supreme Court (1803)

  • @shannonpaplow7754
    @shannonpaplow775428 күн бұрын

    No more Hard questions... Only handing out HARD TIME in FEDERAL PRISON for these Criminal ATF people that think they are above the LAW and the Constitution.

  • @jackdepalma

    @jackdepalma

    26 күн бұрын

    current economic data under the Biden administration paint a picture of resilience and growth. Since President Biden took office, the economy has been growing at an annual rate of 2.8%, slightly outpacing the growth rate under President Trump before the COVID-19 pandemic. This growth trajectory contradicts the widespread belief that the economy is in a recession. Inflation has been curbed, unemployment rates are at historic lows, and the stock market has experienced significant gains. As of now, unemployment hovers below 4%, marking a 50-year low. This is a stark contrast to the misconception held by half of Americans, who believe unemployment is at a 50-year high. This misperception extends to the stock market, where 50% of the public thinks stocks are down for the year. Contrary to this belief, stocks have risen by 11% this year and have surged 45% since Biden took office.

  • @miki_9034

    @miki_9034

    25 күн бұрын

    This is all for show, so you can feel better. They'll be dining & wining together after this "grilling".

  • @mikedyson2077
    @mikedyson207729 күн бұрын

    The ATF needs to be shut down

  • @DestructZero
    @DestructZeroАй бұрын

    The ATF needs to be abolished. 😡

  • @Tracey-cg8vv

    @Tracey-cg8vv

    Ай бұрын

    Absolutely! They're out if control!

  • @JSmith-ou3sk

    @JSmith-ou3sk

    Ай бұрын

    Ahyup

  • @j.p.sixgunner7194

    @j.p.sixgunner7194

    28 күн бұрын

    ​@@Tracey-cg8vvAbsolutely! Never should have been created.

  • @jeffreyreid7036

    @jeffreyreid7036

    28 күн бұрын

    There is no constitutional authority for this rogue agency to exist.

  • @justtryme2020

    @justtryme2020

    27 күн бұрын

    🙌

  • @otisspunkmeyer9339
    @otisspunkmeyer9339Ай бұрын

    How is the ATF still a part of our government

  • @MF-hz6xx

    @MF-hz6xx

    Ай бұрын

    Administrative acting as legislature with executive approval.

  • @virginiashirley4139

    @virginiashirley4139

    Ай бұрын

    You know, everybody doesn't like guns, however, when we defund the police, people like to feel safe, they buy more guns, so I am saying defunding the police is counter intuitive.

  • @rmf9567

    @rmf9567

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@virginiashirley4139the Democrat tactic is to take away weapons and police.. we need more of both

  • @JBall-hd8bw

    @JBall-hd8bw

    Ай бұрын

    What makes you think they are? Seems like they're acting as their own govt.

  • @texascop

    @texascop

    Ай бұрын

    Look at Waco absolute power corrupts. How is it that everyone has forgotten. It was common knowledge that the Sheriff could have arrested David Korish without incident. But o no, the ATF wanted to use force. Just how did that go. Answer NOT TO GOOD.

  • @tompowers8495
    @tompowers849527 күн бұрын

    I am embarrassed that this meally mouthed director...this poor excuse of a man is in a position of authority in my beloved Country

  • @personreanimation
    @personreanimation26 күн бұрын

    DISBAND THE ATF NOW!

  • @richardcallihan9746

    @richardcallihan9746

    20 күн бұрын

    ATF turned off power to the house, taped over cameras, and then Broke in. Said Police. {Just What a Home Envader Would Do.}

  • @user-sx9hu2nl8t
    @user-sx9hu2nl8tАй бұрын

    All in Congress: Just stop with the BS and cut all the funding from this man's budget. Shut the ATF down permanently.

  • @andrewcanady6644

    @andrewcanady6644

    29 күн бұрын

    You’re right. We need to organize and prepare candidates that will do what is just and honorable, and attempt to change things peacefully working within government before everyday American’s fuse burns out. Currently, the Dems and Repubs together vote to waste the people’s resources and spit on the people’s rights. If we can’t organize a new organization of purely patriot, revolutionary Americans that put American people and their rights first…. it’s not going to be good for anyone. I want peace. That’s why I promote a new organization. The Dems and Repubs have failed the people. What do you think?

  • @shadovanish7435

    @shadovanish7435

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@andrewcanady6644I suspect that for Congress to effectively dissolve the ATF through 100% removal of funding, sending the (former) agent maggots "onto the street", would be helpful to prevent firearm owning citizens from revolting. However, creating another, new Gov't "organization" to replace the ATF would likely result in a starting point for corruption & power expansion to infest the new "organization", just as the ATF been similarly so infested for years. There are already several very powerful federal law enforcement agencies in existence, such as the FBI, U.S. Marshalls, DHS, DEA, USCG & the BATFE (usually known simply as the "ATF"), & I'm quite sure these agencies have overlapping authority. In addition, I'm quite sure there are other (non law enforcement specific) federal agencies (such as the NRC, NSA, FDA & others) that likely could, & probably do act in a law enforcement role independently, or in support of the "dedicated" federal law enforcement agencies. Before the creation of the DHS, the FBI (as well as the CIA, I believe) was tasked with the same responsibility as now lies with the DHS. Since the FBI already had (for many years) the DHS's responsibility, there should have been no good reason to create the DHS, & thus it seems most likely the DHS was created mainly to expand the size & power of the federal Govt. I think if the ATF were to be dissolved, & it was decided to transfer its responsibility to another Govt organization, it would probably be better if that organization was already established (& carefully reformed & enforced toward acting constitutionally) rather than create a new organization, as there are too many powerful federal organizations, as it is, & they are probably all corrupt, to some degree.

  • @xycap8351

    @xycap8351

    27 күн бұрын

    GOP is performing for the camera to fundraise by posing as representing constituents

  • @xycap8351

    @xycap8351

    27 күн бұрын

    CONSERVATIVE posers fundraise off performance theater trying to look as if they serve constituents

  • @JessicaFerri-um4hf

    @JessicaFerri-um4hf

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@andrewcanady6644 I consider the Republicans are the ones that work for the American people. Lincoln was the first Republican president and won the first civil war to abolish slavery in our country forever. President Jackson liberated our country from Muslim threat. These are the great heroes of our country.

  • @bigdog1150
    @bigdog1150Ай бұрын

    Defund all 3 letter agencies

  • @lemmingfiftyone

    @lemmingfiftyone

    Ай бұрын

    and 4 letter agencies, and especially the 5 letter agencies (BATFE)

  • @danaday7266

    @danaday7266

    Ай бұрын

    agree the FBI, DOJ , ATF etc all work for the Biden administration and just like Biden they all appear to be corrupt

  • @michaelmiller-hr6vz
    @michaelmiller-hr6vz28 күн бұрын

    This stuff is so infuriating- these people who come before these committees NEVER give a straight answers or even say”We were wrong”. It’s so obvious they are.

  • @asdfbeau

    @asdfbeau

    27 күн бұрын

    The point of these hearings is to make the public aware. No justice will be had here- you are expected to watch these and get involved.

  • @argonaught

    @argonaught

    2 күн бұрын

    Because it's all bread and circus. It's just a show to appease the people. To pacify the possibility of a revolt.

  • @douglashewitt5064
    @douglashewitt506429 күн бұрын

    Gaetz is stellar. We need more Repubs like him. More Conservatives.

  • @hill1776

    @hill1776

    25 күн бұрын

    MATT GAETZ IS ALWAYS ARTICULATE AND IN THE FIGHT FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS. TOO BAD OUR WHOLE CONGRESS DOESN’T STAND UP LIKE HE DOES.

  • @jamiekirbitz586

    @jamiekirbitz586

    Күн бұрын

    Exactly, and that's why the dems are trying to off him by dragging him through court on a shit ton of bogus accusations.

  • @tracyshoemake9686
    @tracyshoemake9686Ай бұрын

    And this is the head of the ATF.We are in bad need of intelligent leadership.

  • @karenoconnell9423

    @karenoconnell9423

    Ай бұрын

    Well, he's a peach compared to Mayorcas!

  • @robertbrown7470

    @robertbrown7470

    Ай бұрын

    Sounds like a criminal trying to defend himself on a witness stand and is purposely evading the questions.

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    Diabolical.

  • @jerrychandler657

    @jerrychandler657

    Ай бұрын

    He seems unintelligent because he is being deceptive and ambiguous to hide his true intentions. He cannot be honest and successfully steal our rights.

  • @KEN-pl3df

    @KEN-pl3df

    Ай бұрын

    From this administration? this is exactly what happens when you have illegitimate leadership, complete incompetence

  • @MontanaTactical
    @MontanaTacticalАй бұрын

    This is ridiculous. The ATF is wrong to do this law abiding citizens.

  • @Barskor1

    @Barskor1

    Ай бұрын

    The ATF its self is illegal.

  • @huwhitecavebeast1972

    @huwhitecavebeast1972

    29 күн бұрын

    Don't use the term law abiding. You can be made a felon overnight by the stroke of a pen. Say "peaceable citizen" instead. It is what we used to say before there was an effort by certain 3 letter agencies to make the term "law abiding" a common phrase relating to gun ownership.

  • @GuyIncognito-mw8mr

    @GuyIncognito-mw8mr

    23 күн бұрын

    Well they do what they do because we allow them to get away with it

  • @Barskor1

    @Barskor1

    23 күн бұрын

    @@GuyIncognito-mw8mr What will it take to not allow it? If the other politicians we would vote for do nothing Law En-Farce-Ment does nothing the DOJ does nothing what is left after that? We know and it is socially taboo to talk about it.

  • @UpTheRa007
    @UpTheRa007Ай бұрын

    Never forget ATF on April 19 1993 raised a Battle Flag over the burned body’s of women and children #Sickening

  • @asdfbeau

    @asdfbeau

    27 күн бұрын

    haven't forgotten the Weavers, either.

  • @the_inquisitive_inquisitor

    @the_inquisitive_inquisitor

    27 күн бұрын

    I was raised to Never Forget and to Never Forgive (a different atrocity, but I took the lesson to heart).

  • @wozn7195

    @wozn7195

    25 күн бұрын

    Not from the US - But that was the thing where they besieged that coumpound and lit it with granades?

  • @GuyIncognito-mw8mr

    @GuyIncognito-mw8mr

    23 күн бұрын

    They used a napalm type incidary devise on the end of a boom with a military vehicle they were prohibiting from possessing in any type or fashion……

  • @smo202
    @smo20227 күн бұрын

    Every one of these people who refuse to answer a simple question should be dismissed immediately and charged with any crimes available for their actions. Just a huge waste of time and our money.

  • @rachaelholzer966

    @rachaelholzer966

    20 күн бұрын

    Absolutely Agree.

  • @beaufred07
    @beaufred07Ай бұрын

    Impeach the ATF director!!

  • @Razgriz85

    @Razgriz85

    Ай бұрын

    You misspelled "abolish the atf, imprison every atf agent, especially the director that has lied to congress on multiple occasions, and repeal all gun laws because they're infringements on our right to bear arms."

  • @beaufred07

    @beaufred07

    Ай бұрын

    @@Razgriz85 thanks for fixing my misspelling.😁

  • @tylerjones2695

    @tylerjones2695

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@beaufred07it's the right thought that counts, maybe they're an ocd English teacher, but they feel better now

  • @enforcerridley158

    @enforcerridley158

    29 күн бұрын

    But the ATF Director isn't an elected official, therefore cannot be impeached but can ne fired.

  • @ralphcrume2173

    @ralphcrume2173

    26 күн бұрын

    FIRED HIM!

  • @88997799
    @88997799Ай бұрын

    Watched all of it. The ATF needs to be defunded.

  • @IIcultivatorII

    @IIcultivatorII

    28 күн бұрын

    Government is compromised and won’t do shit about this

  • @lrussell851
    @lrussell85127 күн бұрын

    Never trust a federal agent.

  • @douglashewitt5064
    @douglashewitt506429 күн бұрын

    Convoluted laws need immediate rejection. Define it or reject it. That is the law. ATF is illegal.

  • @danmeek928
    @danmeek928Ай бұрын

    He’s not gonna answer any question, probably two reasons. Number one he doesn’t know the answers, number two he doesn’t care.

  • @thetest8777

    @thetest8777

    Ай бұрын

    Both

  • @thomaslawson801

    @thomaslawson801

    Ай бұрын

    Number three. He doesn't want to be indicted as a co-conspirater to murder.😢

  • @BobM.-to9ji

    @BobM.-to9ji

    Ай бұрын

    Watch a republican not answer questions worse, because they are asked reasonable questions by Dems. FDJT

  • @davemurray2880

    @davemurray2880

    Ай бұрын

    Bob can't stop crying .

  • @pricklycactusblossom6790

    @pricklycactusblossom6790

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@davemurray2880😂 I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. And you are correct 💯

  • @Todd-zy6gg
    @Todd-zy6ggАй бұрын

    DEFUND ATF

  • @donstash4295

    @donstash4295

    27 күн бұрын

    ATF defund defund defund delete delete delete

  • @ltcajh
    @ltcajh29 күн бұрын

    What gives an agency the right to elaborate on law? None!

  • @tinas1101
    @tinas110128 күн бұрын

    If you can't answer the question you can't do the job

  • @mcpig3240
    @mcpig3240Ай бұрын

    Constitutionally vague and obscure. Unconstitutional.

  • @robertmichienzie7365
    @robertmichienzie736527 күн бұрын

    There is not one single federal agency that is not corrupt

  • @the_inquisitive_inquisitor

    @the_inquisitive_inquisitor

    27 күн бұрын

    "Federal" and "corrupt" mean the same thing.

  • @miki_9034

    @miki_9034

    25 күн бұрын

    This is all for show, so you can feel better. They'll be dining & wining together after this "grilling" session.

  • @davidkoenigsaecker6132
    @davidkoenigsaecker613227 күн бұрын

    This guy should be in jail.🐀💩🤡💯

  • @jamjedi1972
    @jamjedi1972Ай бұрын

    Yeah 400 pages and intentionally made vague as hell. Unbelievable that the ATF is allowed to get by with this crap.

  • @joshlcaudill

    @joshlcaudill

    Ай бұрын

    that way you can prosecute enemies and shield friends

  • @cwr8618

    @cwr8618

    Ай бұрын

    seriously, how is the common citizen, who has their own job and family, supposed to be reading 400 page documents for goverment's way off applying to 1 small sliver of their lives? we're all over-governed, and over-regulated. these lawyers just make everything convoluted and confuse us into oblivion, while enhancing their own positions as 'officials'

  • @jamjedi1972

    @jamjedi1972

    Ай бұрын

    @@joshlcaudill Yep you gotta it brother. So damn unbelievable they can get away with this kinda of crap. But hell this is just the tip of the iceberg,,, I’m sure you’ve seen all the radical nut jobs that will soon be judges? The perfect storm for a full tyrannical country in the making. And we all have front row seats.

  • @rolandsmith4394

    @rolandsmith4394

    Ай бұрын

    It's the whole deep state federal gov. We need Trump so badly

  • @jeffcastetter6122

    @jeffcastetter6122

    Ай бұрын

    Never a common sense or understandable answer! Bereft of morals or knowledge of ATF’s rules!

  • @lapicker1010
    @lapicker1010Ай бұрын

    Yeah, they just murdered a guy because they thought he MIGHT have exceeded that very arbitrary threshold.

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @MmmmGoodBoy

    @MmmmGoodBoy

    27 күн бұрын

    Before the arbitrary threshold was even implemented

  • @renataheiberg7534

    @renataheiberg7534

    25 күн бұрын

    You know, as an addendum of sorts to the new policy.

  • @luvya9471
    @luvya947127 күн бұрын

    Honest answers are straight forward. You give answers like this when your hiding or covering up what your really up to.

  • @agethauno6592
    @agethauno659226 күн бұрын

    Why can't these people ever answer a simple question?

  • @auntlala4971
    @auntlala4971Ай бұрын

    Shut down the criminal ATF creeps sneaking around trying to close down small gun owners

  • @erraticstatic70
    @erraticstatic70Ай бұрын

    so how is the ATF continually allowed to circumvent the law and the constitution without any consequences!?!

  • @IIcultivatorII

    @IIcultivatorII

    28 күн бұрын

    Easy. Have a compromised do nothing government.

  • @K162KingPin

    @K162KingPin

    27 күн бұрын

    Because on the one hand the government wants to take away gun rights. On the other hand they want to appear to be champions fighting for our freedom to own guns. It's all just a show.

  • @BlessedChild7
    @BlessedChild728 күн бұрын

    I can swear that this man came to the hearing drunk. He cannot answer simple questions. The ATF needs to be shut down

  • @Blue_Siberian
    @Blue_Siberian28 күн бұрын

    None of them will ever answer the questions

  • @AlanRoehrich9651
    @AlanRoehrich9651Ай бұрын

    Under the Constitution, the BATFE has no authority to begin with.

  • @afdgxzghzgfhgfzhazghzdfhxf

    @afdgxzghzgfhgfzhazghzdfhxf

    Ай бұрын

    It does, but only to go after criminals and to enforce constitutional laws passed by The Congress.

  • @hbunny322

    @hbunny322

    28 күн бұрын

    The Constitution does not cover any illegal/unlawful 3 letter subcontractor corporation. Nor does it allow a Corporation be a govt. We have NO GOVT, The Federal Govt is a Corporation and belongs to its parent corporation, US INC which controls DC/Dist of Columbia Municipal and Territorial Jurisdictions, including all 3 branch corporations, Military Industrial Complex, Congress Corporation and Corporate Elections. All State and Local govts are also Corporations. Absolutely and completely without the peoples CONSENT or KNOWLEDGE. US INC is a Foreign For Profit Entity. The ATF-DEA-FBI-CIA-DOJ-NSA-DOD-DHS-FCC-FDA-CDC-NIH-DMV etc are all illegal-unlawful and have NO authority-power or control over the people. There is no dem or repub parties every official-politician-public servant works for a Corporation not the people. No president is elected by us, a CEO=fake president, is selected to the Corporation of DC. It has been this way since 1871.

  • @afdgxzghzgfhgfzhazghzdfhxf

    @afdgxzghzgfhgfzhazghzdfhxf

    28 күн бұрын

    @@hbunny322 Ok bro...

  • @tombworld9012
    @tombworld9012Ай бұрын

    Dettlebach: "Look up what we've published." No, YOU are in charge, YOU need to be able to state on the record what it means. If YOU can't respond YOU need to be removed from the position.

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    Guy is a weasel.

  • @KiamichiOzarks

    @KiamichiOzarks

    29 күн бұрын

    He even looks like a thug, like part of the arkancide mafia.

  • @patwoodare84
    @patwoodare8428 күн бұрын

    What a dork. Defund them!

  • @MrJohnnyb42
    @MrJohnnyb4228 күн бұрын

    I can't even watch this. Despicable!

  • @raptorman48
    @raptorman48Ай бұрын

    The infringements on the second amendment must stop! We have the right to keep and bare arms period end of story!

  • @ray.shoesmith

    @ray.shoesmith

    Ай бұрын

    You have a right to wear short sleeves.

  • @REDMAN298

    @REDMAN298

    Ай бұрын

    What does the right to bear arms really mean? The right to bear arms generally refers to a person's right to possess weapons. Over the years, the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution's right to bear arms as an individual self-defense right, making it very difficult for Congress to regulate guns.

  • @Echo_Charlie

    @Echo_Charlie

    Ай бұрын

    @@REDMAN298 No, the right to possess is the KEEP part of "keep and bear". The bear part means to carry on their person. The second amendment grants the people the right to own and carry on their person armaments (the weapons, ammunition, and materials necessary to conduct warfare). We keep watering it down to a gun issue, but realistically people owned warships, field artillery, and explosives in addition to firearms. To borrow the words of one who lived during the drafting of these amendments "...Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American… The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people." - Tench Coxe

  • @DrDangerPuppy

    @DrDangerPuppy

    Ай бұрын

    @@Echo_Charlie Nice! I haven't seen that one. “The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.” - Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824 “A militia when properly formed are in fact the people themselves…and include, according to the past and general usage of the states, all men capable of bearing arms… “To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” - Richard Henry Lee, Federal Farmer No. 18, January 25, 1788 “The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” - Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788 “The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them.” - Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833

  • @DrDangerPuppy

    @DrDangerPuppy

    Ай бұрын

    @@ray.shoesmith It's a burden we bear.

  • @michaeltraugott5382
    @michaeltraugott5382Ай бұрын

    So the ATF director didn't answer any questions

  • @patrickgriffitt6551

    @patrickgriffitt6551

    Ай бұрын

    And we expected what?

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    @@patrickgriffitt6551 Just more gibberish.

  • @peteyou2325

    @peteyou2325

    Ай бұрын

    Surprised??

  • @letsdothis9063

    @letsdothis9063

    29 күн бұрын

    They never do.

  • @skinnyb8230

    @skinnyb8230

    29 күн бұрын

    "It depends"

  • @CowboyRepublic45
    @CowboyRepublic4528 күн бұрын

    The ATF needs to go away!

  • @stormyweather2837
    @stormyweather283728 күн бұрын

    #DEFUND ATF

  • @user-gc7zt5cw3x
    @user-gc7zt5cw3xАй бұрын

    Does the ATF believe I’m safer if criminals are the only ones who are allowed to own weapons!

  • @FosterTravis1071

    @FosterTravis1071

    Ай бұрын

    As long as you are disarmed, they could care less.

  • @kevind1650

    @kevind1650

    Ай бұрын

    yes. The federal government has determined that guns in the possession of everyday traditional Americans who don't agree politically with their extreme leftixt masters are the greatest threat to power they face.

  • @LRRPFco52

    @LRRPFco52

    Ай бұрын

    That's the point. Citizens disarmed, begging for more police to "fight" criminals, with their budget and staffing constantly increasing.

  • @PleaseNThankYou

    @PleaseNThankYou

    Ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @kathybray2838

    @kathybray2838

    Ай бұрын

    They don’t want you “safer”, they want you vulnerable to their own attack!

  • @SZE3719
    @SZE3719Ай бұрын

    As a former Police Officer the actions of the ATF are totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL, ILLEGAL, APPALLING, DISGRACEFUL & DISGUSTING. Look at the whole scenario: To start with, it was a search warrant not an arrest warrant, Mr.Malinowski had no criminal record at all, LEGALLY & CONSTITUTIONALLY EVERY homeowner (& citizen for that matter) has the right to self-defense especially in their own home to use whatever force is necessary to stop an intruder if they feel their lives are threatened. Mr Malinowski & his wife are asleep in their beds, the ATF cuts the power to the house (which means there is now very little to no light in the entire house), & I think they also jammed the frequencies to the mobile devices (which means they can't call 911) & the ATF breaks down/smashes down the door & the homeowners are awakened by the noise of the door being smashed down. They like any other normal person with a half a brain would think that they have an intruder in the house, he loads a gun (mine would've been already loaded) & goes to investigate to see if there is an intruder or intruders in the house. Remember the power is cut to the house, it is dark & going to see if there are intruders he sees a subject or subjects in front of him. Feeling that both him & his wife's lives are threatened he does what any normal person with half of brain SHOULD DO, he shoots the gun at the intruder/intruders & the ATF shoot & kill/ murder/ assassinate him. WHAT A PATHETIC DISGRACEFUL JOKE!! Mr. Malinowski was defending both his & his wife's lives & the ATF murders him for CONSTITUTIONALLY & LEGALLY defending their own lives against intruders in their own house whose appearances can't be well recognized BECAUSE THEY/THE ATF CUT THE POWER TO THE HOUSE. THIS WAS A TOTAL HIT JOB/ ASSASSINATION BY THE ATF. EVERY ATF AGENT INVOLVED IN THIS INCLUDING THEIR SUPERIORS & DETTLEBAUCH NEED TO. BE FIRED, CHARGED W/MURDER, PROSECUTED & SENT TO PRISON. THE ATF DID NOT HAVE TO & SHOULD NOT HAVE HANDLED A SEARCH WARRANT IN THIS MANNER

  • @froggienm71

    @froggienm71

    27 күн бұрын

    100% in agreement sir

  • @SZE3719

    @SZE3719

    27 күн бұрын

    @@froggienm71AMEN

  • @duanehopland7506

    @duanehopland7506

    26 күн бұрын

    yes sir !

  • @d454b

    @d454b

    26 күн бұрын

    Not trolling: I agree 100% with you. Can you explain what the ATF was thinking? Was this a heavy handed cluster-eff or the ATF finding a solution outside the courts? Would love to hear thoughts. Thx

  • @user-kp9sc6jh3e

    @user-kp9sc6jh3e

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@froggienm71accurately stated

  • @spaceweasel
    @spaceweasel26 күн бұрын

    This guy thinks he has to explain to Congress what they say when they write laws. He, and poeople like him, should be removed from any government employment!!!

  • @mapostman
    @mapostman27 күн бұрын

    Why can’t these bureaucrats be honest? Because they don’t know what honesty is.

  • @cbalways484
    @cbalways484Ай бұрын

    Yeah it’s time to disband.

  • @mudduck851
    @mudduck851Ай бұрын

    If the director of the ATF cannot articulate what the law that takes 16 pages to write how in gods green earth will the normal person ever be able to navigate this law.

  • @TaylorTEK

    @TaylorTEK

    Ай бұрын

    They don't want them to, thats the point.

  • @kathybray2838

    @kathybray2838

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly correct!

  • @mcpig3240

    @mcpig3240

    Ай бұрын

    They're not, they want us to break their contrived laws so they can scare the rest of us into compliance and subjugation.

  • @telesniper2

    @telesniper2

    Ай бұрын

    Yes it should be void for vagueness under ex post facto

  • @kennethmoles4643

    @kennethmoles4643

    Ай бұрын

    That's the point. The ATF gets to decide how it's interpreted for each incident.

  • @OdinForce4
    @OdinForce426 күн бұрын

    The director should know the law that he is supposed to enforce

  • @L0rdDeLtA
    @L0rdDeLtA29 күн бұрын

    This dude needs to get life in prison. Always beating around the question and not answering at all

  • @rogergolden8950
    @rogergolden8950Ай бұрын

    Hopefully justice will prevail. Save taxpayers money and live. ATF is the Presidents hit squad..

  • @virginiahunt357

    @virginiahunt357

    29 күн бұрын

    Exactly

  • @Divided-we-fall

    @Divided-we-fall

    29 күн бұрын

    We desperately need at least a third party with enough seats in congress and the Senate to break the monopoly the Democrats and Republicans have created. Our founding fathers literally warned us against allowing a 2 party system to come to power

  • @carl6153

    @carl6153

    29 күн бұрын

    Residents hit squad,NOT MY PRESIDENT EVER FJB

  • @CountryFenderBass
    @CountryFenderBassАй бұрын

    They make it vague so they can arrest anyone they wish…

  • @jastar7350

    @jastar7350

    28 күн бұрын

    and 400 pages long so no one will read it. Einstein said if you can’t explain it plainly then you don’t understand it.

  • @user-bn9xx4yz1n
    @user-bn9xx4yz1n27 күн бұрын

    so is he blaming congress for this man's murder?

  • @TheGlitched-NPC
    @TheGlitched-NPC28 күн бұрын

    Less than 1% of Americans have watched this. Very sad to see how little people care about their rights.

  • @USATRUMP
    @USATRUMPАй бұрын

    Disband the ATF, FBI, CIA. Reeeeeee 🐸

  • @jimplante7699

    @jimplante7699

    Ай бұрын

    And the U.N.

  • @auntlala4971

    @auntlala4971

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@jimplante7699don't forget the dept of education awful agency

  • @user-cp2sx8gp2z

    @user-cp2sx8gp2z

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, all of our institutions have been infiltrated by the ivyleague communists, defund all and support your local sheriff.

  • @duanehopland7506

    @duanehopland7506

    26 күн бұрын

    cdc and all three letter agencies abolished, defunded ,done away with

  • @MrStringman58
    @MrStringman58Ай бұрын

    Not a single question was answered. Looks like a typical Congressional hearing. It’s no wonder we look at these people with such contempt.

  • @billual
    @billual26 күн бұрын

    I am in favor of Congress making the laws and a reduced ATF enforcing them. We are getting a bit of heavy with ATF people and I don't think they need to be telling us what to do with the weapons we owned

  • @eriesniper
    @eriesniper27 күн бұрын

    I can't listen to this fool Dettlebach anymore.

  • @Jerry_Fried
    @Jerry_FriedАй бұрын

    The real question is what are real people in the real world supposed to do to remain safe and legal, but the ATF can only address it in abstract and theoretical terms. The ATF is completely detached from real-world behavior and consequences.

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly

  • @andrewspringer3565
    @andrewspringer3565Ай бұрын

    Ysll need to shut them down. We follow laws not rules from the aft.

  • @Magnum-vl9hl
    @Magnum-vl9hlАй бұрын

    Abolish FBI, ATF, Patriot Act

  • @donaldumunawa4787

    @donaldumunawa4787

    Ай бұрын

    CIA, DHS, IRS

  • @thornunia5057
    @thornunia505729 күн бұрын

    Make Law and put them out of business.

  • @Mojo-ms8th
    @Mojo-ms8th29 күн бұрын

    Damn it what the hell this is the United States get rid of the ATF, simple defund

  • @SueStrech-xi7xf
    @SueStrech-xi7xfАй бұрын

    He dances. He is a coward to tell the truth

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    All bureaucrats are cowards.

  • @krow7402
    @krow7402Ай бұрын

    "Behavior based, not numerical based." Which means the ATF can pick and choose who it applies to at their discretion.

  • @Voitan
    @Voitan28 күн бұрын

    Disband the ATF.

  • @exlibrisross
    @exlibrisross29 күн бұрын

    As someone from Northern Ireland, I've never really understood what the ATF is for. I can't get my head around why they focus on decent law abiding Americans! If alcohol, tobacco & firearms are all legal, why on earth do they spend so much time & money harassing the 'good guys' with guns, all those who follow the law, & ignoring for the most part, the 'bad guys' with guns, who never abide by the law in the first place! I've heard a Senator say, "Sometimes the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun". Sounds like wisdom to me. Blessings from Belfast.

  • @wodmike
    @wodmikeАй бұрын

    Has there ever been a question answered in a congress hearing?

  • @virtuaguyverify

    @virtuaguyverify

    Ай бұрын

    No, because everything they do is illegal. If you watch enough of these, all they do is go around the questions or say "we'll get back to you"

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    @@virtuaguyverify Yes. This cannot continue or democracy will perish.

  • @NoMoreInfo4You

    @NoMoreInfo4You

    29 күн бұрын

    Never.

  • @dodgethis12
    @dodgethis12Ай бұрын

    Defund the ATF

  • @paythesnucka4100
    @paythesnucka410027 күн бұрын

    We want justice!!!

  • @williamcorrin5865
    @williamcorrin586528 күн бұрын

    I hope this goes viral, people need to know ATF are extremist, and do what ever they wish.

  • @waltergates9616
    @waltergates9616Ай бұрын

    Can't stand looking at this atf boss!

  • @rutroh8247
    @rutroh8247Ай бұрын

    These agencies should not be creating rules or regulation. They should be enforcing the law. If there is s LAW saying something is illegal, then it's illegal. If there's NO LAW saying something is illegal then it's legal. There should be ZERO "well we have it outlined in 400+ pages to TRY to explain this or that". If you can't explain it in 1 page, then the ones who are coming up with it have no friggin clue what they're talking about and it should be tossed out.

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    ATF is lawless.

  • @DeltaDanner

    @DeltaDanner

    25 күн бұрын

    They can’t make laws or rules, just “interpret” them. So they have the full power to “interpret” the law however they see fit and we pay for that “interpretation” with our taxes, our freedom, and even our lives.

  • @louskunt9798
    @louskunt979828 күн бұрын

    That director is corrupt and dirty. Period.

  • @americanme3239
    @americanme323927 күн бұрын

    That guy needs to be in front of the group who wants to disarm us. I bet hell chicken out.😅😂😅

  • @browneyelady6726
    @browneyelady6726Ай бұрын

    He wrote it with loopholes. Why can't it be clear with NO ambiguity.

  • @waymanbell
    @waymanbellАй бұрын

    How int he Hell would a regular person know how many gun sales make you a dealer if the ATF doesn't even know! ??

  • @PassengerInMortality
    @PassengerInMortality25 күн бұрын

    This dishonest director *never* answers a question.

  • @hairlessvulture87
    @hairlessvulture8729 күн бұрын

    Send em all to jail.

  • @marystecky2013
    @marystecky2013Ай бұрын

    I hope when President Trump gets back in he looks at the three letter agencies !

  • @avawilliams4227

    @avawilliams4227

    Ай бұрын

    Yes! All of them.

  • @digitalsiler

    @digitalsiler

    Ай бұрын

    oh he will he will try to strengthen their immunity so they'll never be held accountable

  • @allanfranklin9615

    @allanfranklin9615

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, he should go back to his time on The Apprentice, "You're FIRED!" ATF, FBI, CIA, NSA, IRS, DEA, DHS, fire them all and start over.

  • @southerntrendkiller2632

    @southerntrendkiller2632

    Ай бұрын

    He won’t do jack shit. He spoke at the NRA last week and said “I protected your right to hunt”. He thinks 2A is about hunting and not the reason it’s actually written.

  • @mickeyandres2651
    @mickeyandres2651Ай бұрын

    They waited for him, that wasn’t necessary for a search…… The ATF needs to be held accountable and explain why?!

  • @1Sierra47
    @1Sierra4727 күн бұрын

    ATF laws seem to be so ambiguous even the ATF can't explain what they are. Ridiculous!

  • @CSavageSr
    @CSavageSr27 күн бұрын

    Feds got too much power.

  • @Glidedon
    @GlidedonАй бұрын

    So over 400 pages of shall not infringe ?

  • @cliffart7398
    @cliffart7398Ай бұрын

    why repeat what Gaetz already said and not just answer the question.

  • @calvinhobbes6118

    @calvinhobbes6118

    Ай бұрын

    Hes filibustering. Bureaucrats should not be allowed to filibuster. This is 100% US Congress's fault.

  • @user-iq9zw1ve7b
    @user-iq9zw1ve7b28 күн бұрын

    You ever notice these guys can never give a straight answer

  • @RazorTube55
    @RazorTube55Ай бұрын

    "My position is that I don't have a position. It's all written down."

  • @gregj.gotham4402
    @gregj.gotham4402Ай бұрын

    Congress is no longer making laws do I understand that. Then why are we the people paying a salary with benefits for them. It’s taxation without representation.

  • @pandoralechat780

    @pandoralechat780

    Ай бұрын

    Yes!

  • @thedeejm5032
    @thedeejm503227 күн бұрын

    This should be all over the news. Not just on a random KZread algorithm.

  • @robertmott-smith433
    @robertmott-smith43329 күн бұрын

    ATF wants to make it possible to charge any gun owner, any time they want. "They kept telling him he was guilty, but wouldn't tell him of what."

  • @Jdeneik
    @JdeneikАй бұрын

    We as gun owners have to know all the laws in what ever state we are in. Carry, no carry, guns in cars guns not in cars. Stand your ground can’t stand your ground, pistol grips, no pistol grips, magazine capacity limits, no magazine capacity limits. Pistol brace, no pistol brace. Am I a gun dealer or am I not a gun dealer? Sickening

  • @edwhite7457
    @edwhite7457Ай бұрын

    Liberal blah, blah, blah and nothing gets said. #wordsalad

  • @ronalinen5611
    @ronalinen561119 күн бұрын

    That man had every right to protect his house. They should be sued, sued,sued, and personally sued also, get a good lawyer lady.

  • @Willrocs
    @Willrocs25 күн бұрын

    This is type of person our founding fathers warned us about

  • @user-bq3ce3kw1y
    @user-bq3ce3kw1yАй бұрын

    Their interpretation is based on whether they don't like the person, the product, or the situation of the transaction, to be able to fit it into the regulation as illegal

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