Everytown for Gun Safety, the Bloomberg-funded anti-gun juggernaut, is throwing a tantrum over the ATF’s proposed rule changes to firearm regulations—proving once again that even the gun-grabbers can’t agree on how to tighten the screws on our Second Amendment rights. In a recent statement, Everytown slammed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for what they call insufficiently aggressive updates, particularly around pistol braces, ghost guns, and enhanced background checks. They’re arguing the rules don’t go far enough to close loopholes and curb so-called gun violence, but let’s call it what it is: they’re mad the ATF isn’t moving fast enough to criminalize everyday gun owners. This internal drama exposes the radical blueprint of the gun control movement—Everytown wants registries, outright bans, and ATF as their personal enforcer, not the measured bureaucracy even they’re critiquing.
For the 2A community, this is a rare gift from our adversaries: a public fracture in the united front against our rights. The ATF’s proposals, already under fire from pro-gun lawsuits like those from the Firearms Policy Coalition and Gun Owners of America, were never going to satisfy Everytown’s maximalist agenda—think forced serialization of home builds and reclassifying braces as short-barreled rifles without due process. Their criticism inadvertently bolsters our case in court, highlighting how these rules are arbitrary power grabs rather than targeted safety measures. Data from the CDC shows firearms are used defensively 500,000 to 3 million times annually (per Kleck’s landmark studies), dwarfing criminal misuse, yet groups like Everytown ignore this to push emotional narratives. Implications? This could delay implementation as legal challenges mount, buying time for Congress to defund ATF overreach via the next appropriations bill.
The bigger picture is a win for vigilance: when anti-gunners eat their own, it signals weakness. 2A supporters should amplify this—share the source text, mock the hypocrisy on social media, and rally behind bills like the SHORT Act to protect braces. Stay frosty; every misstep from Everytown is ammo for our fight to keep America free.
