…and it took the ATF forty-two years to figure this out?

Reversing an interpretation of the Gun Control Act that has been on the books for more than four decades, ATF today posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun writer, etc.) for a bona fide business purpose to be a "transfer" under the Gun Control Act of 1968. As a consequence, legitimate business-related shipments will now require the recipient to complete a Form 4473 and undergo a Brady criminal background check. In many instances, these requirements will force shipments to a third party, thereby lengthening the process and the time that the firearm is in transit.

This is the face of the Obama Administration. They don’t have the balls to push for gun control directly through legislation. Instead they do it by changing bureaucratic policies to make life more difficult for the gun industry and gun owners. Anybody remember the order to trash once fired military brass? Gun control or at least harassment from the flank. Expect even more of this crap.

H/T to Alan.