Report: ATF Is Transferring Hundreds Of Agents To FBI
The word on the street is that the big changes at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives will continue. According to CNN, hundreds of ATF agents are about to be transferred over to the FBI instead.
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The mainstream media report
There have been rumors of ATF agents shifting to the FBI, or perhaps seeing the whole agency rolled into the FBI, for weeks now, ever since the election of President Trump. Now, CNN is reporting that this is indeed going to happen. As per a story initially published on March 22, 2025:
“FBI Director Kash Patel, who also serves as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has outlined plans to move as many as 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI, cutting ATF’s agents by more than a third, three people briefed on the plan told CNN… The move is expected to begin with the reassignment of a couple hundred ATF agents to border-related criminal enforcement duty as FBI agents, one person briefed on the matter said.”
Read the whole thing here. Note that it’s all unnamed sources in that story, but it seems unlikely that this is made up, as it is following a general pattern that we’ve seen since the change in the White House.
With a little over 2,500 agents currently working for the ATF, the move would be a huge impact on the agency, as about 40 percent of them would be transferred over to the FBI. It is also possible the remainder would be reassigned to other federal law enforcement agencies.
Previous ATF big boss Steven Dettelbach stepped down from his role in January. Currently, Kash Patel is serving as acting director. See TFB’s commentary on what that means for American gun owners here.
As for the transferred ATF agents: Take note that the FBI itself is transferring hundreds of agents away from its DC headquarters to offices around the country. ATF agents are joining an agency that is itself in a period of transition.
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Terrific! Making a corrupt organization worse with more scumbags.
ATF has harassed gun-owners and FFL licensees and violently treated- even murdered us "under color of the law" at least since the GCA 68 became law. They've always skated on any criminal charges for their actions. I'd like to see the organisation disbanded and the agents retired or sent to work in other agencies, like FIB, Border Patrol, and even Secret Service, where they are needed. Regulate alcohol and tobacco, and leave hands off our 2nd Amendment RIGHTS- Many Americans do not understand the wording of the Second- "The RIGHT of the PEOPLE to KEEP and BEAR arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED"! That's WE "the People" have a right to possess and carry weapons and use them if necessary.
"A well-equipped citizenry being necessary for the security of the nation, the right of the people to own, carry, and use personal weapons shall be protected and untouched".