ATF's top lawyer, who oversaw overhaul of its firearms regulations, resigns
Summary
Robert Leider, chief counsel at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced he is resigning. He oversaw the Justice Department’s proposed overhaul of dozens of firearms regulations and is expected to return to teaching at George Mason University in January.Key Facts
- The ATF announced Leider’s resignation on Friday.
- Leider became the agency’s top lawyer last year.
- The Justice Department unveiled proposals in April to revise dozens of firearms regulations.
- One proposal would repeal a Biden-era rule that expanded which firearms sellers needed a license and had to conduct background checks.
- Leider previously clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and taught at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School.
- Sources said Leider’s departure was not related to the Justice Department’s decision not to appeal a Texas court ruling on restrictions covering short-barreled firearms and silencers.
- The court ruling loosened regulations under the National Firearms Act.
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