Arkansas state senators are demanding a DOJ investigation into the 2024 ATF raid that killed Bryan Malinowski, raising questions about tactics, body cameras, notice, and the agency’s “engaged in the business” enforcement.
DOJ and ATF rolled out a historic 34-rule reform package aimed at reducing burdens on gun owners and the firearms industry. AmmoLand was there for the signing, but major questions remain over the frames-and-receiver rule, ATF’s out-of-business records database, and accountability after the Bryan Malinowski raid.
Bryan Malinowski excelled at business & brought millions of dollars to Little Rock’s Clinton National Airport, ATF Agent Tyler Cowart shot Malinowski in the head. He died two days later.
The ATF isn’t just out of control. It’s out of bounds. …they left a quiet collector dead in a pool of his own blood, over an accusation that wasn’t even illegal…
Training for ATF’s Special Response Teams takes only two weeks, and ATF agents call themselves “operators” after they’ve completed the course.
The hearing, which was held in the Rayburn House Office Building and was called “Oversight of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,” lasted more than three hours.
Rep. Jim Jordan confronts ATF Director Dettelbach about the night time raid that led to Bryan Malinowski’s death, raising questions about transparency and accountability in law enforcement.
It appears no one will be held criminally accountable for ATF’s botched March 19 raid, during which 53-year-old Little Rock airport executive Bryan Malinowski was shot and killed in his own home.
The Department of Justice confirmed that the ATF agents involved in the execution of a search warrant of the home of Bryan Malinowski weren’t wearing body cameras.
ATF agents occupied Malinowski’s home for over 12 hours and according to court documents, confiscated more than just firearms and ammunition.