• 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Interesting, I’ve never heard of this function of the ATF.

    I guess it didn’t matter since the suspect was dead and there wasn’t going to be a prosecution for an unlawful possession of machine gun charge?

    • theyoyomaster@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Maybe? They didn’t give their justification but more likely than not it is because both the FBI and ATF considered their primary job not to be investigating and getting answers as much as creating justification for summarily ignoring laws by executive fiat.