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Mobuck
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"Then you should be able to provide plenty of examples of Federal agencies that manipulate their budget contrary to Congressional budget restrictions."
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Simple. The agency has x dollars to fulfill their commitments. How those dollars are spent is determined by the priorities of the agency.
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Good grief. Do you really think that's how budgeting is done? At any level of government or heck even a business?
If so, you got a lot to learn about budgets......and government.
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It's easier to just say "We don't have the funds" than it is to admit intentional disrespect of citizens' legitimate expectations.
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It's more like Congress says "No more $$$ to the program you are asking for".
Every wonder why ATF can't restore someone's firearm rights?
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Although Federal law provides a means for the relief of firearms disabilities, since October 1992, ATF’s annual appropriation has prohibited the expending of any funds to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities submitted by individuals. As long as this provision is included in current ATF appropriations, the Bureau cannot act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities submitted by individuals.
[18 U.S.C. 925(c); 27 CFR 478.144]
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Are you saying that CONGRESS is telling BATFE how to allocate nickels and dimes?
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Yes.
While there are often requests to increase budgets, only Congress can approve that.
And FYI, if you spent twenty minutes on google you would know that ATF HAS ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED additional $$$$ to be allocated to the NFA Branch for contract, temporary and permanent employees. The number of examiners has increased in the last two years.
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