Everyone knows ATF officially stands for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. But three little letters have room for a lot more mischief than that. Whether you've seen the acronym on a TV crime drama, a video game, or a meme scrolling through your feed, chances are you've wondered what else ATF could possibly mean. So we did what any reasonable person does with free time and a keyboard: we brainstormed a list of funny, ridiculous, and occasionally too-real alternative meaning …

In recent years, some of the most consequential changes to federal firearms enforcement haven't come through Congress — they've come through administrative action. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have used rulemaking authority, enforcement guidance, and prosecutorial priority shifts to significantly reshape the regulatory landscape for gun purchases and transfers. Two areas have seen particularly meaningful tightening: straw …

Forced Reset Triggers, better known as FRTs, have become one of the most talked-about aftermarket trigger accessories in the firearms community. Marketed as a way to speed up the reset of a semi-automatic trigger, these devices have generated significant attention — not just for their function, but for the mechanical issues owners frequently report. If you're researching FRT reliability, troubleshooting a malfunction, or simply trying to understand why these triggers develop problems over …