Government entities have a variety of ways to avoid complying with laws they find inconvenient. One is to slow-walk requests for records or other documentation when the results might cast them in a bad light. Or when they may reveal that they were acting in a blatantly illegal and/or unconstitutional manner.

Back in 2015, the Obama ATF proposed eliminating civilian sales of 5.56 M855 ammunition by unilaterally reclassifying it as “armor-piercing.” This despite the fact that it had long been widely used for sporting purposes. The resulting bipartisan outcry (from both Congress and the public) was such that Barack’s boys were forced to back down.

Judicial Watch has been trying to get the ATF to disgorge records of internal communication regarding what went into the decision to attempt to reclassify the ammo.

Against all odds, the ATF hasn’t been anxious to give Judicial Watch copies of the documents that have been requested. They’ve basically stonewalled the effort through delays and non-responsiveness. As a result, Judicial watch has filed a FOIA lawsuit against the agency to attempt to force compliance. Here’s their press release: