We told ya. B. Todd Jones is leaving his post as ATF Director to work for the National Football League. According to a story in the New York Post today, Mr. Jones will be placed in charge of the NFL’s personal conduct policy. It’s definitely a pay upgrade for him, too. The report says Jones will receive a salary worth “several million a year.”

To put it into football terms, you could say Jones’ NFL (Not for Long) status with the ATF came directly on the spiked heels of the proposed M855 ammo ban which ran over him in true “Beast Mode.” Thousands and thousands of Second Amendment defending Americans stood up to the ATF. They came together. They showed themselves as tough to tackle on the issue as a nationwide army of Marshawn Lynch-like gunners who will fight for their Constitutional Rights.

Less than two weeks ago, Jones was forced to wipe green tip egg off his face. He publicly announced the ATF was going to temporarily shelve its proposed ban on M855 green tip ammunition.

The push back against the Obama Administration’s unconstitutional efforts to reclassify the ammo as “armor-piercing” was simply too much. A slew of complaints and vows to fight were fired in the direction of Jones and the ATF. They came from citizens. They came from members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. They came from Republicans. They came from Democrats.

Just last Friday, B. Todd Jones resigned as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATPE) effective March 31, 2015. The 57-year old U.S. Marine and former Assistant U.S. Attorney was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the summer of 2013. He was handpicked for the job by President Barack Obama back in 2011.

What’s interesting about the N.Y. Post piece is the quotes the article contained. They were attributed to an unidentified source with insider knowledge of the situation. The source claimed the ATF job was really wearing on Jones. The source stated, “He was getting cranky. I think he was over it.”

The unidentified source in the article also told the Post the NFL had been wanting to draft Jones for a while. The deal with him recently heated up quickly. Jones’ new position will include “determining the length of suspensions and handing out fines” for violations against NFL policy.

A piece of advice to B. Todd Jones. The ATF didn’t get as much public backlash as it should have from the unjustified and fruitless raiding of the Ares Armor business one year ago. Raiding the homes of NFL players, coaches, and executives? That probably won’t go so well for ya.

Timing is everything, again today. It doesn’t matter B. Todd Jones announcing he is resigning as ATF Director gives less than two weeks notice. What’s relevant is it comes less than two weeks after publicly holstering the proposed ban of M855 ammunition by re-classifying it as “armor-piercing ammunition.”

Jones barely had enough time to wipe the green-tip egg off his face from the botched ammo ban. Now, he is leaving to pursue opportunities in the private sector as of March 31, 2015. It is rumored he might be leaving the games in the White House for a high-powered gig with the NFL.

We can thank Mr. Jones for joining the U.S. Marine Corps after he graduated from law school. He served as an infantry officer with the 1^st Marine Division. In 1989, he left active duty, and spent years as an assistant U.S. Attorney.

Unfortunately, we don’t have much to thank Mr. Jones for regarding his time at the helm as ATF Director.

President Obama appointed Jones as his nominee for the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) on January 24, 2013. You may recall it was in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre and the ATF’s Fast and Furious scandal.

On July 31, 2013, B. Todd Jones received Senate confirmation for the post. The rare Obama victory was perhaps some sort of a Washington compromise. The president’s attempted gun grabs (and now assaults on ammo) all get shot down in Congress.

Under the tenure of B. Todd Jones, the ATF seemed to have a carry and conceal permit for Obama’s assault on the Second Amendment.

One year ago, the ATF raided Ares Armor, storming into Southern California like it was Baghdad or Kabul. It wasn’t Kabul, just plain bull.

The agency also came under renewed fire for its tactics. Jones and the ATF were hit with bipartisan blistering for a wide variety of mistakes and failures in undercover sting operations. C’mon now.

• Could anyone really think using people with mental disabilities in ATF operations was a safe or good idea?
• So, it’s okay for the ATF to put guns into the hands of Mexican drug cartels. But, it’s not okay for law-abiding American citizens to bear arms and have the ammunition they want? That’s how we roll?

The proposed M855 ammo ban turned out to be the last round for Jones. This generated even more harsh criticism and outrage from both sides of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate. Plus, it drew tens of thousands of written objections from American citizens.

The ABCs of B. Todd Jones Resignation

It seems obvious given the extensive background Mr. Jones has with the law, he had to know the proposed ammunition ban was doomed. After all, it is unconstitutional.

Former ATF agent and world-recognized firearms expert, Daniel O’Kelly recently told Ares Armor the ATF was too overwhelmed to choose on its own to promote initiatives like the ammo ban. All we have right now is more questions without answers, such as:

• Did B. Todd Jones finally say NO to being the president’s “Yes man?”
• Did President Obama want Jones out in less than 2 years of his officially leading the ATF?

Before you go celebrating another victory for gun rights over the ATF, and the president, ask yourself these questions:

• What’s better for believers and supporters of the Second Amendment…is it the Devil You Know, or the One You Don’t? Isn’t it likely the president is going to insist on someone who will be able to finish the assault he started on the Second Amendment?

The ultimate power is back in the hands of the U.S. Senate. It took from 2006 until 2011 to confirm a permanent ATF Director. Republican senators still have the majority of weapons today.

So, who’s next?

When B. Todd Jones leaves, the new acting ATF Director will be Thomas E. Brandon. He was appointed Deputy Director of the ATF in 2011. Overall, he’s got more than a quarter of a century of service with the ATF. Most recently, Brandon has been the special agent in charge of the field division in Phoenix, Arizona.

Once again, here we go taking the high road. We can thank Mr. Brandon for serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1978 to 1982. Let’s hope we can have something to thank him for while at the top of the ATF.

Is Your Elected Member of Congress with YOU? Did your Elected Member with or against the “ATF Framework?”

On March 4, 2015, a total of 238 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed their name to a letter to BATFE Director, B. Todd Jones. By doing so, they announced they stand firmly against the proposed “ATF Framework” for the bureau’s proposed ban on M855 ammunition. There is no good reason for re-classifying the popular ammo by suddenly trying to call it “armor-piercing ammunition.” By definition, M855 ammunition clearly is not.

Ares Armor has assembled the list of Congressional members who signed the letter publicly stating their intention to fight the ATF and President Obama on the ammo ban. Take a look. Did your elected official elect to do as you want on the issue of the ATF Framework?

Letter Writers:

1. Bob Goldlatte, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary. (Republican) Virginia 6^th District.
2. F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman, Subcmte. on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations. Republican. Wisconsin 5^th District.

Additional House Member Signatures opposing the ATF Framework:

1. Paul Gosar. Republican. Arizona 4^th District.
2. Dan Benishek, M.D. Republican. Michigan 1^st District.
3. Ted Yoho. Republican. Florida 3^rd District.
4. Randy Weber. Republican. Texas 14^th District.
5. Scott DesJarlais. Republican. Tennessee 4^th District.
6. Tom Marino. Republican. Pennsylvania 10^th District.
7. Phil Roe, M.D. Republican. Tennessee 1^st District.
8. David McKinley, P.E. Republican. West Virginia 1^st District.
9. Ken Buck. Republican. Colorado 4^th District.
10. Ralph Abraham. Republican. Louisiana 5^th District.
11. Scott Rigell. Republican. Virginia 2^nd District.
12. Joseph R. Pitts. Republican. Pennsylvania 16^th District.
13. Jackie Walorski. Republican. Indiana 2^nd District.
14. Bruce Poliquin. Republican. Maine 2^nd District.
15. Mike Bishop. Republican. Michigan 8^th District.
16. Richard Hudson. Republiccan. North Carolina 8^th District.
17. Mark Amodei. Republican. Nevada 2^nd District.
18. Bob Gibbs. Republican. Ohio 7^th District.
19. Frank Guinta. Republican. New Hampshire 1^st District.
20. John Ratcliffe. Republican. Texas 4^th District.
21. Richard Hanna. Republican. New York 22^nd District.
22. Doug LaMalfa. Republican. California 1^st District.
23. Candice Miller. Repblican. Michigan 10^th District.
24. Mike Rogers. Republican. Alabama 3^rd District.
25. Will Hurd. Republican. Texas 23^rd District.
26. Thomas Massie. Republican. Kentucky 4^th District.
27. Garret Graves. Republican. Louisiana 6^th District.
28. Chuck Fleischmann. Republican. Tennessee 3^rd District.
29. Bradley Byrne. Republican. Alabama 1^st District.
30. John Moolenaar. Republican. Michigan 4^th District.
31. Jeff Duncan. Republican. Tennessee 2^nd District.
32. Tim Walz. Democrat. Minnesota 1^st District.
33. Mia Love. Republican. Utah 4^th District.
34. Jeff Denham. Republican. California 10^th District.
35. Chris Gibson. Republican. New York 19^th District.
36. Rodney Davis. Republican. Illinois 13^th District.
37. Brian Babin. Republican. Texas 36^th District.
38. Ron DeSantis. Republican. Florida 6^th District.
39. Scott Tipton. Republican. Colorado 3^rd District.
40. Ryan Zinke. Republican. Montana At-Large.
41. Tom Price, M.D. Republican. Georgia 6^th District.
42. Blake Farenthold. Republican. Texas 27^th District.
43. Bill Posey. Republican. Florida 8^th District.
44. Mark Meadows. Republican. North Carolina 11^th District.
45. Bill Flores. Republican. Texas 17^th District.
46. Rick Crawford. Republican. Arkansas 1^st District.
47. Bill Johnson. Republican. Ohio 6^th District.
48. Dan Newhouse. Republican. Washington 4^th District.
49. Ron Kind. Democrat. Wisconsin 3^rd District.
50. Doug Collins. Republican. Georgia 9^th District.
51. Jeff Fortenberry. Republican. Nebraska 1^st District.
52. Mike Kelly. Republican. Pennsylvania 3^rd District.
53. Jim Jordan. Republican. Ohio 4^th District.
54. Andy Harris, M.D. Republican. Maryland 1^st District.
55. Mike Bost. Republican. Illinois 12^th District.
56. Randy Neugebauer. Republican. Texas 19^th District.
57. Bill Huizenga. Republican. Michigan 2^nd District.
58. Renee Ellmers. Republican. North Carolina 2^nd District.
59. Scott Perry. Republican. Pennsylvania 4^th District.
60. Patrick Tiberi. Republican. Ohio 12^th District.
61. Alex Mooney. Republican. West Virginia 2^nd District.
62. French Hill. Republican. Arkansas 2^nd District.
63. Mo Brooks. Republican. Alabama 5^th District.
64. Roger Williams. Republican. Texas 25^th District.
65. Diane Black. Republican. Tennessee 6^th District.
66. Jason Smith. Republican. Missouri 8^th District.
67. Markwayne Mullin. Republican. Oklahoma 2^nd District.
68. Tim Huelskamp. Republican. Kansas 1^st District.
69. Morgan Griffith. Republican. Virginia 9^th District.
70. Rob Bishop. Republican. Utah 1^st District.
71. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, Jr. Republican. Pennsylvania 5^th District.
72. Robert Hurt. Republican. Virginia 5^th District.
73. Joe Heck, Jr. Republican. Nevada 3^rd District.
74. Kevin Yoder. Republican. Kansas 3^rd District.
75. Jim Bridenstine. Republican. Oklahoma 1^st District.
76. Robert Pittenger. Republican. North Carolina 9^th District.
77. Barry Loudermilk. Republican. Georgia 11^th District.
78. Kevin Brady. Republican. Texas 8^th District.
79. Gregg Harper. Republican. Mississippi 3^rd District.
80. Jeff Miller. Republican. Florida 1^st District.
81. Dave Brat. Republican. Virginia 7^th District.
82. David Schweikert. Republican. Arizona 6^th District.
83. David Rouzer. Republican. North Carolina 7^th District.
84. Cresent Hardy. Republican. Nevada 4^th District.
85. Larry Bucshon. Republican. Indiana 8^th District.
86. Mike Pompeo. Republican. Kansas 4^th District.
87. Tom Emmer. Republican. Minnesota 6^th District.
88. Rick Allen. Republican. Georgia 12^th District.
89. David Valadao. Republican. California 21^st District.
90. Devin Nunes. Republican. California 22^nd District.
91. Steve Stivers. Republican. Ohio 15^th District.
92. Daniel Webster. Republican. Florida 10^th District.
93. Chris Collins. Republican. New York 27^th District.
94. Jaime Herrera Beutler. Republican. Washington 3^rd District.
95. Pete Olson. Republican. Texas 22^nd District.
96. J. Randy Forbes. Republican. Virginia 4^th District.
97. Paul Cook. Republican. California 8^th District.
98. Duncan Hunter. Republican. California 50^th District.
99. Mike Conaway. Republican. Texas 11^th District.
100. Steve Pearce. Republican. New Mexico 2^nd District.
101. Tim Walberg. Republican. Michigan 7^th District.
102. John Kline. Republican. Minnesota 2^nd District.
103. Blaine Luetkemeyer. Republican. Missouri 3^rd District.
104. Robert Latta. Republican. Ohio 5^th District.
105. Stephen Fincher. Republican. Tennessee 8^th District.
106. Rob Wittman. Republican. Virginia 1^st District.
107. Tom Cole. Republican. Oklahoma 4^th District.
108. Gene Green. Democrat. Texas 29^th District.
109. Doug Lamborn. Republican. Colorado 5^th District.
110. Ted Poe. Republican. Texas 2^nd District.
111. Lamar Smith. Republican. Texas 21^st District.
112. Austin Scott. Republican. Georgia 8^th District.
113. Mike Simpson. Republican. Idaho 2^nd District.
114. Marlin Stutzman. Republican. Indiana 3^rd District.
115. Kristi Noem. Republican. South Dakota At-Large.
116. Tom Graves, Jr. Republican. Georgia 14^th District.
117. Kenny Marchant. Republican. Texas 24^th District.
118. Don Young. Republican. Alaska At-Large.
119. Dana Rohrabacher. Republican. California 48^th District.
120. John Culberson. Republican. Texas 7^th District.
121. Steve Chabot. Republican. Ohio 1^st District.
122. Leonard Lance. Republican. New Jersey 7^th District.
123. Michael Burgess. Republican. Texas 26^th District.
124. Ed Whitfield. Republican. Kentucky 1^st District.
125. Collin Peterson. Democrat. Minnesota 7^th District.
126. Steve King. Republican. Iowa 4^th District.
127. John Shimkus. Republican. Illinois 15^th District.
128. Joe Wilson. Republican. South Carolina 2^nd District.
129. Adrian Smith. Republican. Nebraska 3^rd District.
130. Darrell Issa. Republican. California 49^th District.
131. Bill Shuster. Republican. Pennsylvania 9^th District.
132. Marsha Blackburn. Republican. Tennessee 7^th District.
133. Tim Murphy. Republican. Pennsylvania 18^th District.
134. Tom McClintock. Republican. California 4^th District.
135. John Carter. Republican. Texas 31^st District.
136. Lynn Westmoreland. Republican. Georgia 3^rd District.
137. Mac Thornberry. Republican. Texas 13^th District.
138. Charles Dent. Republican. Pennsylvania 15^th District.
139. Jeb Hensarling. Republican. Texas 5^th District.
140. Pete Sessions. Republican. Texas 32^nd District.
141. Vern Buchanan. Republican. Florida 16^th District.
142. Mark Sanford. Republican. South Carolina 1^st District.
143. Peter Roskam. Republican. Illinois 6^th District.
144. Louis Gohmert. Republican. Texas 1^st District.
145. Vicky Hartzler. Republican. Missouri 4^th District.
146. John Duncan. Republican. Tennessee 2^nd District.
147. Matt Salmon. Republican. Arizona 5^th District.
148. Virginia Foxx. Republican. North Carolina 5^th District.
149. John Fleming, Jr. Republican. Louisiana 4^th District.
150. Joe Barton. Republican. Texas 6^th District.
151. Henry Cuellar. Democrat. Texas 28^th District.
152. Patrick McHenry. Republican. North Carolina 10^th District.
153. Walter Jones. Republican. North Carolina 3^rd District.
154. Frank LoBiondo. Republican. New Jersey 2^nd District.
155. Tom Reed. Republican. New York 23^rd District.
156. Randy Hultgren. Republican. Illinois 14^th District.
157. Ed Royce. Republican. California 39^th District.
158. Sam Johnson. Republican. Texas 3^rd District.
159. Tom Rooney. Republican. Florida District.
160. Ander Crenshaw. Republican. Florida 4^th District.
161. Ken Calvert. Republican. California 42^nd District.
162. Jason Chaffetz. Republican. Utah 3^rd District.
163. Mike Turner. Republican. Ohio 10^th District.
164. Steve Scalise. Republican. Louisiana 1^st District.
165. Cynthia Lummis. Republican. Wyoming At-Large.
166. Brett Guthrie. Republican. Kentucky 2^nd District.
167. Mike Coffman. Republican. Colorado 6^th District.
168. Aaron Schock. Republican. Illinois 18^th District.
169. Glenn Grothman. Republican. Wisconsin 6^th District.
170. Evan Jenkins. Republican. West Virginia 3^rd District.
171. George Holding. Republican. North Carolina 13^th District.
172. Luke Messer. Republican. Indiana 6^th District.
173. David Young. Republican. Iowa 3^rd District.
174. Mario Diaz-Balart. Republican. Florida 25^th District.
175. Ryan Costello. Republican. Pennsylvania 6^th District.
176. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter. Republican. Georgia 1^st District.
177. Ann Wagner. Republican. Missouri 2^nd District.
178. Patrick Meehan. Republican. Pennsylvania 7^th District.
179. Martha Roby. Republican. Alabama 2^nd District.
180. Jim Renacci. Republican. Ohio 16^th District.
181. Steven Palazzo. Republican. Mississippi 4^th District.
182. Chris Stewart. Republican. Utah 2^nd District.
183. Mark Walker. Republican. North Carolina 6^th District.
184. Ann Kirkpatrick. Democrat. Arizona 1^st District.
185. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Republican. Washington 5^th District.
186. Rod Blum. Republican. Iowa 1^st District.
187. Tom Rice. Republican. South Carolina 7^th District.
188. Barbara Comstock. Republican. Virginia 10^th District.
189. Curt Clawson. Republican. Florida 19^th District.
190. Dennis Ross. Republican. Florida 15^th District.
191. Robert Aderholt. Republican. Alabama 4^th District.
192. Mimi Walters. Republican. California 45^th District.
193. Mike McCaul. Republican. Texas 10^th District.
194. Steve Russell. Republican. Oklahoma 5^th District.
195. Lou Barletta. Republican. Pennsylvania 11^th District
196. Steve Knight. Republican. California 25^th District.
197. Martha McSally. Republican. Arizona 2^nd District.
198. Steve Womack. Republican. Arkansas 3^rd District.
199. David Joyce. Republican. Ohio 14^th District.
200. Adam Kinzinger. Republican. Illinois 16^th District.
201. Keith Rothfus. Republican. Pennsylvania 12^th District.
202. Charles Boustany. Republican. Louisiana 3^rd District.
203. Trey Gowdy. Republican. South Carolina 4^th District.
204. Susan Brooks. Republican. Indiana 5^th District.
205. Bruce Westerman. Republican. Arkansas 4^th District.
206. Erik Paulsen. Republican. Minnesota 3^rd District.
207. Justin Amash. Republican. Michigan 3^rd District.
208. Kay Granger. Republican. Texas 12^th District.
209. Todd Young. Republican. Indiana 9^th District.
210. John Katko. Republican. New York 24^th District.
211. Paul Ryan. Republican. Wisconsin 1^st District.
212. Sean Duffy. Republican. Wisconsin 7^th District.
213. Brad Wenstrup. Republican. Ohio 2^nd District.
214. Andy Barr. Republican. Kentucky 6^th District.
215. Sam Graves. Republican. Missouri 6^th District.
216. Dave Reichert. Republican. Washington 8^th District.
217. Kevin McCarthy. Republican. California 23^rd District.
218. Mick Mulvaney. Republican. South Carolina 5^th District.
219. Frank Lucas. Republican. Oklahoma 3^rd District.
220. Hal Rogers. Republican. Kentucky 5^th District.
221. Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democrat. Georgia 2^nd District.
222. Trent Franks. Republican. Arizona 8^th District.
223. Greg Walden. Republican. Oregon 2^nd District.
224. Fred Upton. Republican. Michigan 6^th District.
225. Kevin Cramer. Republican. North Dakota At-Large.
226. Reid Ribble. Republican. Wisconsin 8^th District.
227. Jody Hice. Republican. Georgia 10^th District.
228. Raul Labrador. Republican. Idaho 1^st District.
229. Lynn Jenkins. Republican. Kansas 2^nd District.
230. Billy Long. Republican. Missouri 7^th District.
231. Dave Trott. Republican. Michigan 11^th District.
232. Rob Woodall. Republican. Georgia 7^th District.
233. Richard Nugent. Republican. Florida 11^th District.
234. David Jolly. Republican. Florida. 13^th District.
235. Todd Rokita. Republican. Indiana 4^th District.
236. John Mica. Republican. Florida 7^th District.

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