A Missouri official called the ATF 'unconstitutional' but says it's not because the agency raided his brother's gun shop

• A Missouri official who is refusing to comply with the ATF has previous experience with the federal bureau.
• Ike Skelton's brother, Jim, had his gun shop raided by the ATF in 2021 and lost his federal firearms license.
• Now in office, Ike Skelton maintains the ATF is "unconstitutional" but says "it's not retribution."

A Missouri county official made recent headlines when he refused to comply with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — declaring the entire federal agency "unconstitutional."

And his experience with the agency, in part, stems from a raid by the agency on his brother's gun store.