Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @ATFHQ
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
6,933
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
5 years
Summarization
There are a variety of tweets discussing controversies and criticisms of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Some criticize the agency's attempts to regulate and restrict gun ownership, while others accuse the agency of overreach and tyranny. Several references are made to specific incidents, such as the agency's seizure of records from out-of-business gun dealers and their proposed rule change regarding stabilizing braces. Some tweets also express frustration with Republican politicians for attacking the ATF rather than addressing the issue of gun violence in the United States.
Topic Modeling
- Unmarked @ATFHQ unit attempts to cite teens for jaywalking as an excuse to search them.
- Republicans attacking @ATFHQ over America's gun violence epidemic, their role as Gun Industry's little bit@hes and @RepPatFallon likening the protest to an insurrection.
- @ATFHQ's tyrannical overreach, call to eliminate all funding, and illegal gun registry of out-of-business records including Forms 4473 & gun purchaser data.
- Use of stabilizing braces to turn pistols into short-barreled rifles, bypassing @ATFHQ's vetting and registration requirements, and the gunmen responsible for mass shootings in Boulder, CO, and Dayton, OH, using stabilizing braces.
- The proposed @ATFHQ rule change in May that could make firearm owners with stabilizing braces a felon overnight, and Republicans standing up for law-abiding gun owners against this tyrannical edict.
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including anger, frustration, disgust, and disbelief towards the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) for their perceived overreach and mishandling of gun regulations. Republicans and pro-gun rights activists are particularly critical of the ATF's role in preventing gun violence and accuse the agency of being influenced by the gun industry and political agendas. There is also a sense of fear and concern about proposed rule changes that could potentially make law-abiding gun owners into felons overnight. Overall, the emotions expressed in these tweets are charged and passionate, reflecting a deep divide and heated debate on guns and gun control in the US.
Trend Analysis
- Attempts of @ATFHQ to cite and search teens for jaywalking
- Republican criticism and opposition towards @ATFHQ in relation to gun violence epidemic and their perceived role as Gun Industry's puppets
- Protests and interruptions during @ATFHQ Oversight Hearing
- Calls for elimination of @ATFHQ and accusations of their tyrannical overreach
- Criticism and accusations of illegal practices by @ATFHQ, including gun registry and processing registration paperwork
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
618
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of Original tweets
307
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
6,933
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
5,765
Percentage of total tweets
83%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
373
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
549
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 2494 |
| Twitter for Android | 2245 |
| Twitter Web App | 1949 |
| Twitter for iPad | 212 |
| TweetDeck | 13 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| dumbassgenius | Rick G. Rosner | World's 2nd-highest IQ. (Recently fell to 3rd, but that's still pretty good.) Former Kimmel writer. Genius &/or deluded. | 885,667 |
| KevinMKruse | Kevin M. Kruse | Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America: https://t.co/q2uS4uZ8YO | 484,543 |
| dcexaminer | Washington Examiner | Political news and commentary from the Washington Examiner. https://t.co/IV2haseKib #RestoringAmerica | 333,074 |
| GunOwners | Gun Owners of America | The only no compromise #SecondAmendment lobby in Washington. Take Action below ⤵️ | 313,449 |
| iheartmindy | Mindy Robinson 🇺🇸 | Independent Journalist, Hidden History Buff, Anti-Government Libertarian, and Host of “Conspiracy Truths” on America Happens. | 279,224 |
| Everytown | Everytown | We are a movement of parents, students, survivors, educators, gun owners & concerned citizens fighting to end gun violence and build safer communities. | 270,082 |
| andylevy | andy™ | co-host of the daily beast podcast “the new abnormal.” "one of the former greats" - paul f tompkins | 197,990 |
| RepDonaldsPress | Congressman Byron Donalds | Proudly representing the people of Southwest Florida in #FL19 | Serving on @FinancialCmte & @GOPoversight | Comms Dir. @HarrisonWFields | Official Account | 183,250 |
| OversightDems | Oversight Committee Democrats | Ranking Member @RepRaskin | Committee on Oversight and Accountability | RT and follows do not equal endorsements. | 175,875 |
| HouseJudiciary | House Judiciary Dems | Proudly working to protect and defend the safety, privacy, consumer rights, civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans. Ranking Member @RepJerryNadler ⚖ | 163,476 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emolclause | Emoluments Clause | #TheResistance #ExpandTheCourt #EndTheFilibuster #BuildBackBetter #BidenHarris | 85,002 |
| AZWS | The real #AZWS 🔥 | I am the owner of AZWS. Like #Firearms? Join our #ShootingForum. #IAmTheMilitia #NRA #MAGA #2ADefenders | || I ❤ @Miaa_Babyy! ♡♡ | 55,437 |
| StephenGlahn | Geo Steve | Cognizance test ace, Longhorns Ex, Geologist BSer, wildcatter, operator, #FBR, #author, #FaithlessX, snarkalicious, sp?, planter of enduring, resistive seeds ;) | 49,089 |
| Samiknowsbest1 | 🐾I AmSami PATRIOT🇺🇸/Vote💙/🇺🇸/Resist NaziGop | I'ma #JesusFreak♥️BadAss Spiritual Empath/Old Soul/😻Rule🐾 CLL & Addison's/Liberals are Patriots💙 Support Women's Rights💙 💙Medias Mighty/Vote💙 | 39,515 |
| JesusNarrowWay | #VotingRightsAct | #BidenHarris2024 @DemocraticAgs @DemsofState @Dlcc @senatedems @BoldDems @NewDemCoalition @DemMayors @demgovs | 38,008 |
| trumplicans2024 | Trumplicans2024.com | Army Ranger O4, Ret. Combat #Patriot 160th SOAR Aviator 153D 1A 2A IFBAP Conservative Pureblood Back the Blue Hot Rod/Customs Builder Exotics Dealer | 30,595 |
| TheSheilaG2024 | Sheila G | Conservative, wife, mother, author, editor https://t.co/PK1JyWV2Am | 29,581 |
| ZyroFoxtrot | ZyroFoxtrot🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸 | The Chair Is Against The Wall, John Has A Long Mustache. It's twelve o'clock, American, another day closer to victory.⭐️ Follow @CanariesBlue | 25,050 |
| ungemarg | Margie 🌊🌊🌊 | BLM,LGBTQ Mom🏳️🌈Ally 🇺🇦@TeamPelosi @GlennKirschner2 @Funder @mmpadellan @ChipFranklin @joncoopertweets Married she/her. Same name alt platforms. I FB 🌊 | 24,021 |
| DianaCialino | Diana Manister | #AntiFascist, 🌊 🌊 🌊 #PackTheCourt 🌊@Glennkirschner2 #BLUEWAVE2022 #BLM #TheResistance #ProChoice #BidenHarris #LGBTQ Ally 💙 💙 💙#MeidasTouch | 21,857 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| GiveWomenSpace | A male and female create new life. You can't change your sex. If you try, you risk your mental and physical health. Accept the things you cannot change. | 112 |
| LegalLatino2022 | Love cats. Can get highly political. Love my 2A. I may follow/befriend people of different political opinions. We don't always have to agree on everything. FJB | 81 |
| MidwstLawtender | Former bartender. Current law student. | 54 |
| AmitJha4915117 | - | 42 |
| the_jezza | If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. #2A ⚔️ | 34 |
| Yonjouu | W ap touche milyon ven sou lajan taks pitit peyi an. Ebyen kounye a, travay. Tout twit isit lan se pou mande w fè travay ou. https://t.co/vdB1nvRqNT | 31 |
| Goldstein187 | When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. #anarchyistheonlylogicalformofgovernment | 21 |
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| JTanhide | I've seen fake Ice Ages, fake acid rain, fake Y2000, Fake Media Outlets, Corrupt Politicians, Fake Climate Change and Now the Plandemic. #Pureblood | 19 |
| TCara65 | Love good people, equality, animals, politics, sports and music. Loathe corruption, bullies, cheats, racists, misogynists & traitors. Liverpool, born & bred. | 19 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639698201505587200 | Unmarked @ATFHQ unit attempts to cite teens for jaywalking as an excuse to search them. https://t.co/kKiYl6A2BI | 441 |
| 1639062876601167873 | .@RepTiffany (WI-08) calls it like he sees it! Thank you Rep Tiffany! @TheJusticeDept @FBI @ATFHQ do tell us why Hunter Biden hasn’t been prosecuted for lying on Form 4473? We don’t really expect an answer and we do know why. The reason is simple. You are only in business to… https://t.co/kLFODpwgVu https://t.co/oNlgEqnB1q | 257 |
| 1638924209064755200 | 🚨 Stabilizing braces are regularly exploited and used to turn pistols into short-barreled rifles, bypassing @ATFHQ ’s vetting and registration requirements. In fact, the gunmen responsible for the mass shootings in Boulder, CO, and Dayton, OH, used stabilizing braces. https://t.co/Bn3zdVkEXR | 248 |
| 1638932343996964868 | Im inside a hearing in DC. It’s incredible how republicans decided to atact @ATFHQ over America’s gun violence epidemic. It is so obvious their role as Gun Industry’s little bit@hes! https://t.co/JERuSlUhcw | 226 |
| 1638959841078292480 | Thank you @Jim_Jordan for revealing to the world how @JoeBiden & @ATFHQ are just doing @Everytown's & @MikeBloomberg's bidding to ban millions of pistols❌ https://t.co/9gZ5ezyucb | 202 |
| 1638922126324318214 | .@RepAndyBiggsAZ has had ENOUGH of @ATFHQ’s tyrannical overreach and says we should “eliminate all funding.” 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/fyfSCDNZDX | 160 |
| 1638946114786172928 | Shame on these Capitol Police officers for violently pinning down Parkland father @manueloliver00 when he is not a threat. He spoke up against the GOP gun extremists like Matt Gaetz who are attempting to eliminate/defund the @ATFHQ at this sham oversight hearing. https://t.co/96olMyHDd3 | 140 |
| 1638932680816443393 | 🔥Thank you @mattgaetz for EXPOSING @ATFHQ’s illegal gun registry of out-of-business records including Forms 4473 & gun purchaser data! https://t.co/jFWufZi5Kt | 116 |
| 1638937504203038721 | 🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 If you own a firearm with a stabilizing brace in America, the Biden admin & Democrats will make you a FELON overnight with their proposed @ATFHQ rule change in MAY. Republicans are standing up for LAW-ABIDING gun owners & against this tyrannical edict. 📸⤵️ https://t.co/z6JAtqBTHR https://t.co/C8NOodPkaQ | 105 |
| 1638940794697531395 | BREAKING: @ATFHQ Oversight Hearing adjourns abruptly & reconvenes after capitol police briefly "overwhelmed" as anti-gun protestors interrupt. @RepPatFallon likens to an insurrection. | 104 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639698201505587200 | Unmarked @ATFHQ unit attempts to cite teens for jaywalking as an excuse to search them. https://t.co/kKiYl6A2BI | 1938 |
| 1638932343996964868 | Im inside a hearing in DC. It’s incredible how republicans decided to atact @ATFHQ over America’s gun violence epidemic. It is so obvious their role as Gun Industry’s little bit@hes! https://t.co/JERuSlUhcw | 870 |
| 1638940794697531395 | BREAKING: @ATFHQ Oversight Hearing adjourns abruptly & reconvenes after capitol police briefly "overwhelmed" as anti-gun protestors interrupt. @RepPatFallon likens to an insurrection. | 851 |
| 1638922126324318214 | .@RepAndyBiggsAZ has had ENOUGH of @ATFHQ’s tyrannical overreach and says we should “eliminate all funding.” 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/fyfSCDNZDX | 810 |
| 1638959841078292480 | Thank you @Jim_Jordan for revealing to the world how @JoeBiden & @ATFHQ are just doing @Everytown's & @MikeBloomberg's bidding to ban millions of pistols❌ https://t.co/9gZ5ezyucb | 754 |
| 1638976257814589443 | How does it feel to have your ass in the sling? @ATFHQ | 753 |
| 1638924209064755200 | 🚨 Stabilizing braces are regularly exploited and used to turn pistols into short-barreled rifles, bypassing @ATFHQ ’s vetting and registration requirements. In fact, the gunmen responsible for the mass shootings in Boulder, CO, and Dayton, OH, used stabilizing braces. https://t.co/Bn3zdVkEXR | 698 |
| 1639008826811723777 | @GOPoversight @JudiciaryGOP @ATFHQ @RepPatFallon @RepAndyBiggsAZ We can tell how much you respect the Second Amendment by how you don’t quote the whole thing | 631 |
| 1638932680816443393 | 🔥Thank you @mattgaetz for EXPOSING @ATFHQ’s illegal gun registry of out-of-business records including Forms 4473 & gun purchaser data! https://t.co/jFWufZi5Kt | 563 |
| 1638955271350550529 | @Everytown @ATFHQ The important job of burning children to a crisp in Waco? That’s an important job to y’all? Wow. | 461 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #transterrorism | 118 |
| #transterrorists | 112 |
| #transextremism | 110 |
| #transradicalism | 58 |
| #transhate | 51 |
| #waco | 27 |
| #abolishtheatf | 21 |
| #atf | 20 |
| #haiti | 19 |
| #atf50 | 18 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @atfhq | 7001 |
| @fbi | 1153 |
| @reppatfallon | 1120 |
| @judiciarygop | 1098 |
| @gopoversight | 1085 |
| @repandybiggsaz | 1060 |
| @everytown | 723 |
| @lpmisescaucus | 483 |
| @thejusticedept | 338 |
| @manueloliver00 | 286 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
13
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 121 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤣 | 116 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🤡 | 74 | clown_face |
| 🤮 | 48 | face_vomiting |
| 😆 | 35 | grinning_squinting_face |
| 🙄 | 25 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 😹 | 23 | cat_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🔥 | 22 | fire |
| 😡 | 20 | enraged_face |
| 🇺🇸 | 19 | United_States |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 638 |
| People & Body | 182 |
| Travel & Places | 38 |
| Symbols | 32 |
| Flags | 28 |
| Objects | 24 |
| Food & Drink | 15 |
| Animals & Nature | 7 |
| Activities | 5 |