Tag: ATF

Less Than 10 Percent of Pistol Braces Registered With ATF by Deadline

Only 255,162 of the millions of pistol stabilizing braces known to be in civilian hands have been registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by the May 31 deadline set by the agency. “Possessors of such firearms were also provided the option to comply with the final rule by permanently removing…


Second Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks ATF Pistol Brace Rule Ahead of Registration Deadline

A second federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of a new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that makes pistol stabilizing braces subject to the National Firearms Act of 1934. According to a statement on the Second Amendment Foundation website, U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle granted a preliminary injunction…


Senator Demands Probe of ATF Over $9 Million in Fraudulent Payments to Employees

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) employees fraudulently received at least $9.7 million in pay and benefits over five years, according to a March 29, 2022, report from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). The report indicates that the fraud may have gone on longer. The report says ATF is working with the…


Federal Court Issues Injunction in Lawsuit Over ATF Pistol Brace Rule

Second Amendment rights advocates are cautiously optimistic after the Fifth Circuit Court granted what appears to be a limited injunction against a rule outlawing pistol stabilizing braces on May 23. The court specified its order was for the parties in Mock v. Garland, the lawsuit filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), William Mock, Christopher…


Pistol Brace Owners Scramble to Block ATF Ban Set to Take Effect June 1

Gun rights advocates and the owners of pistol stabilizing braces are scrambling to stop a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that will make possession of the brace a felony after May 31. “I think this is going to be a very fluid situation over the next week or so,”…


Videos of ATF Visits Spark Concern Among Gun Rights Advocates

Videos of law enforcement agents knocking on doors to question residents about firearms or gun parts they may have purchased are causing alarm in the Second Amendment community online. Aidan Johnston, director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America (GOA), said such encounters have the ingredients for a Ruby Ridge/Waco-type tragedy. “This is an…


REPLAY: The ATF Arm Brace Rule and Government Overreach: Panel Discussion

Project Sentinel and the London Center for Policy Research’s 2nd Amendment Project present this edition of Thought to Action as our panel discusses the upcoming Arm Brace Rule, which has the potential to render thousands of honest American Citizens felons. In this context, we raise and answer questions about Washington politicians’ many attempts to curtail…


The ATF Arm Brace Rule and Government Overreach: Panel Discussion

Project Sentinel and the London Center for Policy Research’s 2nd Amendment Project present this edition of Thought to Action as our panel discusses the upcoming Arm Brace Rule, which has the potential to render thousands of honest American Citizens felons. In this context, we raise and answer questions about Washington politicians’ many attempts to curtail…


House Republicans Alleged ATF Overstepped Authority With Pistol Brace Rules

Congressional Republicans grilled the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) during an April 26 hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Director Steven Dettelbach was called to answer questions about the ATF rule on stabilizing pistol braces and its so-called “zero tolerance” policy for federal firearms licensed dealers (FFLs). Dettelbach has steadfastly…


House Republicans Allege ATF Overstepped Authority With Pistol Brace Rules

Congressional Republicans grilled the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) during an April 26 hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Director Steven Dettelbach was called to answer questions about the ATF rule on stabilizing pistol braces and its so-called “zero tolerance” policy for federal firearms licensed dealers (FFLs). Dettelbach has steadfastly…