The Biden administration’s pistol brace rule, which critics warn could turn millions of Americans into felons overnight, has been dealt another blow by a federal judge in Texas.
The rule in question was finalized in January by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which mandates gun owners across the nation to register their AR-15-style pistols before June 1.
Under the rule, AR pistols fitted with arm braces that could allow the weapon to be fired from the shoulder are now classified as short-barreled rifles regulated by the National Firearm Act, and must be registered as such. The ATF tells Americans possessing such weapons that they can also replace the short barrel with a 16-inch or longer one, destroy the brace, or even forfeit or destroy the weapon….