The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Monday intervened in a legal challenge against the pistol brace rule implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
The rule, which went into effect on June 1, is designed to regulate pistols with stabilizing braces, which make it easier to shoot a handgun with one hand.
The NRA seeks to intervene in the Texas lawsuit in order to protect its members and defend their freedom from the regulation known as the “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces.’”
In a legal brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, the NRA argues that the Final Rule infringes on the rights of gun owners and requests a preliminary injunction….