Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) has reintroduced his Pistol Brace Protection Act that would exempt the stabilizers from the National Firearms Act (NFA). Lankford’s bill, first introduced in 2022, would nullify the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently announced rule on the devices. “ATF consistently finds new ways to manipulate the NFA, so…
Oklahoma Senator Rejoins Pistol Brace Battle By Reintroducing His Own Bill
Second Amendment Activists, Congressmen, See More at Stake Than Braces
February 7, 2023
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Within days of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issuing its regulation for pistol braces, a senator from Kansas has reintroduced a bill to protect the legal status of firearms and rein in some of the ATF’s power. “The SHORT Act will protect Americans from the anti-Second Amendment gun registry that the…
Guns Are Getting From Dealers to Crime Scenes Faster: Report
Illegally trafficked firearms are getting from legitimate dealers to crime scenes faster than they have in the past, according to the second installment of The National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA) reported that between 2017 and…
Gun Owners of America Vows to Fight New ATF Rule
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has published its new rule outlawing pistols equipped with pistol-stabilizing braces. The rule gives owners of such firearms 120 days to destroy, register or surrender the now-illegal braces. Aidan Johnston, director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America, said he and his organization are taking…
Judge Blocks Sale of Trigger Kits The Justice Department Argues Are Machine Gun Parts
On Thursday, a federal judge issued a restraining order, preventing two firearms parts companies from selling trigger kits that the U.S. Department of Justice claims turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic-firing machine guns. Judge Nina Morrison, of New York’s federal Eastern District Court, granted a temporary restraining order preventing Rare Breed Triggers, LLC and Rare…
Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to Abolish ATF After It Declared Braced Pistols Illegal
January 18, 2023
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The new “Abolish the ATF Act” bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would immediately disband the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF) upon its enactment. “The continued existence of the ATF is increasingly unwarranted based on their repeated actions to convert law-abiding citizens into felons. They must be stopped. My bill today would abolish the…
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Gun Bump Stock Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected two challenges to the federal government’s ban on gun bump stocks that was handed down in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017. Bump stocks are devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to increase their rate of fire. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) reversed…
‘Glock Switches’: Turning Hand Guns Into Machine Guns Becoming Popular Among Gangsters
The rise in murders in recent years has been accompanied by another trend—criminals are increasingly modifying their firearms to enable fully automatic fire, converting simple handguns into tiny machine guns. Houston police brought 19 cases involving guns furnished with these “Glock switches” earlier this year, including a shootout that left three police officers wounded. Last year,…
Biden’s New ‘Ghost Gun’ Restrictions Take Effect
President Joe Biden’s legal challenge targeting so-called “ghost guns” went into effect on Aug. 24, focusing on curbing the proliferation of privately assembled firearms. The rules, which the White House posted in April, are designed to prevent unlicensed guns from being sold to convicted felons and other ineligible buyers by making clear that retailers run background…
Warrantless ATF Agents Visited Delaware Man to Inspect Newly Bought Guns
Two warrantless ATF agents and a state trooper visited a Delaware gun owner on July 12 and asked to see his recently bought guns. They told the man the home visit was part of a straw purchase investigation. Straw purchases are a federal crime where a person buys a firearm or firearms for another person…
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