ATF Reclassifies Franklin Armory Reformation

To quote the ATF Open Letter: “Moreover, because the Reformation is not chambered for shotgun shells, it is not a shotgun as defined in the NFA. Given these determinations, the Reformation is classified as a shotgun that is subject onlto the provisions of the GCA (i.e., it is not a weapon subject to the provisions…

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ATF Admits It Lacked Authority To Ban Bump Stocks

Congress has not prohibited bump stocks, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has made them illegal with a Final Rule issued without statutory authority. In a noteworthy development, ATF’s latest court filing admits that it lacked rulemaking authority under the Gun Control Act and National Firearms Act to issue a legislative…

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SCOTUS To Hear Case Which Could Reduce The ATF’s Power

One of the biggest problems with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) isn’t that it enforces the law. I mean, it exists explicitly for that purpose, so that’s kind of what it’s supposed to be doing. No, the biggest problem is that in addition to enforcing those rules, it also gets to…

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