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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…
Read MoreNew ATF Head – Danger, Will Robinson!
The Captain breaks it down… if you’re not worried yet, go have a read. I’ll wait….. Fraternal Order of Police President Chuck Canterbury Picked To Head ATF What about now, after you’ve finished that read? Worried?
Read MoreBump Stocks Banned
The long road to banning bump stocks in the wake of the Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas mass shooting will come to an end in 90 days when a final rule drafted by the Department of Justice and prompted by President Donald Trump becomes law, the Review Journal has learned. The devices, which accelerate the…
Read MoreSCOTUS 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…
Read MoreDiscontinuance of Accessory Classifications
Not exactly sure of the implications here… anyone feel free to enlighten me in the comments. Effective immediately, any requests for a determination on how an accessory affects the classification of a firearm under the GCA or NFA must include a firearm with the accessory already installed. Except in cases of conditional import determinations, FTISB…
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