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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Discontinuance 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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