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A sweeping new rule by federal gun regulators was published early Tuesday, with possible far-ranging implications for popular firearms and related items. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published the controversial new “Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms’” rule in the Federal Register on April 26. During its public comment…

March 24, 2022 Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently examined devices commonly known as “forced reset triggers” (FRTs) and has determined that some of them are “firearms” and “machineguns” as defined in the National Firearms Act…

Republicans on Capitol Hill are pressing federal gun regulators over an apparent sudden and arbitrary change to the practice of self-manufacturing suppressors. U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) and 24 of their colleagues in the Senate last Wednesday fired off a letter to ATF officials demanding answers on the recent crackdown. Two…