This particular injunction only applies to the named plantiffs in the case. It DOES NOT stay implementation and enforcement of the Pistol Brace Rule for the rest of the 5th Circuit, or the rest of the country.
He expects that most owners will not comply and, just, wait it out.
Wonder how many Chicago gang bangers, with their Glock switches, the atf is prosecuting, federally and sending to fed prison?
But Matt Hoover is looking at 45 years for promoting an unworkable, out of spec Lightning Link, drawn on a steel business card, that the atf said was perfectly legal and can be downloaded on the internet.
1. infringement is unconditional
2. This has to be about the silliest infringement attempt yet
3. How stupid can they get, anyway?
4. We must terminate the bureaus that deprive us of our rightful liberties
All the hoplophobe existential angst over short-barreled rifles is illogical anyway. It’s a hangover left over from the Gangster Era of the Roaring 20s. Anything the Gangsters used was automatically construed as evil (brass knuckles, switchblades, etc). Before the gangsters got hold of Tommy guns, nobody considered civilian possession of machine guns to be a problem. After the Gangsters got them America’s first all-socialist-all-the-time president and two demoncrat-controlled houses of Congress passed the NFA, virtually without opposition.
What this really is about is guys D-I-Y-ing short-barreled rifles (SBRs) without going through the ATF paperwork and paying the $200 NFA tax. What makes no sense is that a short-barreled rifle is less lethal than a (non-short-barreled) rifle because of the bullet’s significantly lower velocity. And an SBR can be aimed more precisely than a stock-less handgun because bracing the stock against the shoulder makes the gun sights much steadier. So you’re more likely to hit what you’re aiming at as opposed to accidentally shooting someone you didn’t mean to.
So in the real world, an SBR is less lethal than a full-blown rifle and less likely to produce an accidental shooting that a standard pistol. It makes no sense that you’d want to discourage either of those. Short-barreled rifles need to be taken off the NFA list, period, which solves the SBR/not-an-SBR problem that stabilizing braces have caused.
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Here’s my take.
1. Register the pistol braced weapon through May 31st, that’s tomorrow, for free. If you already have an ATF eForms account, such as from a silencer or previous SBR, then it takes 10 minutes to register online. For free. No $200 tax stamp, but only through May 31st.
2. If, and a highly doubtful if, this issue sides with gunowners, then simply deregister the SBR. All it takes is a quick form letter. Removing the SBR from the national registry allows you to sell the pistol braced firearm to someone else. If you don’t deregister then you may find selling it becomes encumbered with the ATF claiming it is an ATF weapon.
By registering, you remove any risk that this issues goes against you. Considering the criminal, unconstitutional, and tyrannical nature of our political state of affairs today, this issue is most likely going against us. By registering by tomorrow, you save $200, and the process is stupid easy. If we do win, then simply deregister the firearm.
Fact is, everyone who wants to know already knows you have guns. Big freaking deal. Buy a 50 cal and really piss them off!