This where Trump lost me.
Pres. does not have the power to “Direct” an agency to “redefine” established legal definitions just to appease the anti-RKBA radicals.
If the “Law” is that fluid it is in fact not “Law” at all.
There are several other ways to achieve the same effect as the bump-fire stocks.
Look up “The shoe-string trick” for one.
The main difference in the bump-stock, which was ruled by ATF to be LEGAL per definition prior to the shooting, is that it allows for better aim.
Not that aim was relevant during the LV shooting spree due to distance and the tightly packed crowd.
Flame suit on.
Not gonna flame you; I’m a different dog that’s been been barking up that same tree since the ban went into effect in 2019. What’s worse, is that anybody paying attention back then could’ve seen that they would start coming for forced reset triggers, binary triggers, and now pistol braces just a few short years later.
Re: 10 - Good post.
President Trump is a squish on the Second Amendment.
And no, his nominations to the USSC don’t count. Ultimately, he does not know how they will decide on Second Amendment issues.
But the ATF was an agency under *his* control. He supported the ban. He also initially came out for red flag laws until someone (CoS?) told him he would lose substantial support if he pushed red flag laws.