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Federal Judge Rules Millions of NRA Members Exempt From ATF Pistol Brace Rule
NTD News ^
| April 2, 2024
| Jack Phillips
Posted on 04/03/2024 8:33:58 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
A federal judge has blocked the ATF from enforcing its pistol brace rule for millions of members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) as the appeals process plays out.
It came after the NRA filed a lawsuit against the ATF, or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arguing that the agency’s rule to reclassify the brace-equipped pistols as short-barreled rifles is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay sided with the gun rights group, arguing that the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals already concluded that the ATF pistol-brace rule “fails the logical outgrowth test and violates” the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and is “unlawful” under the act.
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KEYWORDS: banglist; nra
A small victory.
To: Navy Patriot
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posted on
04/03/2024 8:36:13 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Navy Patriot
Why just the NRA members?
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posted on
04/03/2024 8:36:15 AM PDT
by
Skywise
To: Skywise
Why just the NRA members? My question as well. Or as often the case, poor and biased reporting?
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posted on
04/03/2024 8:43:46 AM PDT
by
sjmjax
To: Skywise
That must be the invisible part of Equal Protection.
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posted on
04/03/2024 8:44:00 AM PDT
by
Dutch Boy
(The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
To: Magnum44
Yes, small victories are still victories, and they are small steps everyone can use to reach and exercise their Rights.
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posted on
04/03/2024 8:53:56 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Celebrate Decivilization)
To: sjmjax
Because NRA brought the suit, so until its decided, only NRA members get the benefit of the stay. This has been the case where other organizations or states have brought suit against the ban.
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posted on
04/03/2024 8:56:54 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Navy Patriot
strange..why only for NRA members...weird rulings ?
In a 2–1 ruling last year, the Fifth Circuit found that the ATF finalized the rule without giving the public a meaningful chance to comment on it. That made it invalid under the federal Administrative Procedure Act, the panel found.
yet...
Other than NRA members, the previous Fifth Circuit ruling allowed members of the Firearms Policy Coalition, the Second Amendment Foundation, and Gun Owners of America to not face ATF enforcement regarding the braces.,
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posted on
04/03/2024 9:34:47 AM PDT
by
stylin19a
(When in a bikini,women show 90% of their body. men are so polite they only look at the covered parts)
To: Navy Patriot
If only the government could just make rules and there were camps to put everyone who disagreed with those rules.
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posted on
04/03/2024 12:28:08 PM PDT
by
MrBambaLaMamba
(The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald)
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