The Obiden Regime has been temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court from fully implementing new regulations on pistols with stabilizing braces.
This from washingtonexaminer.com.
These accessories, which The Regime considers “especially dangerous” are the subject of a lawsuit filed by gun owners and Second Amendment groups challenging the regulation.
An injunction by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Tuesday came just days before a May 31 deadline requiring owners to:
Remove the short barrel and attach a 16-inch or longer rifled barrel to the firearm,
Permanently remove and dispose of, or alter, the “stabilizing brace such that it cannot be reattached,
Turn the firearm into your local ATF office,
Destroy the firearm, or
The option to register the firearm tax-free pursuant to ATF Final Rule 2021R-08F is scheduled to be discontinued in the eForms System effective May 31, 2023, at 11:59pm (ET).
Gun rights groups argue that the stabilizing brace rule violates the Constitution as it mandates millions of gun owners to register their weapons. The Firearms Policy Coalition, one of the plaintiffs, deems the rule “onerous and unconstitutional.”
The FPC appealed to the 5th Circuit after a Texas judge refused
to block enforcement of the rule during the ongoing legal challenge.
The ATF’s rule, finalized in January, categorizes pistols with stabilizing braces as heavily regulated short-barreled rifles due to their accuracy and concealability.
At least 3 million guns with stabilizing braces are currently in the United States, according to the ATF. Other estimates show there could be between 10 million and 40 million stabilizing braces in circulation.
The impact of the 5th Circuit decision only applies to plaintiffs in the case, including two gun owners and a manufacturer of pistols with stabilizing braces. A determination has not yet been made whether the rule is blocked for others, such as people who purchased guns from Maxim Defense Industries or members of the FPC.
According to Cody J. Wisniewski, senior attorney for the group:
FPC is seeking clarification on the scope of the injunction.
NOTE: The ruling comes amid an upheaval in the legal sphere for guns in the country after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 last year to establish new standards for reviewing firearms laws, including that they be “consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
The appeals court also ruled in February that the government can’t block people with domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning firearms. The Regime’s proven-to-be-corrupt Justice Department has called on the Supreme Court to review that decision, calling it a “profound mistake.”
God speed to the return of Conservatism in America and to the Take Back of our Constitutional Republic.
And may God bless President Trump—keep him safe and keep his decisions wise.
