Lawyers judges and leos. Brace ruling

[carlton wright]

Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces” | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

On January 13, 2023, the Attorney General signed ATF final rule 2021R-08F, “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces,’” amending ATF’s regulations to clarify when a rifle is designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder. The final rule was published in the...

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What does it mean? If it's not designed to be used from the shoulder.. this could be interpreted differently by different people..

 

[carlton wright]

Sudnmpac

 

[Russ-T]

Exactly

The rule is ambiguous at best and, as usual, allows the Un-Elected Bureacrats broad interpretation. There are a bunch of lawsuits pending. This is probably the biggest one:

FRAC and 25 States Challenge ATF Rule on Pistol Braces « Daily Bulletin

The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition (FRAC), SB Tactical, B&T USA, Rick Cicero, and 25 States have filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) challenging the legality of a new ATF rule that reverses a decade of ATF agency precedent.

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