They got rid of that December 'guidance' because they flagrantly violated federal law by trying to create a 'rule' outside the process. They were about to get the snot sued out of them by several groups if they tried to rush that lame BS through as a real rule.
From several folks interviewed it was more a signal of the ATF management wanting to show they were open to playing ball w/ the Biden administration than anything else.
You can bet the new 'guidance' won't have much of anything to do with the old December document. They won't make that mistake again.
From several folks interviewed it was more a signal of the ATF management wanting to show they were open to playing ball w/ the Biden administration than anything else.
You can bet the new 'guidance' won't have much of anything to do with the old December document. They won't make that mistake again.