Dept of Justice announces the new rules on Stabilizing Braces.

[Artos]

Today, the Department of Justice announced it has submitted to the Federal Register the “Stabilizing Braces” Final Rule, which makes clear that when manufacturers, dealers, and individuals use stabilizing braces to convert pistols into rifles with a barrel of less than 16 inches, commonly referred to as a short-barreled rifles, they must comply with the laws that regulate those rifles, including the National Firearms Act (NFA). In April 2021, at an event with President Biden, the Attorney General directed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to address the issue of stabilizing braces.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...s-used-convert


Let the fireworks begin...


Edit...sorry mods, didn't see another thread had touched on this already.



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[FromMyColdDeadHand]

So how fast for the TROs…

Aren’t there cases already running on this, not the specific text of today, but pistols in general?

Hey, this goes national fast and SCOTUS maybe get a two-fer here. Miller/Heller/McDonald/Bruen all leveraged to take out not just this, but the whole NFA. There is no legal standing for the NFA under those decisions.

[Diamondback]

So how fast for the TROs…

Aren’t there cases already running on this, not the specific text of today, but pistols in general?

Hey, this goes national fast and SCOTUS maybe get a two-fer here. Miller/Heller/McDonald/Bruen all leveraged to take out not just this, but the whole NFA. There is no legal standing for the NFA under those decisions.

And then they weaponize the Sporter Clause in GCA68 which allows them to proibit anything they like as "not suitable for sport." Pretty much you'd be lucky to be left with revolvers, lever actions and break-opens in that scenario... NFA is a nuisance but it's not the biggest elephant in the room.

[JediGuy]

I skimmed the document earlier. Unless I misread, firearms held in trusts cannot take advantage of this unless it can be proven that the firearm was already held in the trust.

[JediGuy]

https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regula...qapdf/download

[signal4l]

The West Virginia vs EPA decision should put an end to this nonsense.

ATF is not a legislative body

[JediGuy]

The West Virginia vs EPA decision should put an end to this nonsense.

ATF is not a legislative body

If it gets to SCOTUS before the court turns again. It’s a long time away.

[MA2_Navy_Veteran]

So since when does the DOJ/ATF (a part of the Executive branch) have the authority to "redifine" anything by amending the wording of codified law (GCA/NFA)? Last I checked, ONLY CONGRESS HAS THAT POWER...

The definition of a rifle is codified in the NFA. The ATF does not get to redefine, change, add to, or amend the wording of the NFA, just because they don't like it. Only Congress has the ability to make, or make changes to laws.

MA2

[JediGuy]

Agencies do this all the time.



Back to topic, did anyone else pick up a couple cheap lowers expecting this eventuality?

[Diamondback]

So since when does the DOJ/ATF (a part of the Executive branch) have the authority to "redifine" anything by amending the wording of codified law (GCA/NFA)? Last I checked, ONLY CONGRESS HAS THAT POWER...

The definition of a rifle is codified in the NFA. The ATF does not get to redefine, change, add to, or amend the wording of the NFA, just because they don't like it. Only Congress has the ability to make, or make changes to laws.

MA2

Sporter Clause in GCA68 abdicates a FRIGHTENING amount of regulatory authority...