Well, Trump was allowed a pass when the unconstitutional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ignored definitions and ruled that bump stocks are actually machine guns, along with other frivolous lawmaking, which they are forbidden to engage in. Now, they are looking to criminalize potentially millions of Americans with a silly ruling on braces.
Guns In The News reports:
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is set to release its final rule on Braced firearms later this month.
In Analyzing the proposed rule, which was released June 2021, it appears that ATF has intentionally designed its Factoring Criteria for Rifled Barrel Weapons with Accessories Commonly Referred to as “Stabilizing Braces” to effect a complete ban of every pistol-braced firearm currently on the market.
Masquerading as a helpful rulemaking “to assist” gun owners and the firearms industry in complying with the law, in reality the proposed rule is designed with the obvious and specific intent to largely outlaw the use of stabilizing braces on firearms, threatening millions of current owners with imprisonment and putting a large segment of the gun industry out of business entirely.
To accomplish this goal, the proposed rule creates “Worksheet 4999,” which contains three sections of analysis, each more restrictive than the last, designed to ensure that virtually no stabilizing brace is eligible for use on a non-rifle firearm, and thereafter ensuring that most firearms do not qualify to even use an allowed stabilizing brace.
ICYMI: GOA has created a Pistol Point Calculator to help everyone understand the tyrannical Biden Pistol Ban.
Our team has taken the ATF Form 4999 from the Proposed Rule and made it so you can find out how many points your “illegal SBR” AKA legally purchased firearm will have. pic.twitter.com/BRTvRSynT2
— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) November 27, 2022
Even if a firearm passes the checks listed in “Worksheet 4999” ATF reserves unto itself the unbridled discretion to override the results of the worksheet at any time and for any reason, creating a system where no person or company could possibly rely on anything the agency says.
ATF in their proposed rulemaking claims that the number of Stabilizing braces in circulation is around 7-9 million. Whereas the Congressional Research Service estimates that the actual number of braces in circulation is anywhere between 10 – 40 million.
If this proposed rule becomes law, millions of gun owners could find themselves in possession of illegal, unregistered short barreled rifles or shotguns overnight.
Assault Weapon Bans, pistol braces, & ATF rules—oh my!
The anti-gunners never rest (or understand) exactly what they want to ban or regulate. Sometimes you just have to call, “Bull****.” ?♂️ pic.twitter.com/q2nhSaW5NV
— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) November 29, 2022
ATF attempted once before to effectively ban pistol braces in 2020, during the Trump administration. Because of the massive grassroots response to the rule change, ATF abandoned their attempt and withdrew the rulemaking. But now that a new anti-gun regime has taken control of the White House, the ATF feels empowered to revive its war on pistol braces and essentially ban an extremely popular gun accessory.
The ATF’s Brace Rule is Incoming—Are you ready? ?
Watch the latest Minute Man Moment and learn all FORTY points of the pending unconstitutional rule. Then take action to fight the tyrannical ATF. https://t.co/PO4aHwBFqL
— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) November 30, 2022
What is Gun Owners of America doing to combat this arbitrary and capricious regulation?
We’ve submitted comments to the Federal Register detailing our arguments against the proposed rule.
We’ve worked with 48 Senators to demand that the ATF withdraw its proposed rule.
In Congress, we’re targeting the core of the issue, the National Firearms Act. The outdated and unconstitutional NFA allows ATF to regulate these sorts of items in the first place. We’re working with Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas and Congressman Andrew Clyde of Georgia to pass the SHORT Act which would remove Short Barreled Rifles and Shotguns from the NFA.
Finally, if the rule does go into effect, we’re prepared to take the fight to the courts.
Article posted with permission from Gun Owners of America
