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The Supreme Court Bump Stock Case: Defeat for the “Deep State”
Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for the Supreme Court in Garland v. Cargill—the “bump stock firearms” case—may be more important for what it does not say than for what it does. On its face, Cargill granted a statutory victory to gun owners. Below that, however, it...
Federal Gun Control Enforcement Numbers Dip, But Biden ATF Maintains Status Quo
Federal gun control enforcement numbers dipped in 2022, but the Biden administration still aggressively pursued enforcement, and kept things close to record levels. In his first two years, the Biden administration took up right where Trump left off and generally...
Montana Governor Informs Feds State Won’t Enforce New Pistol Brace Gun Control Rule
On Feb. 8, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland informing him the state will not enforce the recent ATF rule on pistol braces based on a state law prohibiting enforcement of some federal gun control that was passed in...
How States can Undermine Biden’s Unconstitutional “Ghost Gun” Rule
Late last month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) sent out an open letter to all federally-licensed firearms dealers warning them of a new rule in effect which requires registration of “80 percent lowers” – and background checks to...