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Report: 2023 Federal Gun Control Enforcement Near Record Levels
For the third straight year, the Biden administration’s federal gun control enforcement efforts hit close to record levels in 2023. The pace has slowed modestly, but the administration continues an aggressive enforcement policy. The number of firearms cases...
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...