Court Denies Injunction on BATFE Long Gun Sales Reporting
FAIRFAX, Va. –-(Ammoland.com)- Following the Obama Administration’s move to require federal firearms licensees in the border states to report multiple sales of certain rifles, the NRA immediately began supporting litigation to enjoin this illegal action by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Unfortunately, on Sept. 9, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied NRA’s motion for a temporary injunction, but set an expedited schedule to bring the case before the court for a final ruling with argument set for Oct. 25.
The three suits (J&G Sales, Ltd. v. Melson; Ron Peterson Firearms, LLC v. Melson; and 10 Ring Precision, Inc. v. Melson) each argue that the BATFE has no legal authority to require multiple sales reporting of long gun sales and must stop trying to do so.
When Congress authorized the reporting of multiple sales of handguns in the 1968 Gun Control Act, it did not empower any federal agency to require similar reports for long guns.
Therefore, this recent action by the BATFE not only exceeds the Bureau’s legal authority, but also circumvents the will of Congress.
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Follow-up. Checking I was right in thinking the president appoints U.S. District judges as well as to higher courts. All gun owners should write who ever is chosen to be the Republican candidate and tell him or her that we expect these anti-gun liberal activist judges to be removed as soon as possible. Not only are these liberal judges anti-gun, they are pro abortion, anti-religion, pro gay, refuse to enforce immigration laws to deport illegals, etc. And they have no respect for the Constitution.
Collyer is bringing this case before the court for a final ruling; her court? We all know how she will rule, being a far left anti-gun person that she is! Likely when she rules against the request it will go to the Supreme Court. I hope there is a way for the next president to get rid of these liberal judges. I know some cam be removed, but not sure which ones. People like Collyer don't need to be in any authoritative positions. They are slowly destroying our Constitutional rights, which is their covert goal.