To paraphrase the hit song title from the last century, what a difference a judge and a president make.
Judge Declares Bump Stock Ban Unlawful, Orders ATF to Pay Attorney Fees

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To paraphrase the hit song title from the last century, what a difference a judge and a president make.
ATF is once again facing an uphill battle in court regulating Forced Reset Triggers. Despite already losing 6 times on this issue, the ATF is trying to reframe its argument—an approach that’s unlikely to hold up.
Slide Fire Solutions was temporarily shut down in 2018 following an unlawful government-mandated ban on bump stocks. Thanks ATF!
“In the interest of returning your item as soon as possible, please submit your claim form within 90 days of this letter,” the ATF states.
Clark Aposhian finally won his lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over the bump stock rule.
Business completed, we shook hands, wished each other a good day and left ATF offices with something that less than two months ago would have been considered an unregistered machinegun.
I’m getting my bump stock, which they’ve had since April 2019, back from ATF.
Former President Donald Trump didn’t really want to ban bump stocks. When he did, he knew the Supreme Court was likely to overturn his action….
So far, we have never seen proof of the weapons despite repeated attempts by AmmoLand News to get documents from the FBI/ATF.
The law does not define machine guns by rate of fire. Simple skill can produce rates of fire in a revolver at the levels of common machine guns.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its statutory authority when it tried to ban bump stocks. Nothing to do with 2A!?
The Supreme Court …emphasized that the legal definition of machine gun hinges on the mechanical action of the trigger, not the speed of fire or the shooter’s actions.
The Supreme Court ruled that the ATF overstepped its authority when it banned bump stocks through the rule-making process by a 6-3 margin.
The Supreme Court of The United States heard oral arguments in Garland v. Cargill, which will determine the legality of bump stocks across the country.
ATF is not authorized to draft regulations expanding the reach of criminal laws beyond the scope of what Congress prohibited, so NCLA urges the Supreme Court to resolve this issue and safeguard Americans’ rights..
ATF carried out this order and bypassed Congress and its sole authority to write criminal law by reclassifying bump stocks as “machineguns”, subjecting owners to criminal penalties.
Lawyers for Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed an important brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Garland v. Cargill, which challenges the federal ban on bump-stock devices.
The Second Amendment Law Center joined several other pro-2A organizations in filing an “amicus” legal brief in Garland v. Cargill, a case is set for argument before the Supreme Court in late February.
The government’s effort to convert legal bump stocks and their law-abiding owners into unlawful machine guns owned by felons is frightening…
On Dec. 26, 2018, every American who owned a bump stock, a rifle accessory that facilitates rapid firing, was suddenly guilty of a federal felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison
The Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS) will decide if the ATF overstepped its authority by reclassifying bump stocks to machineguns.