New legal strategy argues the ATF may have misinterpreted the Hughes Amendment’s 1986 machine gun ban. Gun law expert Stephen Halbrook explains the argument and how states could force a court challenge.
VanDerStok v. Garland, challenging the ATF on its claimed authority to redefine what is a firearm is really about the balance of power between agencies & the rights of Americans.
Gladwell’s narrative embellishes the facts, making it seem as if Knight’s case was a key driver of legal thought around the Second Amendment when, in reality, the case played a much smaller role in shaping English and American law