Notes from the Resistance
“It turns a semi-automatic firearm into, essentially, a machine gun,” explained Estevan. “So, instead of one round being discharged from a firearm with the single pull of the trigger, when the switch is installed onto a firearm, you’re looking at 1,200 rounds with the single pull of the trigger within a minute.” [More]
Sounds like you need a massage there, SAC Estevan.
Did you tell them you’d need a magazine, what, 40 feet long…?
[Via Jess]
I do not think it will help the right to keep and bear arms for the Supreme Court to take up the bumpstock issue, because… [More]
Why do so many think it’s about bump stocks?
Mark Smith breaks down how he would likely argue the 2nd Amendment case against these regulations converting handguns with stabilizing braces into alleged Short Barrel Rifles thus requiring registration with the ATF pursuant to the National Firearms Act… [Watch]
That anyone has to just shows how unAmerican the treasonous violence monopolists continue to be.
[Via Jess]
The Fifth Circuit judges who ruled favorably were influenced by arguments formulated and advanced by two of its principals, firearms designer Len Savage and attorney Stamboulieh. [More]
Untangling the web, one sticky thread at a time…
[H/T Herschel]
Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Protecting Individual Sovereignty Through Our Laws Act, or PISTOL Act. This legislation would prevent the Biden Administration from regulating pistol braces by clarifying that what constitutes a “pistol” is not subject to bureaucratic interpretation, such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has wrongly done in their recently finalized rule. [More]
I don’t see it listed under his name on GovTrack yet but consider the bill’s passage prognosis pretty much “0” with a Democrat Senate and president.
[Via Jess]
Gaetz introduces ‘Abolish the ATF Act’ after ruling against stabilizing braces [More]
I don’t see any text yet, but my feeling is this is symbolic and doesn’t stand a chance of becoming law, especially considering the state of the Senate.
Besides, unless you abolish the functions, all you’re doing is kicking the can down the road and handing it to a bigger agency like the FBI, that’s better able to bury its crimes.
GOA CONDEMNS BIDEN RULE TO CRIMINALIZE PISTOL BRACED FIREARMS [More]
First they came for the bump stocks…
SB Tactical, one of the most popular AR-15 pistol brace manufacturers, appears to have been hit with a data breach, where customer data, including names, addresses, and credit card information, was leaked online. [More]
That looks like something for Republicans now in control of House Oversight to look into.
[Via Andy M]
Franklin Armory and the Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. (FRAC) have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over what the plaintiffs allege are wrongful classification of firearms and regulatory delays. [More]
That presupposes there are rightful classifications and acceptable review times.
[Via Jess]
I was looking for some ATF financial information for an article I’m drafting and happened upon this “helpful” information “courtesy” of Google:
People also answer, but the key here is “which people”?
I wonder when Google is just going to come right out and openly adopt “Be evil”…?
In light of Bruen and its “historical understanding” benchmark, it’s difficult to see how an honest legal analysis could continue to support ATF’s vindictive vendetta against Albert Kwan. [More]
What a prolonged and tyrannical outrage. The question now is, does anyone besides a handful of us care?
Nice work if you can get it. The problem is, without a badge, you can’t, and therein lies the crux of police as “Only Ones.” [More]
Special exemptions make it easy to forget your place in the food chain.
State Department Publishes New Guidelines for Export Compliance Programs [and] ATF Revises the Form 4473 (5300.9) Firearms Transaction Record [More]
This should post to their “Alerts” page soon, and that’s the one you really ought to bookmark if you want expert analyses of industry legal and regulatory developments.
I joined Bill Frady yesterday to talk about the Secret Service/Hunter Biden affidavit and ATF wanting to destroy Gunwalker guns:
That ongoing legal actions require evidence to be preserved and that ATF, the agency that stonewalled investigations and retaliated against whistleblowers now seeks to be the agent of its destruction, is a good circumstantial indicator that its priority remains one of covering up. [More]
There can be no “reform.” These corrupt bastards will never back down unless they are forced to.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice have sent the rule surrounding pistol stabilizing devices to the White House for Presidential review. [More]
Since we’re told we live under a system of consent of the governed, I’m sure the delegated authority for this is in here somewhere…
[Via Jess]
Yesterday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) notified us that it intends to destroy the firearms associated with the botched Operation Fast and Furious. [More]
I thought there was no statute of limitations on being accessories to murder.
This is the first time I can recall having a serious disagreement with Jim Jordan.
[Via Henry Bowman]
ATF agents would later say he’s innocent, but they still take his shit, and leave him with seizure receipts for just the serialized parts (receivers, suppressors, etc.) but not the rest of the gear (optics, parts, etc.)… Marcelo calls again two weeks later, ATF agent says right now he is innocent but threatens to press charges against him if he keeps “blowing up [their] phone” [More]
A “gun rights” group needs to look at this. If things are as represented, there’s no way he should have to fight this on his own.
[Via Jess]
Jordan says the ghost gun rule “goes well beyond the authority granted to the agency in any applicable federal statutes,” and expands the legal definition of a firearm beyond what Congress intended. A prior letter from Jordan to ATF declared the rule “appears to be a deliberate attempt to usurp the authority of Congress,” and said it unconstitutionally infringes “on American citizens’ fundamental Second Amendment rights and privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment.” [More]
He’s right about the agency lacking authority. What I’ve yet to see is where Congress can legitimately claim it.
And I don’t see too many on “our side” talking about that.
[Via Jess]
As a result of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) of 2022, signed into law on June 25, 2022, the NICS Section has been working towards the implementation of an enhanced background check process for persons between the ages of 18-20. The enhancement provides the opportunity for additional outreach and research to be conducted regarding the existence of any juvenile adjudication information and/or mental health prohibition. As a result, transactions on persons between the ages of 18-20 will initially be delayed and the address of the individual will be collected so that the appropriate local and state entities may be contacted. The enhanced process will begin on November 14, 2022, for all transactions on persons under the age of 21 as previously described. Checks on persons under the age of 21 could be extended for a period up to ten business days. Therefore, it is possible for an FFL to be contacted with an updated Brady Transfer Date. As a temporary measure and until the NICS can be updated to provide this information electronically, NICS staff will be calling FFLs to advise of any change in the transfer date. In preparation for calls from NICS, you will be asked to verify your license number and code word. You may wish to have this information readily available for you and your staff. [More]
Meanwhile, don’t forget to register with Selective Service! And Nancy’s working on that voter roadblock…
[Via Doc]
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendants Merrick Garland, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States; Steven Dettelbach, in his official capacity as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the United States Department of Justice; and ATF hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from the Court’s Opinion & Order on Scope of Preliminary Injunction entered on October 1, 2022… [More]
Of course they’re not giving up on unconstitutionally claiming authority to impose frame or receiver infringements. They enjoy unlimited resources.
FPC has the entire case with filings and orders indexed for us.
[Via Jess]
