Staff Reports
The Biden administration's attempt to regulate AR-15 handguns, which are commonly used firearms in the country, will be the subject of arguments before a federal appeals court in the United States. The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas, according to the Second Amendment Foundation, will take up the group's claim that the administration overreached itself by placing additional limitations and fees on these weapons.
The group's founder and executive vice president, Alan Gottlieb, expressed confidence in the 5th Circuit's decision to win. He was also looking forward to taking the matter to the high court because he thought the Biden Justice Department would file an appeal with the Supreme Court.
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Opponents of the ATF's pistol brace rule contend that because the laws were drafted by unelected executive branch officials for a president who is well-known for his anti-gun views, they threaten to jail law-abiding persons. They think that the legislative branch should once again have the authority to enact laws, as the founding fathers intended.
The group had already won an injunction to stop the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from implementing a rule that had been issued the previous year. Similar injunctions were obtained by other organizations in various courts, including the National Rifle Association.
The 5th Circuit implied that the government would probably lose the lawsuit when it decided to block the ATF rule. The ATF was criticized for not giving the public enough opportunity to comment on the rule. They also cited previous ATF declarations suggesting that some weapons were not subject to regulation.
Under the National rifles Act, a statute from the Al Capone era, the ATF's proposed classification of these rifles would subject them to a $200 tax stamp and demand clearance from federal agents. Although the ATF claims that these weapons are commonly used by mass shooters, data indicates that only a tiny percentage of these weapons have been used in such instances, even though there may be between 10 and 20 million of them in the US.
These handguns come with a unique brace that makes it safe for those with disabilities to operate the pistol. The ATF contends that the brace can be utilized to improve accuracy for long-range shooting by serving as a stock like to those seen in rifles. The ATF wants to classify them as short-barreled rifles, which are governed by the National Firearms Act, because they are shorter than conventional modern sporting rifles. This rule was enacted decades ago to prevent the use of sawed-off shotguns and certain other types of firearms in gang-related violence.
Many pro-gun activists contend that gradually restricting the sale and use of firearms in the US is the Biden administration's primary objective. They claim that this strategy is demonstrated by the administration's early focus on the widely used AR-15. President Biden has stated that he wants to outlaw all semi-automatic weapons, which would include the most common type of firearms in the nation: semi-automatic pistols and rifles built after the models AR and AK.
