WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate has voted down the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would have nullified the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) pistol brace rule.
The vote centered around a new ATF rule that would change the definition of a pistol with a barrel less than 16 inches equipped with a stabilizing device from a pistol to a short-barreled rifle (SBR). The change would subject the firearm to the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and require the owner to register the gun with the ATF. Failure to do so would be a felony punishable by up to a $250,000 fine and ten years in prison.
Only 250,000 pistols equipped with stabilizing devices out of the millions in public circulation have been registered with the ATF; this means the federal government has made millions of law-abiding citizens felons overnight.
Multiple gun groups have sued the ATF and the Justice Department over the regulation. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Gun Owners of America (GOA), and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) have injunctions against the rule, forbidding the ATF from taking any enforcement action against their members.
After a contentious debate, a CRA resolution was passed in the House of Representatives. House leadership was initially reluctant to bring up the resolution, but the Freedom Caucus, led by Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and others, forced their hand. The House vote was mostly along party lines, although a few Democrats crossed the aisle to back the resolution.
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