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Pistol Stabilizing Brace’s Explained Theres been a lot of attention given to Pistol Stabilizing Braces recently. We put this article and video together to help you understand what theyre all about. THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT A Springfield Armory SAINT Pistol. (Photo: Recom / Guns.com) In 1934, Congress passed the National Firearms Act, or NFA. It classified a rifle as a weapon fired from the shoulder with a barrel length of 16 inches or more. Under 16 inches, it was classified as a shor...

https://www.hangthecensors.com/484480.html (Natural News) Conservatives and other pro-Second Amendment activists in the United States are once again pushing for the  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – long considered to be a very anti-gun federal agency – to be defunded. This issue is being raised as pro-gun activists around the country are fearing the possibility of a Joe Biden presidency. The Democratic nominee is poised to unveil a series of very strict gun...

NRA-ILA: The ATF Withdraws Pistol Brace “Guidance” Ammoland Inc. Posted on The ATF has withdrawn their post on classifying stabilizing braced firearms after catching enormous flak from gun owners and politicians alike. IMG NRA-ILA The withdrawal notice indicates that “[u]pon further consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, ATF is withdrawing, pending further Department of Justice review, the notice, and request for comments entitled �...

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) withdrew the guidance on its proposed AR pistol reclassification Wednesday.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) is announcing the withdrawal of a notice and request for comments entitled “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ‘Stabilizing Braces’,” that was published on December 18, 2020. Upon further consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, ATF is withdrawing, pending further Department of Justice review, the notice and request for comments entitled “Objecti...

If you are receiving this email, you are part of Team Aero and our industry desperately needs your help. Posted on The BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) recently released information on how they will be determining the legality of Pistol Stabilizing Braces and whether they should fall within the National Firearms Act. There are countless concerning angles to this topic, but we will try to get straight to the point. The most recent notice outlines criteria that are ju...

After a torrent of opposition from gun owners, it looks like the agency is backing off, at least temporarily.

Under Pressure, ATF Rescinds Pistol Brace Notice Federal regulators on Wednesday reversed their course on a controversial notice about firearm stabilizing braces in at least a temporary win for the Second Amendment community.  Five days after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives posted the 15-page notice and request for comments in the Federal Register, igniting a firestorm of criticism, the agency backpedaled and withdrew it. The action mimicked the rapid reversal on the...

ATF Brace ‘Factors’ Feign ‘Understanding’ Backed Up by Future Threat Ammoland Inc. Posted on SB Tactical SBPDW and SBM4 Braces IMG SB Tactical gallery U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “ATF recognizes that before issuance of this notice, there was a misunderstanding by some that a pistol assembled with any item purported to be a stabilizing brace still would be considered a ‘pistol’ regardless of other characteristics,” the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms admits in its �...