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The Struggle Over Firearms Pistol Braces Continues ~ VIDEO Ammoland Inc. Posted on SIG SAUER Pistol Stabilizing Brace USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- President Biden announced last week that he is, officially, seeking action from the BATFE to restrict pistol braces in some significant way. Pistol braces have been a constantly controversial accessory since Sig Sauer made them mainstream with their SB-15 Brace at SHOT Show in 2014. The brace concept was originally developed by Alex Bosco, founder ...

Ammoland Inc. Posted on SIG SAUER Pistol Stabilizing Brace WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- AmmoLand News has obtained a report dated February 12th, 2021 sent by the Congressional Research Service to Congress members about pistol braces. (embedded below) Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a non-partisan government think tank that works with Congressional members on reports about different issues. The service consists of 600 government employees, including lawyers, economists, refe...

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...

NRA-ILA: The ATF Withdraws Pistol Brace “Guidance” Ammoland Inc. Posted on The ATF has withdrawn their post on classifying stabilizing braced firearms after catching enormous flak from gun owners and politicians alike.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...

Leak Shows ATF to Publish “Factors for Classifying Guns with Stabilizing Braces”, IMG SIG SAUER Pistol Stabilizing Brace U.S.A.-(Ammoland.com)- Documents leaked to several media outlets Wednesday show the Justice Department is moving to publish in the Federal Registry on Friday, December 18th, 2020 a document titled “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with Stabilizing Braces” ( embedded below). Note the document itself is not a ban on pistol braces but it does lay the groundwork...