NRA-ILA: The ATF Withdraws Pistol Brace “Guidance” Ammoland Inc. Posted on The ATF has withdrawn their post on classifying stabilizing braced firearms after catching enormous flak from gun owners and politicians alike.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 ‘Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ‘Stabilizing Braces’,’ that was published on December 18, 2020.” The withdrawal notice came only hours after Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08) and 89 other Congressional Representatives sent a letter to ATF asking the agency to “immediately take action to correct this injustice.”