by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 31, 2021 | In the News
Two years ago, peaceful, law-abiding gun owners across the country became felons overnight, thanks to the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks. But as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recognized last week, Congress alone has the authority to...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 8, 2021 | Press Releases
Washington, DC (March 8, 2021) — Congress has not prohibited bump stocks, and it is thus unlawful for a prosecutorial entity like the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to rewrite the law in Congress’ place. That’s the basic argument the New...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 6, 2021 | In the News
In May 2020, a divided three-judge panel on the 10th Circuit upheld President Trump’s executive action that prohibited possession of bump stocks. In September 2020, the 10th Circuit granted rehearing en banc in Aposhian v. Barr. The case was fully briefed, and...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 5, 2021 | In the News
The Tenth Circuit on Friday reversed course and rescinded an en banc rehearing of a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ rule banning bump stocks over the dissent of five circuit judges. According to the court’s...
by nclaadmin | Apr 5, 2019 | Opinion
Originally published in The Hill on April 5, 2019 Following the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017, where the assailant reportedly used firearms equipped with bump stocks, lawmakers in both parties attempted to restrict these devices legislatively, to...
