NRA-ILA secured a significant victory today, as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined enforcement of the ATF’s “Pistol Brace Rule” in Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Garland.
The ATF’s Final Rule reclassifies pistols equipped with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles, thus subjecting them to regulation under the National Firearms Act of 1934.
Several plaintiffs in an ILA-supported case—including the Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, SB Tactical, B&T USA, LLC, a coalition of 25 states, and an individual—challenged the Final Rule for exceeding the ATF’s statutory authority and being arbitrary and capricious.
The district court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction to preclude enforcement of the Rule, but today the Eighth Circuit reversed that decision after concluding that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their argument that the Final Rule is arbitrary and capricious.
This is NRA’s second legal victory against the Pistol Brace Rule. In NRA v. ATF, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined the Rule from being enforced against NRA members.
Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org for future updates on NRA-ILA’s ongoing efforts to defend your constitutional rights.
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