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Ninety House members reject ATF targeting of popular gun

By Paul Bedard

Published December 23, 2020 6:19pm ET

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Ninety House members reject ATF targeting of popular gun — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has come under fire from Second Amendment advocates over moves against the popular AR-15-style pistol.

Some 90 House members, moving with unusual speed, called this week on the Trump administration’s gun regulators to back off banning one of the most popular firearms used by sports men and women and disabled veterans.

In a letter organized by North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson and signed by 89 others, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives was urged to withdraw new guidance on AR-15-style pistols.

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