ATF urged to ‘back away’ from gun grab threat

Published May 16, 2024 12:08pm ET



A collection of Second Amendment advocates that has already stalled a Biden administration plan to punish millions of gun owners urged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to fully “back away” from controversial plans targeting AR-style “pistols.”

In a legal filing, the advocates predicted that they would eventually beat the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and called on the agency to give up the fight over reclassifying the firearms to regulated and taxed guns.

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