A Federal Appeals court’s recent decision is a win for private gun owners, according to a Second Amendment spokesperson.
Just shortly after seeing an overturning of a rule surrounding its enforcement on pistol gun braces, the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF) has been dealt another blow – this time on “ghost guns”.
A federal appeals court recent decided to throw out part of a rule that specifically targeted build-at-home “ghost guns,” believing that the agency’s regulation goes well beyond “limits on agency authority in the name of public policy.”
The ATF, alongside the Biden administration, had been pushing hard to enforce tracking of “ghost guns,” in an effort to crack down on the growing violence within the United States. However, in doing so, the agency’s rules often overcame the protection rights provided to private gun owners by the Second Amendment – and that includes ones built at home.
“ATF, in promulgating its Final Rule, attempted to take on the mantle of Congress to ‘do something’ with respect to gun control. But it is not the province of an executive agency to write laws for our nation. That vital duty, for better or for worse, lies solely with the legislature,” Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt wrote in his decision.
“The Final Rule impermissibly exceeds those limits, such that ATF has essentially rewritten the law.”
While this likely won’t be the last time the ATF tries to act against private gun owners, it’s still a win in their favor.
A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation joins us now to discuss the decision. Their expertise in the rights for all citizens to bear arms should be useful in this discussion.
Q&A:
- The ATF has certainly been hellbent lately on trying to enforce strict restriction on gun owners, particularly with gun braces and “ghost guns.” Why do you think they try to enforce rules well beyond their reach?
- Is “banning” weapons, like the Biden administration so wishes to do, really the answer to solving this violence? You’ve often spoke about the effectiveness of “Concealed Carry,” especially when it comes to “active shooter” events.
- What does this victory over “ghost guns” say to gun groups such as yours, as well as private gun owners?
- Will the ATF likely try to enforce a new rule in an effort to curb gun violence, instead of taking a closer look at the problems at hand?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation and its members?
- Those interested can visit http://www.saf.org/.
Second Amendment Foundation/CCRKBA spokespersons available to be your guest:
ABOUT CHRIS CHENG (In Pacific Time)
Chris Cheng serves on the advisory council to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is the History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion and author of the book “Shoot to Win.” Cheng is an Asian D&I advocate in the gun community; a former Google employee who went from self-taught amateur to pro shooter.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time)
Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and hosts the popular podcast Cam & Company that focuses on Second Amendment news and information. Cam is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has worked in radio, television, and online media for over two decades. He currently lives on a small farm with his family near Farmville, Virginia, and is a member of the board of Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.
ABOUT MARK WALTERS (in Eastern Time):
Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.
ABOUT LEE WILLIAMS (In Eastern Time)
Lee Williams is also known as The Gun Writer and has been writing about the Second Amendment, firearms, the firearms industry, and the gun culture for more than ten years. He is the Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Project and is a frequent contributor to Ammoland News and Armed American Radio. In addition, Lee serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc. He was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. Lee has earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter and three medals of valor as a police officer.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time):
Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and is communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He has authored Op-Ed pieces in several major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and co-authored seven books with Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
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