The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is pushing outrageous regulations in a power grab that would criminalize firearm ownership for millions of hardworking Americans. Again, the Biden Administration is weaponizing the federal government against everyday Americans, this time with an unconstitutional attack on the Second Amendment.
Under the Biden ATF’s new rule, pistols with a stabilizing brace attachment would be reclassified as short-barreled rifles, and gun owners who fail to register their pistols with stabilizing braces with the ATF could face 10 years in jail and fines up to $10,000.
House Republicans will always defend Americans’ right to bear arms and fight executive overreach and burdensome regulations. This week, the House passed H.J. Res. 44, which will block the Biden Administration’s unconstitutional pistol brace rule and protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights.
Earlier this year, I spoke on the House Floor in support of H.J. Res. 44.