Legal Opinion
Gun Owners of Am. v. Barr
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 21, 2019No. 1:18-cv-1429PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Paul L. Maloney, United States District Judge
On December 26, 2018, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a part of the Department of Justice, published a Final Rule re-interpreting undefined terms found in the statutory definition of the word "machinegun." 83 Fed. Reg. 66514 (Dec. 26, 2018). As a result of the new interpretation, devices commonly known as "bump stocks" fall under the statutory definition of "machinegun." Members of the public are not allowed to possess machine guns manufactured after 1986. The Final Rule requires bump stock owners to dispose of their…
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