Legal Opinion
Akins v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 24, 2008No. 08-136CPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WHEELER, Judge.
In this Fifth Amendment takings case, Plaintiff William Akins seeks just compensation for damages resulting from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) ruling that classifies Plaintiffs invention, the “Akins Accelerator,” as a machine gun, and prohibits Plaintiff from selling this device to anyone other than law enforcement agencies. The case is before the Court on Defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). For the reasons…
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