Legal Opinion
Interport, Inc. v. Magaw
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 16, 1996No. Civil Action 95-1175 (SS)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPORKIN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff alleges that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (“ATF”) was arbitrary and capricious, and exceeded its authority, in denying an application to import firearms for sale to local law enforcement agencies where the importer had faded to attach a purchase order form, as required by the ATF.
BACKGROUND
This ease involves a challenge to the legal requirements for importation of firearms into the United States. The relevant statute is found at 26 U.S.C. § 5844, which…
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- Interport Inc v. Magaw, JohnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998