Category Archives: ATF

Trust approval times continue to impress

I have written twice over the last several weeks about how the new ATF approval process is benefitting trust applicants as well as individuals, but I still have clients who want to see concrete examples. This is an approval one … Continue reading

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Supreme Court strikes down ATF bump stock reinterpretation

In a 6 to 3 decision, the Supreme Court has dealt yet another blow to the ATF’s rampant administrative overreach. In the case of Garland v. Cargill, embedded below, the court ruled that, despite the emotional pleas underlying the push … Continue reading

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District Court grants summary judgment in case challenging ATF arm-brace rulemaking

Today the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted summary judgement in favor of the plaintiffs (gun owners) in the case of Mock v. Garland. As you may remember, this was a suit challenging the ATF … Continue reading

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SilencerShop confirms that approvals for trusts the ATF sees frequently are as fast as individual approvals

I had written about this in my previous article, but I think it bears repeating  … the process changes recently made by the ATF and the FBI provide equal benefits to trust and individual applicants, especially when the trust is … Continue reading

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It is finally possible to use the NICS appeal process for NFA denials

While those of us in the legal community have been helping clients file NICS Appeals and Voluntary Appeal File Applications since their inception, they were not designed with NFA applications in mind. In fact, since July 13, 2016, when the … Continue reading

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