Category Archives: BATFE

Understanding the confusing March 1 ATF eForms email

During the last week of February, eForms was down for several days, affecting submissions from FFLs and gun-owners alike. On Friday March 1, the ATF sent out an email to all eForms users announcing that the eForms system outage was … Continue reading

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Buying a firearm on behalf of a corporate entity

I was recently contacted by a client who wanted to acquire several shotguns for their skeet shooting club.  I should note that they also served as an officer of the club and a member of the board of directors, which … Continue reading

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Getting up to speed on the arm brace rule (2021R-08F)

To get up to speed on where we are with this rule, read the following articles: Documenting the date you assigned your arm brace pistol to your trust The arm brace rule (2021R-08F) has been published in the Federal Register, … Continue reading

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Texas Federal District Court grants second LIMITED preliminary injunction against arm brace rule

Almost all of the discussion over the last week regarding the Arm Brace rule has concerned the preliminary injunction granted by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Mock v. Garland. However, there are a number of … Continue reading

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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals clarifies the scope of their preliminary injunction against arm brace rule

Earlier this week, I wrote a brief article about the Fifth Circuit granting a limited preliminary injunction against implementation of the ATF Arm Brace Rule (2021R-08F). Since then, I have been asked the same two questions repeatedly by clients who … Continue reading

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