February 9, 2023
Washington, D.C. ā Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) jointly filed aĀ lawsuitĀ challenging theĀ Biden Pistol Brace BanĀ with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
This new rule, which took effect on January 31st of this year, will force Americans to register or destroy their approximately 40 million lawfully owned brace firearms within 120 days, or face possible felony charges.
Erich Pratt, GOAās Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
“Millions of Americans are facing a very tight deadline to destroy or register their lawfully owned property under this draconian new rule. We hope the court will hear the pleas of gun owners across the country who will be irrevocably harmed by this rule, and GOA stands ready to fight it at every turn.”Ā
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, stated:Ā Ā
āThis is yet another attempt by the Biden Administration to create a workaround to the U.S. Constitution and expand gun registration in America. There is absolutely no legal basis for ATFās haphazard decision to try to change the long-standing classification for stabilizing braces, force registration on Americans, and then throw them in jail for ten years if they donāt quickly comply. This rule is dangerous and unconstitutional, and Iām hopeful that this lawsuit will ensure that it is never allowed to take effect.āĀ
Sam Paredes, on behalf of the board for GOF, added:Ā
āThis rule will have some of the most wide-reaching impacts nationwide in the tyrannical history of gun control. We the People will not tolerate this abuse.āĀ
The story was first covered by Breitbart News, read moreĀ here.
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