By now, most (if not all) of you reading this have heard that the Supreme Court is taking up the case of U.S. v. Rahimi, it’s first major 2A case since Bruen. The Court will hear the case this fall and 2ALC is already working on amicus briefs to support that effort.
Recently, the Court also let stand a new “rule” promulgated by the Biden Administration through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms that treats precursor parts as firearms. These parts, which gun control advocates have taken to calling “ghost guns” were being regulated by ATF as though they were actual firearms until a District Court judge in Texas barred the regulation from being enforced.
The Biden Administration then brought the case to the Supreme Court asking for the ban to be lifted. In a somewhat surprising result, the Court voted 5-4 to overturn the ruling and let ATF move forward with enforcing their new regulation. Justices Roberts and Barrett, who often support pro-2A issues, this time voted with the majority and let this move forward.
In a video released earlier this week, 2ALC President and Senior Legal Counsel Chuck Michel joined CRPA TV host Kevin Small to talk about both of these cases, the issues involved, and what lies ahead. Click here to watch now.
Thanks to our friends at the California Rifle & Pistol Association for producing the video. If you are reading this and you are a gun owner in California, make sure you join CRPA to stay engaged in 2A issues in the state!