The White House made a demanding announcement on Monday, calling for a contentious firearm law that would require a lot more gun owners to register with the federal government. This law would drastically impact millions of Americans and has led to heated debate on both sides of the political aisle. Despite the controversy, the White House is determined to see this proposal through and hopes to take significant steps towards the regulation of firearm ownership in the US.
The Office of Management and Budget, led by President Joe Biden, endorsed new federal laws governing "stabilizing braces" for firearms in a statement that was published. The White House also denounced a Republican Congressional effort to oppose the regulation, making it plain that Biden would veto their measure if necessary.
The battle over this matter heated up in January when the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives published a final rule classifying pistols with "stabilizing braces" as short-barreled rifles and subjecting them to stricter rules. Those braces were first created to assist persons like handicapped veterans in continuing to use weapons. They allow users to shoot pistols with one hand.
According to the proposed regulation, Americans would have to register their braces and pay a fee. A federal judge temporarily suspended the regulation in May following the filing of lawsuits challenging it until a judgment was made.
The Firearms Policy Coalition, which opposed the Biden rule in court, claimed that it would have "turned millions of peaceable people into felons overnight simply for owning a firearm that has been legal to own for a decade, unless they either destroy their constitutionally protected property or comply with the NFA's onerous and unconstitutional requirements."
ATF estimates that 3 million firearms in the United States have stabilizing braces. There may be penalties and possibly jail time for not registering.
The White House argued that stabilizing braces made handguns more akin to short barrel rifles, which are considerably more strictly controlled, by pointing out that some mass shooters have utilized them.
The White House said that short-barreled rifles are more concealable than long firearms while also being more lethal and accurate at a distance than conventional handguns. Since 1934, Congress has judged them to be hazardous and uncommon weapons that must be subject to tight control because of their unique lethality.
Using the Congressional Review Act, which enables Congress to prevent changes to federal rules, U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced a resolution in March to reject the federal rule change.
However, the Republican attempt has been criticized by the White House.
OMB stated that "Congressional Republicans should take more action to keep these and other deadly weapons off our streets, but instead they are proposing a resolution to repeal this rule and the advancements we have made to enforce existing statutory limitations on these dangerous weapons."
The Office of Management and Budget, led by President Joe Biden, endorsed new federal laws governing "stabilizing braces" for firearms in a statement that was published. The White House also denounced a Republican Congressional effort to oppose the regulation, making it plain that Biden would veto their measure if necessary.
The battle over this matter heated up in January when the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives published a final rule classifying pistols with "stabilizing braces" as short-barreled rifles and subjecting them to stricter rules. Those braces were first created to assist persons like handicapped veterans in continuing to use weapons. They allow users to shoot pistols with one hand.
According to the proposed regulation, Americans would have to register their braces and pay a fee. A federal judge temporarily suspended the regulation in May following the filing of lawsuits challenging it until a judgment was made.
The Firearms Policy Coalition, which opposed the Biden rule in court, claimed that it would have "turned millions of peaceable people into felons overnight simply for owning a firearm that has been legal to own for a decade, unless they either destroy their constitutionally protected property or comply with the NFA's onerous and unconstitutional requirements."
ATF estimates that 3 million firearms in the United States have stabilizing braces. There may be penalties and possibly jail time for not registering.
The White House argued that stabilizing braces made handguns more akin to short barrel rifles, which are considerably more strictly controlled, by pointing out that some mass shooters have utilized them.
The White House said that short-barreled rifles are more concealable than long firearms while also being more lethal and accurate at a distance than conventional handguns. Since 1934, Congress has judged them to be hazardous and uncommon weapons that must be subject to tight control because of their unique lethality.
Using the Congressional Review Act, which enables Congress to prevent changes to federal rules, U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced a resolution in March to reject the federal rule change.
However, the Republican attempt has been criticized by the White House.
OMB stated that "Congressional Republicans should take more action to keep these and other deadly weapons off our streets, but instead they are proposing a resolution to repeal this rule and the advancements we have made to enforce existing statutory limitations on these dangerous weapons."
