Texas Gun Club Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging 1986 Machine Gun Ban

Summary

The Temple Gun Club and three individual members filed a federal lawsuit, Temple Gun Club, Inc. et al v. Bondi et al, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, challenging the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o). This statute prohibits the possession and transfer of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986, a ban the plaintiffs argue exceeds Congress's enumerated powers and burdens Second Amendment rights.