Videos tagged with Court Filing

This video discusses the ATF's admission in a court filing that it lacked legal authority to ban bump stocks. The ATF acknowledged that the statutory scheme does not provide the Attorney General authority for 'gap-filling' interpretations of machine guns, as Congress has provided a detailed definition. This admission stems from lawsuits challenging the ATF's 2018 rule, arguing that the executive branch cannot re-interpret statutes passed by Congress. The content highlights the legal arguments against the ban, emphasizing that agency regulations should not contradict congressional statutes and that interpretive rules cannot bind third parties.