Judge Upholds Federal Bump Stock Ban

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Original article from Epoch Times Re-posted from https://www.zerohedge.com/political/judge-upholds-federal-bump-stock-ban


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U.S. District Judge Jill N. Parrish ruled on Sept. 29 (pdf) that the prohibition on bump stocks imposed administratively by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) several years ago was appropriate.

"This court concludes that the regulation is an appropriate exercise of the agency's discretion to fill gaps implicitly left by Congress," and so "it declines to declare the rule unlawful or enjoin its enforcement," wrote Ms. Parrish, an appointee of former President Barack Obama.
The lawsuit opposing the bump stock ban was brought by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) on behalf of firearms instructor Clark Aposhian. It is one of several challenging the ATF's ban on bump stocks, which are accessories that attach to semi-automatic firearms.
Bump stocks were banned in 2019 when the Department of Justice (DOJ) amended regulations of the ATF, classifying bump stocks as equivalent to machine guns and making them illegal.
The NCLA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling. But the NCLA's litigation counsel, Caleb Kruckenberg, earlier called the case a "perfect example, unfortunately, of what we call the administrative state." remove
"What I mean by that is with no intervening action from Congress with no change in the law, the ATF has said that they know better than Congress, and the ATF is trying to rewrite the statute. But that's not their role," Mr. Kruckenberg said in a video posted on the group's website.
"Congress is supposed to write the laws and the executive branch acting through the agencies are supposed to apply them," he added.
Congressional interest in bump stocks grew after authorities found that the gunman who perpetrated a mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 attached them to several of his semi-automatic firearms.

 

[Cap]

I'm sure the Trump @ss-eaters will be along shortly to explain this.

 

[Occam's Banana]

 

[acptulsa]

I'm sure the Trump @ss-eaters will be along shortly to explain this.

"Democrat-appointed judges are a hazard no one could possibly have foreseen."

 

[TheTexan]

All part of the plan

 

[Occam's Banana]

"Democrat-appointed judges are a hazard no one could possibly have foreseen."

Nah, it'll be fine.

Trump lighting his own farts so that SCOTUS can stamp out the resulting fires is a double-plus secret stratagem for ultimate victory.

#MAGA-fu

 

[acptulsa]

#MAGA-fu

 

[acptulsa]

 

[familydog]

I'm sure the Trump @ss-eaters will be along shortly to explain this.

I mean, Trump was the worst president post Coolidge. Except for all the other presidents. You can think Trump was a "good" president, just relative to all the others.

 

[Cap]

I'm sure the Trump @ss-eaters will be along shortly to explain this.

 

[unknown]

Cant wait for a judge to strike down NICS, the ATF, the Import Ban, the NFA, the GCA.

 

[Cap]

Cant wait for a judge to strike down NICS, the ATF, the Import Ban, the NFA, the GCA.

Now you're thinking orange. All this time and nobody was smart enough until Trump. AND just with the stroke of a pen. Genius. An Orange Genius...hey that sounds lie a drink, I claim the patent.

 

[Anti Globalist]

Cant wait for a judge to strike down NICS, the ATF, the Import Ban, the NFA, the GCA.

Only in our dreams and fantasies will that come to fruition.

 

[spudea]

you don't need a special stock to bump fire. the "ban" is completely trivial.

 

[Cap]

you don't need a special stock to bump fire. the "ban" is completely trivial.

Strawman much? I'd reply further but my frogs are starting to boil.

 

[dannno]

Strawman much? I'd reply further but my frogs are starting to boil.

Once the bumpstock ban is overturned, they know they won't be able to do the same with other gun components that are actually useful. In fact, just having this one going back and forth in the courts has probably slowed down executive actions similar to this one.

I can't think of any other gun component besides the bumpstock that they want to ban that is completely useless, this is the best component to have go through the ringer as a test case, to ultimately be overturned.

Gun laws in this country are 100 times better overall than they were 30-40 years ago. So I'm not sure your frog boiling analogy is very sound.

The government as a whole is far more oppressive and egregious than they were 30-40 years ago in pretty much every single way, with the exception of gun laws.

 

[dannno]

 

[Cap]

I bet you got a stiffy posting that.

 

[dannno]

I bet you got a stiffy posting that.

Not really, just the thought that anybody who thinks that guy's dad wants to take your guns is a fucking retard.

 

[Cap]

Yeah, hunting is all about shall not be infringed, and who's the idiot. Once again straw-man argument.

Not really, just the thought that anybody who thinks that guy's dad wants to take your guns is a $#@!ing retard.

AAh, the Trump ass-eaters, they have ate so much ass, they can't help talking sh##.