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Supreme Court Lets ATF Regulate (Some) DIY Firearms Kits

More litigation is required to find out which kits and unfinished parts are subject to regulation.

Reason · Apr 2, 2025

Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Decides VanDerStok

Narrow decision leaves ATF regulation in limbo.

Reason · Apr 1, 2025

Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Should Hold its Decision in VanDerStok

The new Administration should notify the Court of its change in position on ATF regulations.

Reason · Feb 27, 2025

Second Amendment Roundup: ATF's Wish to Trace More Firearms Doesn't Justify Redefining "Firearm"

In VanDerStok, the Supreme Court will decide if policy trumps statutory text.

Reason · Oct 2, 2024

Second Amendment Roundup: Textualism and ATF's Redefinition of "Firearm"

The statutory history of the Gun Control Act cuts in favor of the VanDerStok respondents.

Reason · Oct 1, 2024

Second Amendment Roundup: VanDerStok Tests Limits of Yet Another ATF Rule

The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the agency may expand criminal liability under the Gun Control Act.

Reason · Sep 29, 2024

Justice Barrett's Shadow Docket Policy: Do The Opposite Of Whatever The Fifth Circuit Did (Updated)

Forget Doe v. Mills. Justice Barrett will grant relief on the shadow docket when the Fifth Circuit steps out of line.

Reason · Aug 9, 2023

Second Amendment Roundup: The Supreme Court stays vacatur of ATF regulations.

The 5th Circuit finds plaintiffs likely to succeed in challenging another set of ATF rules that implicate the Second Amendment.

Reason · Aug 9, 2023