{"id":43525,"date":"2020-12-25T10:25:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T14:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=43525"},"modified":"2020-12-25T10:29:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T14:29:05","slug":"wowthe-atf-just-reversed-firearm-guidance-a-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=43525","title":{"rendered":"WOW! The ATF just reversed firearm guidance—A FIRST!"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATF Reverses Course, Withdraws Guidance on AR Pistol Reclassification<\/h1>\n

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AWR HAWKINS<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

AWR HAWKINS
\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) withdrew the guidance on its proposed AR pistol reclassification Wednesday.<\/p>\n

This is a stark reversal of the ATF\u2019s steady push toward changing rules and placing some AR pistols with stabilizer braces under the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA) and\/or Gun Control Act (GCA).<\/p>\n

On November 18, 2020, Breitbart News\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0that the ATF was working with President-Elect Joe Biden to go after AR pistols with stabilizer braces. This pursuit resulted in the ATF being posed to reevaluate and reclassify a number of AR pistols with stabilizer braces, placing them under the same registration and taxation rules as suppressors, machine guns, short-barreled shotguns, and short-barreled rifles.<\/p>\n

On December 22, 2020, Breitbart News\u00a0informed<\/a>\u00a0readers that the ATF had posted guidance for AR pistol reclassification to the Federal Register. On that same day, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and 89 other U.S. Reps.\u00a0sent<\/a>\u00a0a letter to the ATF demanding they reverse course and correct the \u201cinjustice\u201d of reclassifying AR pistols.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, the NRA announced that the ATF had withdrawn the guidance for its proposed AR pistol reclassification:<\/p>\n