Police miraculously arrived within moments and killed Betts like the rabid animal he was. Disabled people could now shoot without their disability interfering with the activity. Personally, I tried to make the best of it, but I held out zero hope of aborting the inevitable. This granted Wright access to the resources he would need to make a compelling and vigorous defense. His goal was to ultimately serve as a counselor for his fellow combat veterans struggling with PTSD. The ATF offered a two-week open comment period wherein concerned citizens could voice their opinions. The gun looked strange, so Toledo police notified the ATF, who in turn rendered a professional assessment. Any normal person would find that presentation viscerally moving. Betts purchased his pistol legally. For purposes of clarity, I consent to Athlon's collection, storage, processing, and transfer of my Personal Data and Non-Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy) for the purpose of signing up for the email newsletter. You know, for our benefit. They have stated that “they will know it when they see it”. That document was looking to create new guidance on pistol braces and how they would be evaluated in the future. There were at least three subsequent clarifications regarding the legality of using a PSB to run a gun from the shoulder. However, ATF is absolutely attempting to crack down on what it will consider a pistol, and what it will not. There was a subsequent allegation of domestic violence. He currently works as a firearms consultant via Rick Vasquez Firearms, LLC. These particular two weeks encompassed both the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. There is soon to be a new sheriff in Washington, D.C., and I don’t trust him at all. The ATF evaluators, however, measured this distance at an angle from the trigger face upwards to the cane tip, resulting in a distance of some 13.75 inches. The ATF guidance on pistol stabilizing braces has always been a bit murky in terms of permitted usage parameters, and this has caused ongoing problems for manufactures of take-off pistol stabilizing braces, manufacturers of AR pistols featuring stabilizing braces, and AR pistol consumers who deploy stabilizing braces. The techs at the FTB don’t make policy. However, the fact that the government was willing to destroy a man’s life over something so trivial illustrates the profoundly dangerous nature of these rulings. "We understand that ATF is currently considering restricting one arm brace model owned by over 700,000 Americans," Congressman Gaetz writes along … The ATF backed down and rescinded their proposed rules. This deep into the 21st century, our Great Republic is really a democracy in name only. The ATF’s stance on pistol braces has been in the news again lately due to some rumors. For purposes of clarity, I consent to Athlon's collection, storage, processing, and transfer of my Personal Data and Non-Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy) for the purpose of signing up for the email newsletter. Pistol braces aren’t hurting anybody. The pistol brace, or Pistol Stabilizing Brace (PSB), has been in common use for eight years now. The ATF is allowing comments until Jan 4th of 2021 regarding the re-classification of Pistol Braces. Because SOME AR pistols with stabilizers braces would fall under the purview of the National Firearms Act (1934) and/or the Gun Control Act (1968), those owners would need to register their AR pistols and braces with the ATF through the same process as they would if they bought a suppressor, machine gun, short-barreled rifle, or short-barreled shotgun. My daughter and I had been in the same place one week earlier. This length of pull limitation lacks description in any Federal statute, regulation or published letter. The case turned on the fact that Wright had loosely affixed the rubber tip from a walking cane to the base of his cheek rest, ostensibly so the gun wouldn’t fall over in his gun safe. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/12/17/pistol-braces-nfa-registration Tenth-grade Geometry tells us that the hypotenuse is always going to be longer than the base of a triangle. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/.../12/18/atf-potential-pistol-brace-ruling This proposal will affect the gun industry, as well as citizens who own the weapons in question. In the Wright case the infraction purportedly orbited around the length of pull. I honestly never thought it possible. A number of lawmakers added their noise to the mix and then the most amazing thing occurred: The ATF actually backed down. Whether those rumors are true remains to be settled, but this is a good time to reflect on the fact that some gun laws are fluid, rather than static. This crime was undeniably horrific. With the leak of a new letter showing that ATF is opening up a public comment period ahead of finalizing their “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with Stabilizing Braces” document, there is renewed fear of an impending pistol brace ban. In 1848 Frederick Douglass opined that the price of freedom was eternal vigilance. I have read the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy, and I hereby agree to those terms. It is obviously a slippery slope from registration to confiscation dependent upon the prevailing political winds. Our political opponents have grown terribly adroit at deftly wielding weaponized ignorance. When questioned by the AUSA (Assistant U.S. Attorney), Vasquez quoted the citation in the NFA guidebook. Wright had no criminal history and was maintaining a stellar GPA while studying toward a degree in counseling. In this case, under ATF’s opinion the rubber cane tip was the offending feature, and ATF could have simply admonished and directed Kelland to remove it. If measured thusly Wright’s gun, even with the cane tip installed, measures exactly 13.5 inches. Vasquez told me that when he left the ATF he resolved never to testify against his agency. Law enforcement subsequently seized six firearms and 2,000 rounds of ammunition from Wright’s home. ATF attorneys preparing a case can get so fixated on winning that they lose touch with what happens to the people in question. The government alleged the addition of the cane tip constituted a redesign of the brace, allowing firing from the shoulder. Such an imposition upon the government’s capacity to regulate its citizens could not go unchallenged. One of those guns was a heavily customized AR-15 pistol with a Maxim Defense cheek rest. There are some four million in circulation. Moreover, the ATF has, to date, refused to clarify or state what characteristics define a Pistol Stabilizing Brace. However, when the government moved to convict a combat disabled Marine with no criminal record of a felony for placing a cane tip on a pistol brace he felt compelled. We’ll get into that in a second, but first, we go to the rumor mill. In the document the ATF was looking to supersede the old guidance on pistol braces. The original proposal implied that there would be an amnesty wherein pistol brace-equipped guns could be registered as short-barreled rifles without paying the $200 tax. In my research, I found exactly one crime committed with a brace-equipped pistol. This was pretty obviously a people problem, not a gun problem. Mixing and matching components to make the firearm into whatever you want is the primary appeal. Once started down that path it would be nigh impossible to turn around. Many in our quirky little world were also rightly concerned that this would subject millions of fresh new guns and gun owners to unnecessary registration. GOA Thanks the Tens of Thousands who Took Action in Rebuking the ATF Great news! Then this happened. published a notice of proposed rulemaking, Dayton Shooter Used Gun That May Have Exploited an ATF Loophole, SAR 109T: SAR USA Unveils Its Civilian-Ready, Semi-Auto 9mm ‘Subgun’. Wright’s case remains a terribly troubling cautionary tale. This did indeed open the floodgates. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) recategorized a popular Q, LLC-manufactured AR-15 pistol with stabilizer brace as a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR), which places the gun under the purview of the National Firearms Act (1934). The ATF’s regulation would have reclassified weapons with pistol braces based on the weight of the firearm, the caliber, the presence of … Post was not sent - check your email addresses! It has dropped hints in opinion letters issued to manufacturers on a case-by-case basis. Betts’ Twitter feed consistently Retweeted extreme left-wing, anti-police posts. Gaetz said he and six of his congressional colleagues have sent a letter to the acting ATF director, Regina Lombardo, and Atty. Once the Biden administration has had opportunity to flesh out the bureaucracy, it would be awfully easy to drag this abominable thing out, dust it off, and run it up the flagpole again. However, the FTB techs did voice concerns that approval of the PSB would open Pandora’s box. Disabled people could now shoot without their disability interfering with the activity. I was gobsmacked. Would it really be so bad if this one time they actually just left us alone? Were it not so egregious, the whole situation might seem comical. This was an undeniably noble pursuit. The obvious intent was to reclassify many to most handguns equipped with a pistol stabilizing brace as short-barreled rifles requiring registration under the National Firearms Act (NFA). U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz announced on his podcast "Hot Takes with Matt Gaetz" the ATF is crafting new rules concerning pistol braces. Vasquez kindly agreed to this interview. However, establishing that intent is a Gordian task. In Toledo, Ohio, such an allegation is grounds for seizure of firearms. The pistol braces acceptance will be based on a set of criteria by the ATF. However, we live in perilous times. There are countless reams of regulations and an entire federal agency devoted to infringing upon the exercise of the same rights upon that the government is commanded by the Constitution not to infringe. However, failure to adhere to unpublished dicta concerning length of pull and cane tips is hardly legitimate criminal behavior. All previous ATF opinions stated that a foregrip protruding at a vertical angle downward from the bore would create an AOW (Any Other Weapon requiring NFA registration.). Wright was extremely fortunate. Had the government enacted these rules, then these bankers, lawyers, welders, school teachers, and construction workers would have automatically become felons. Initially, pistol braces weren’t much of an issue. The current legal morass stems from the reality that shooters will inevitably use these devices in ways they were not intended. GIVEAWAY: Win a Custom, James Bond-Inspired Walther PPK Pistol! Initially, pistol braces weren’t much of an issue. This would be darkly comical were it not for the fact that a disabled American veteran was about to go to federal prison over this disputable quarter inch. The obvious presupposition is that gun laws and the entire ATF apparatus should enhance public safety. The pistol brace has been somewhat of a controversial debate when it comes to the ATF and gun owners across the country. In 2012, Alex Bosco of SB Tactical observed a disabled combat veteran struggling to manage a gun safely one-handed and crafted the first Pistol Stabilizing Brace in his garage. Yes, you read that right. This would have been the prudent thing to do.”. To quote “The Terminator,” the future is not set. The ATF has never issued a comprehensive set of criteria concerning what defines a PSB. So that the firearm industry and the public understand exactly what is and is not kosher when it comes to a pistol brace. The guy didn’t have a criminal record. Based on the Turkish Sarsilmaz TE 54 carbine, the all-new SAR 109T from SAR... by Ballistic Staff / The ATF birthed the measurement for this case. Pistol braces allow American gun owners to enjoy better control of their big-boned handguns. The ATF nonetheless approved the PSB without any specific criteria concerning applications or general architecture. When a disabled veteran put a cane tip on the end of a pistol brace, the ATF went after him, compelling a former employee to deliver expert testimony. Congressman Matt Gaetz announced today on his podcast the ATF is crafting secret rules restricting the possession of certain pistol braces by American citizens, and that he has sent them a letter demanding they stop. Again, this deep into the 21st century, amidst COVID-19, mandatory shutdowns, rampaging Antifa violence, and uncertainty over the ultimate fate of Baby Yoda, is this really the best time to add another couple million nonviolent felons to the national rolls? While that occasional use has been adjudicated harmless, the intentional utilization of a PSB to construct an unregistered SBR is prosecutable. https://www.ballisticmag.com/2021/01/05/pistol-brace-atf-future https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2020/10/atf-pistol-brace-case Gun owners have won a huge Christmas Eve victory! Under Pressure, ATF Rescinds Pistol Brace Notice; 12/24/2020 06:16 AM | Chris Eger. They expected that this could eventually lead to serious problems with interpretation and enforcement of firearms laws. 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They interpret the law. In 2018, a 100-percent combat-disabled USMC veteran named Kelland Wright got into an argument and threw his phone against a wall. In a Notice issued yesterday by the Associate Deputy Director of the ATF, the agency has officially withdrawn its pistol brace proposal that GOA had alerted you to here. It charged Wright with possession of an unregistered SBR. He was an overt supporter of Antifa and used the hashtag #HailSatan. The FTB makes technical assessments of new guns and gear to determine their compliance with American firearms law. Next time, however, we should expect the deck to be stacked against us. Gen. William Barr demanding ATF refrain from drafting the rules without Congressional purview. The media made much hay of the fact that he used an AR pistol with a pistol brace. One week after the ATF rescinded its pistol brace notice, we explore why the organization should avoid revisiting the measure in the future. Apparently, in the first few days of this abbreviated comment period, some 70,000 of us actually voiced our opinions. By all accepted firearm conventions, this measurement comes from the trigger face to the rearmost component of the device along a line parallel to the bore. Could a Biden-Harris White House Weaponize ATF Against Gun Owners? There was no published criteria on PSBs, there was no intent to make an SBR, and the firearm was not used in the commission of a crime. The ATF only reluctantly approved the addition of a pistol stabilizing brace to big-boned pistols as an aid to allow disabled shooters to run their guns one-handed. It is very important you all follow these instructions and voice your opinion. Vasquez’s example was that if someone uses a PSB-equipped weapon to rob a bank then they need to go to jail forever. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published a notice of proposed rulemaking about a week before Christmas. Rick Vasquez is the former Acting Chief of the ATF Firearms Technology Branch (FTB). That criteria includes: caliber, weight, length, design of brace, if it can be fired one handed, and what type of optic or accessory is on the firearm. The FTB is tasked to apply the letter of these complex laws to an ever-changing commercial landscape. All these myriad rules and the behemoth government agency that enforces them should make the world a better place or they shouldn’t be there at all. When armed intruders forced their way into her home, a Miami mom sprang into... by Personal Defense World / Additionally, an exceptionally competent legal firm took his case pro bono. Under Pressure, ATF Rescinds Pistol Brace Notice. Anyone who speaks fluent AR-15 appreciates that this gun is Legos for grownups. The pistol brace has been somewhat of a controversial debate when it comes to the ATF and gun owners across the country. The ATF suggests the braces are now under scrutiny because they are allegedly being used in a … I have read the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy, and I hereby agree to those terms. Vasquez explained that lawyers view cases in terms of winning and losing. Vasquez exposed these cumulative absurdities in court. It used only the minimum dimension to measure this PSB. The ATF turned over the document that alleged the popular pistol brace company SB Tactical had “misinformed the public about its pistol braces’ legality“.The ATF claimed that, despite repeated ATF warnings, that specific SB Tactical Brace models are not, in fact, braces, but instead, stocks that turn pistols into illegal short-barreled rifles in violation of the NFA. The new guidance would look at the “totality of circumstances”, according to the ATF when it came to classifying it as a pistol or SBR. What is astonishing is ATF has the prerogative, under ATF order 3310.4b, to admonish and have a person remove the offending feature that creates the NFA weapon. This would have created a simply breathtaking quagmire within the National Firearms Registry and Transfer Record, the behemoth government database given the hopeless task of keeping track of some five million machine guns, short-barreled weapons, destructive devices, and sound suppressors already held within its purview. With the sides battling on and off for years, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and confused as to what’s legal and where the ATF actually stands on braces.. Well, instead of making you scour the internet, we made things easy with a top-to-bottom look at pistol braces and the ATF. The rub was that all of us succumbed to the inevitable temptation to fire brace-equipped pistols from the shoulder. There was also an objection to a foregrip that protruded at an angle to the left of the bore. Federal regulators on New Year's Eve officially withdrew proposed controversial guidance on stabilizing arm braces such as those used on popular AR-15 pistols. Jan 1, 2021, Stay in the know with the latest from the Ballistic newsletter, HEX Optics: Springfield Launches Its Own Optics Brand, 2 Red Dots, Taurus Raging Hunter 460: Revolver Unveiled in Ultra Powerful .460 S&W, MRAD SMR: Barrett Cuts Back on Features, MSRP With New Rifle, WATCH: KelTec KSG Makes Appearance in New ‘Mortal Kombat’ Trailer, You use of this website constitutes and manifests your acceptance of our. And yet apparently the real issue was that his weapon had a pistol brace. This device secured a gun to the shooter’s forearm and subsequently enhanced both safety and control. The U.S. government is so labyrinthine and its leadership so intertwined with special interests, big money, and their own personal betterment that the voice of the little guy seems reliably lost in the resulting din. I naturally thought we were all screwed. These delightful accessories therefore infringe upon the government’s infringement upon an American gun owner’s Constitutional right to configure their firearms however they wish (an intentionally convoluted grammatical construct). We won this one, for the time being. EXCLUSIVE: The ATF Isn’t All Bad, but Bureaucracy Has Ruined Most of It. ATF Withdraws Pistol Brace “Guidance ... the “guidance” did nothing to fix ATF’s history of confusing and conflicting determinations on pistol braces. Despite the recent stay of their cease and desist order, the the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has disturbed a hornet’s nest with its reclassification of the Q Honey Badger as a Short-Barreled Rifle (SBR). Oct 23, 2020, Stay in the know with the Personal Defense World newsletter, Hellcat RDP: Springfield Unveils New HEX Wasp Red Dot Atop New Pistol, WATCH: Retired Chicago Fireman, Concealed Carrier Killed in Carjacking, Rep. 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