The ATF's filing does not appear to be available, but based on the NCLA brief, that doesn't say what they say it says.
There really isn't a concession, but the NCLA - to it's credit - is trying to make it appear to be so.
The ATF appears to be defending the bumpstock ban as an interpretive exercise, rather than actually making a rule or "legislating." That's really the only defense they have.
If the court of appeals determines that the rule was legislative, then the NCLA would win anyway. But now, the ATF agrees that if it was legislative, they would lose. Both sides have defined the field of battle: whether the ATF bumpstock ban was the proper application of the authority to interpret statutes. Twice, in completely different directions.
How many times have bump stocks been used in a crime?
Any links to people actually destroying their bumpstocks ? Doesn't seem fair to expect them to be reimbursed if they didn't document the destruction of the ones they hadI wonder if the ban gets over turned will the government reimburse all the lawfully compliant people who destroyed their bumpstocks back the amount it costs to replace the ones they were told to destroy? Unfortunately I doubt it.
How many times have bump stocks been used in a crime?
What does that matter? Is that now a litmus test for legal vs. illegal?
Handguns are used all the time in crimes, so should those be banned?
Exactly. Semi-autos with 30 round (or larger) magazines can kill more people faster that a lever action or bolt action....so? That's what makes them effective for self-defense. As we all know, they've been used in plenty of crimes.
We could make a list of incidents when the "good guys" wished they were as well armed as the bad guys. Why shouldn't they be?
What does that matter? Is that now a litmus test for legal vs. illegal?
Handguns are used all the time in crimes, so should those be banned?
What word was i looking for?
I took that from the Wiki page. There is no guarantee that anything will be accurate or even true.
I didn't want to go from mem...
What word was i looking for?