In the latest ruling against the overreach by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, judges of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the administration didn’t follow federal rules in regulating AR-style pistols.The court sent it back to a lower court which could set the ATF regulation aside nationally. It was the latest in a string of court rulings against Biden administration gun control efforts.
Several other judges in different circuits have made similar decisions, blocking enforcement of the Biden rule. An estimated 3 million to 20 million are in use, and making the changes could cost owners a total of some $2 billion over 10 years, said the court.