{"id":201396,"date":"2024-04-22T13:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=201396"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:04:02","slug":"scotus-takes-aim-at-firearm-definition-in-safs-vanderstok-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/scotus-takes-aim-at-firearm-definition-in-safs-vanderstok-case\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS Takes Aim at ‘Firearm’ Definition in SAF\u2019s VanDerStok Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Supreme Court’s just said “yes” to diving into the SAF’s VanDerStok case<\/a>. They’ll be tackling the big question: Should frames and receivers get the same label as firearms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the scoop: Back in April 2022, the ATF decided<\/a> to shake things up. They redefined “firearm” to include gun parts and kits. It was like calling a wheel a car, and SAF wasn’t having it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to December, and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF<\/a>), with Defense Distributed tagging along, jumped into an ongoing Texas lawsuit to say, “Hold up!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Kraut from SAF can barely contain his glee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are delighted that the Court has agreed to hear our challenge to ATF\u2019s frames and receivers Final Rule,\u201d said Kraut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cATF has continuously exceeded its constitutional authority and violated the separation of powers by creating law – a job reserved exclusively for Congress,” he said. “It is time for the Supreme Court to remind ATF that it may not do so and affirm the judgment of the Fifth Circuit.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Alan M. Gottlieb, the big gun at SAF, chimed in too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis case typifies the Biden administration\u2019s war on the Second Amendment,\u201d added Gottlieb. \u201cClearly under Joe Biden, the ATF has unilaterally set itself up as the sole authority on firearms regulation, bypassing Congress and arbitrarily changing long-standing regulations to suit the administration\u2019s anti-gun agenda.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, buckle up. The Supreme Court’s in the driver’s seat now on the VanDerStok case, ready to set the record straight on who gets to call what a firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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