Gun Law in Limbo as Justice Department Holds Off Appeal

Trump administration lets key gun law lapse following court ruling

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department let long-standing restrictions on owning short-barreled guns and suppressors lapse Thursday, bowing to pressure from Republicans and gun advocates. The post Trump administration lets key gun law lapse following court ruling appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

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Gun law in limbo as Justice Department holds off appeal

The Trump administration has yet to appeal a key firearms ruling handed down last week, leaving gun control groups worried and Second Amendment advocates hoping it means the Department of Justice (DOJ) is standing down.  When a judge ruled last week that parts of the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA) could no longer stand, he gave the Trump administration…

Trump Lets Parts of the National Firearms Act Lapse

“The Justice Department declined to appeal a court ruling that effectively dismantled longstanding restrictions on owning short-barreled guns and suppressors, bowing to pressure from Republicans and gun advocates,” the New York Times reports.