United States District Court Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division Case No. 4:22-cv-00691-O
September 2, 2022
In April 2022, ATF published a Final Rule changing, among other things, the 1978 definition of
frame or receiver.(page 2)[…]
But ATF did not stop there. (page 3)
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Plaintiffs have shown a strong likelihood that they will succeed on the merits of their claims that ATF’s new definitions are inconsistent with the Gun Control Act. (page 6)
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Parts that may become receivers are not receivers. (page 7)
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A weapon parts kit is not a firearm. (page 12)
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ATF has no general authority to regulate weapon parts. (page 12)
Reed O’Connor, United States District Judge