The House Judiciary Committee recently called in ATF Director Steve Dettelbach for an oversight hearing to examine the ATF’s recent activity, and the pistol brace rule took center stage.

Federal appeals court issues temporary injunction blocking ATF from enforcing a rule on pistol stabilizing braces days before owners were required to register with the bureau.

A coalition of primarily GOP-led led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to block a new federal rule that subjects pistol-stabilizing braces to additional regulations ...

Stabilizing pistol braces also were used in mass shootings in Colorado Springs and Dayton, Ohio. Penalties for owning an unregistered SBR could result in up to 10 years in federal prison, and a ...

The agency is working with the ATF general counsel to slash upwards of 50 regulations as the administration cuts the number of agency inspectors.

ATF proposes rule to close 'gun show loophole' The rule comes after bipartisan legislation was passed last year. By Luke Barr. September 1, 2023, 10:53 AM. 0:44.

The proposed rules aim to close the “gun show loophole,” requiring all commercial gun sellers to do background checks and record gun sales.

The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.

Restrictions on stabilizing braces have been hotly debated after they were proposed by the ATF in 2020, when the bureau suggested a new rule that would regulate pistol braces under the NFA.