DOJ Confirms ATF Pistol Brace Rule Vacated After Fifth Circuit Appeal Dropped

A Major Win in the Pistol Brace Lawsuits

In a major development for gun owners, the DOJ has confirmed that the ATF’s pistol brace rule is vacated nationwide. This follows the Department of Justice’s decision to drop its Fifth Circuit appeal in the Mock v. Garland case, allowing Judge O’Connor’s earlier ruling striking down the rule to remain in effect.

What Judge O’Connor’s Ruling Means

Judge O’Connor found that the ATF violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) by issuing a final rule that was not a logical outgrowth of its proposed rule. Because of this procedural failure, the brace rule was declared unlawful and set aside.