if you think that Congress, even if completely controlled by conservatives would protect your RKBA you're wrong. Here is how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z__MetkNTTc
by using the batfe to categorize certain firearms as needing extra tax stamps. what legislation was needed for the bump stocks?Yet there is absolutely nothing in the video describing in detail what sort of "executive action" is actually contemplated nor why or how any such "executive action" would survive a court challenge.
There's mention of expanding the classes of firearms included under the NFA. Exactly how would that be done without legislation?
JERRYS said:...by using the batfe to categorize certain firearms as needing extra tax stamps.....
how did they ban bump stocks without Congress?Except ATF can't do that by itself. The classes of firearms subject to the NFA are defined by statute. ATF can't change those definitions. It would take Congress amending those statutes to change those definitions.
so a bump stock already owned is still legal to use or not?They really haven't yet "done it with bump stocks." ATF did adopt regulations, but there is litigation in process.
not all semiautos, just AR15s and AK47s, for starters.The bump stock ban was a (faulty) interpretation of the existing text of the law. Adding all semi-autos would (hopefully) be seen as so excessive of an overreach that no twisting of the law could support it.
No, it entailed rewriting the definition of "machine gun" in ATF regulations to include bumpstocks.raimius The bump stock ban was a (faulty) interpretation of the existing text of the law.
I don’t see any world where “assault rifles” can be added to the NFA through executive order.
In 1994 AR15's and other similar rifles were extremely rare firearms.