[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ATF PISTOL BRACE RULE OVERREACHES

  (Mr. MOORE of Alabama asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MOORE of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, on May 31, at midnight, 29 million 
Americans became instant felons, thanks to Biden's weaponization of the 
ATF.
  The ATF's overreaching new rule, created by unelected bureaucrats, 
reclassifies pistols as short-barreled rifles if they have a 
stabilizing brace attachment. Many disabled veterans and other 
Americans rely on these braces to be able to correctly use their 
firearms.
  Under this new rule, which several courts have already declared 
unconstitutional, lawful gun owners could face up to 10 years in jail 
and thousands of dollars in fines if they fail to register pistols with 
stabilizing braces.
  This is a blatant assault on our Second Amendment rights that makes 
29 million Americans, including many veterans, subject to up to 10 
years in prison and numerous fines. I am glad to see the courts getting 
involved to temporarily halt this rule, but we need more permanent 
solutions.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for H.J. Res. 44, led by 
the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Clyde), to block this unconstitutional 
rule and ensure that lawful gun owners are not considered felons.

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