Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against President Biden on Thursday, claiming that an amended rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives violates Americans’ Second Amendment rights.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims the new rule is dangerous and unconstitutional, and he hopes that this lawsuit will ensure that it is never allowed to take effect.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice finalized a rule that amended an ATF definition for firearms equipped with stabilizing braces, a rear attachment originally designed for veterans with disabilities. Under the new rule, firearms — including pistols — outfitted with the rearward attachment are classified as rifles or “short-barreled rifles,” which are subject to stricter regulations than guns without these accessories.
“‘Do something.’ That was the plea of parents who lost their children in Uvalde. I met with every one of them,” Biden said. Paxton and Gun Owners of America, a nonprofit based in Springfield, Virginia, argue that the amended definition targets lawful gun owners and puts them at risk of criminalization if they do not register their firearms by the deadline put forward by ATF, per regulations for short-barrelled rifles outlined in the 1934 National Firearms Act.
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