More than 20 Republican-led states, along with gun rights groups and a disabled Army veteran, on Thursday sued the Biden administration over a new rule restricting sales of gun accessories known as pistol braces.
The agency, in announcing the rule, said it did not apply to braces "objectively designed and intended ... for use by individuals with disabilities."
The states said in their lawsuit, however, that the rule in practice could affect anyone who uses a brace. "We should not be making it harder for senior citizens and people with disabilities - and many disabled veterans - to defend themselves," West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who is leading the effort, said in a statement.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a similar, separate lawsuit in federal court in Texas on Thursday. A group of veterans also filed a lawsuit challenging the rule in federal court in Texas earlier this month.a national gun safety law.
Brendan Pierson reports on product liability litigation and on all areas of health care law. He can be reached at [email protected].
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