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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
January 30, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2014 Yesterday,\u00a0Gun Owners of America<\/a>\u00a0(GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation filed an\u00a0amicus brief<\/a>\u00a0with the Supreme Court of the United States in\u00a0Garland v. Cargill, a case challenging the ATF\u2019s ban on bump stocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gun Owners of America has been active in pushing back on the Trump-era Bump Stock Ban, which was an onerous attempt by the ATF to re-classify bump stocks as machineguns under federal law. GOA met with officials in the Trump Administration to oppose the ban, has lobbied Capitol Hill to prevent codifying the ban, and even filed a separate lawsuit challenging the ATF\u2019s policy reversal, which was previously denied by the Supreme Court in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Many Americans are likely unaware that there are various ways to bump fire weapons, including with one\u2019s own shoulder, and even with something as simple as a\u00a0belt loop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A summary of GOA\u2019s argument in the amicus brief is below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is just one of the numerous examples of the ATF weaponizing their authority to arbitrarily harass and criminalize law-abiding gun owners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cGun Owners of America is proud to stand with our friend Michael Cargill and all bump stock owners who have come under fire with this ban. We hope SCOTUS will recognize that this action by the ATF has no basis in fact and directly contradicts the Second Amendment.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Aidan Johnston, GOA\u2019s Director of Federal Affairs and a former bump stock owner, added:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cEspecially as a former bump stock owner, I\u2019m thrilled that SCOTUS may finally overturn this ban. For an agency to unilaterally implement a ban on a previously legal and government-approved product, without Congress even changing the law, is both unconstitutional and frankly just bad policy making.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOA spokesmen are available for interviews.\u00a0 Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit\u00a0GOA\u2019s Press Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n