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Biden Holdovers at DOJ Move to Stall GOA Victory in Ongoing Lawsuit Against ATF<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n February 25, 2025<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/b> \u2014 Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside the states of Texas, Louisiana, Utah and Mississippi have filed an <\/span>opposition<\/span><\/a> to the Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) motion to stay our ongoing lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The case, which seeks to block the Biden Administration\u2019s unlawful \u201cengaged in the business\u201d rule, had already seen a victory at the lower court, where a judge granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs. But now, the DOJ is attempting to stall the case by asking for a stay, which could delay a resolution for an indefinite period of time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In our <\/span>response<\/span><\/a> filed today, GOA and the Texas Attorney General\u2019s office made it clear that the DOJ\u2019s request to stay the case only serves to further entrench the issue in a \u201cquagmire of administrative process and serial litigation.\u201d As the case is now on the brink of resolution, the DOJ\u2019s actions seek to prolong the legal uncertainty, making it harder for gun owners to defend their rights.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The DOJ\u2019s request to stall this victory is not only baseless but also indicative of the entrenched anti-gun agenda within DOJ\u2019s bureaucracy. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This legal battle is part of a larger fight to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans. GOA and the Texas Attorney General\u2019s office are working tirelessly to ensure that the ATF\u2019s overreach is held in check, demanding that the DOJ cease its efforts to derail the court from deciding our case. <\/span>On the campaign trail, <\/span>President Trump said: \u201cBiden is trying to ban all private gun transfers in the United States with a stroke of a pen. Under a Trump administration, all of those Biden disasters get ripped up and torn out my first week.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of GOA, issued the following statement:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve already won a preliminary victory in the lower court, and the DOJ\u2019s attempt to now stay the case is nothing but a delay tactic. A stay risks entrenching this case in an endless cycle of bureaucracy, and we\u2019re not going to let that happen. The judge in our case issued a strong preliminary ruling, and it\u2019s time to move forward\u2014no more stalling. We encourage Attorney General Pam Bondi to put the right people in charge of handling these critical cases. DOJ bureaucrats are standing in the way of justice, and it\u2019s time to make sure the right people are held accountable.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sam Paredes, on behalf of Gun Owners Foundation, added:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhile we attempted to resolve this behind the scenes, it\u2019s clear that career bureaucrats in the DOJ have made the wrong decision. We\u2019re calling out this misconduct, and we want to put the spotlight on those responsible for blocking the victory we\u2019ve achieved. President Trump said he would \u2018rip up\u2019 this unlawful Rule, and so it\u2019s inexplicable why the DOJ is now standing in the way of the court being able to do just that.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. 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 <\/span>GOA\u2019s Press Center<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n