{"id":3855,"date":"2024-02-29T09:59:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:59:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:59:34","slug":"supreme-court-tackles-bump-stock-ban-in-high-stakes-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=3855","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Tackles Bump Stock Ban in High-Stakes Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump-era bump stock ban | full audio\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oLPcR7abNgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-.1em;\" role=\"img\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em;\"\/><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court just got a heavy dose of legal debate. Jonathan Mitchell, ex-Texas Solicitor General, stepped up to the plate today to argue in the New Civil Liberties Alliance\u2019s high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/case-files\/cases\/garland-v-cargill\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"supreme-court-tackles-bump-stock-ban-in-high-stakes-case\" title=\"Supreme Court Tackles Bump Stock Ban in High-Stakes Case\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Garland v. Cargill<\/em> <\/a>case. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s challenging the ATF\u2019s decision to label bump stocks as illegal machine guns. This move contradicts the federal law defining what a \u201cmachinegun\u201d really is.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit wasn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/case-to-invalidate-bump-stock-ban-goes-before-5th-circuit-on-sept-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"supreme-court-tackles-bump-stock-ban-in-high-stakes-case\" title=\"Supreme Court Tackles Bump Stock Ban in High-Stakes Case\" rel=\"noopener\">buying<\/a> what ATF was selling and knocked down their ban 13-3. They sided with the long-standing view that bump-stock-equipped firearms aren\u2019t illegal. <\/p>\n<p>Texas gun shop owner and Army vet Michael Cargill, represented by NCLA, brought his A-game to court today. He\u2019s betting on the Supreme Court to echo the Fifth Circuit\u2019s call and keep ATF from slapping the \u2018criminal\u2019 tag on innocent Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the backstory: In 2018, ATF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trump-federal-bump-stock-ban-finalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"supreme-court-tackles-bump-stock-ban-in-high-stakes-case\" title=\"Supreme Court Tackles Bump Stock Ban in High-Stakes Case\" rel=\"noopener\">decided<\/a> that semi-autos with bump stocks are \u201cmachineguns,\u201d which are generally a big no-no under federal law. This meant folks like Mr. Cargill had to either destroy or hand over their legally bought bump stocks. <\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the twist: Congress\u2019s 1986 machinegun ban didn\u2019t mention bump stocks (they weren\u2019t even invented yet). So, does ATF even have the power to make this call?<\/p>\n<p>Justice Neil Gorsuch threw in his two cents, pointing out that for over a decade, under three administrations, the government didn\u2019t lump bump stocks with machine guns. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overnight Felons? NCLA Challenges the Unlawful Bump Stock Ban\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/68BJjPEyVoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Then, suddenly, ATF flips the script with their new rule, potentially making up to half a million people felons. And all this without a proper process for people to challenge it.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to January 2023, the Fifth Circuit ruled in <em>Cargill v. Garland <\/em>that only Congress can ban bump stocks. They agreed bump stocks don\u2019t fit the machine gun bill. <\/p>\n<p>This ruling lined up with the Sixth Circuit and the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. But, the Tenth and D.C. Circuits thought differently, backing ATF\u2019s stance. Now, it\u2019s up to the Supreme Court to iron out these kinks.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s take today? Bump stocks equal machine guns. Their reasoning hinges on the definition of \u201cmachine gun\u201d covering any device that causes more than one shot to fire in response to a \u201csingle motion of the shooter\u201d or a \u201csingle act of the shooter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, NCLA correctly argues, bump stocks don\u2019t tweak a gun\u2019s trigger function. Whether a rifle has a bump stock or not, it still fires just one bullet per trigger pull.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here today to stop ATF from overstepping its proper authority,\u201d said Michael Cargill, NCLA Client. \u201cATF\u2019s bump-stock ban turned law-abiding citizens into criminals even though they were compliant with the statute. That\u2019s not right, and the Supreme Court should condemn it once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard Samp, Senior Litigation Counsel at NCLA, called it a \u201ctravesty of justice\u201d for bureaucrats to play lawmaker. It\u2019s Congress\u2019s job to write criminal laws, not theirs, he intimated.<\/p>\n<p>NCLA\u2019s President, Mark Chenoweth, remains hopeful. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Justices seemed appropriately focused on the text of the statute during today\u2019s argument, which should bode well for Mr. Cargill\u2019s position,\u201d he said. \u201cA bump stock does not alter the trigger on a semi-automatic weapon, so a bump stock does not turn a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Court\u2019s decision is eagerly awaited, with implications far beyond the courtroom. Stay tuned for updates!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><strong><em>*** <a class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/administration\/user\/Register.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Supreme Court Tackles Bump Stock Ban in High-Stakes Case\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica! 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