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80 Percent Lawsuits Part III
Legion, Since we last spoke, ATF California raided Polymer80 in Nevada with a new theory of constructive possession of a firearm. The warrant ATF eventually shared outlines a determination that two Polymer80 “Buy-Build-Shoot” kits are now firearms, but it does not outline its reasoning. ATF is relying on a string of legal authorities concerning the […]
Publication Date
12.31.20
12.10.20
80 Percent Lawsuits Part II
Legion, When we last visited the two federal lawsuits (Everytown and Giffords) brought against the ATF and the 80% receiver classification, we mentioned expecting a third such case. The third such case is a set of wrongful death actions brought by Brady. While the first two suits target ATF to mischaracterize how it regulates non-firearms […]
11.13.20
Amended Texas Complaint
In Defense Distributed v. Grewal, No. 1:18-cv-00637-RP (W.D. Tex.) and No. 19-50723 (5th Cir.), we have amended our complaint to bring back our old friends at the U.S. Department of State. This move comes after waiting for the State Department to perform their legal obligations to Defense Distributed for the last two years. The record we’ve […]
09.30.20
The 80 Percent ATF Lawsuits
Legion, There are now two federal APA lawsuits challenging the way the ATF classifies unfinished receivers. The first was brought last month by Everytown in New York, and the second was brought yesterday by Giffords in San Francisco. We should probably expect a third. These suits attempt to do the same things, which are: 1) […]
08.25.20
DD v. Grewal (5th Cir. & 3rd Cir.)
Legion, You may have heard the Fifth Circuit recently reversed the district court in our Texas case against Gurbir Grewal and will allow our First Amendment suit against his wretched state laws to proceed. That opinion is below. The Third Circuit held out for that decision in the Fifth and then issued a divided panel […]