{"id":2159814,"date":"2024-01-26T04:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lummis-and-gop-colleagues-file-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-lift-bump-stock-ban\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T04:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:45:15","slug":"lummis-and-gop-colleagues-file-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-lift-bump-stock-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lummis-and-gop-colleagues-file-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-lift-bump-stock-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Lummis and GOP allies urge SCOTUS to lift bump stock ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flummis-and-gop-colleagues-file-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-lift-bump-stock-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2159814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Cynthia Lummis and GOP Colleagues File\u2062 Brief \u2064in Support of Gun Owners\u2062 Fighting Bump\u200b Stock Ban<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and eight other Republican senators have filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court, exclusively obtained by the Washington Examiner, in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-blocks-new-york-from-restricting-gun-carry-on-private-property\/\" title=\"Court Blocks New York From Restricting Gun Carry on Private Property\">gun owners challenging<\/a> the federal government&#8217;s ban on bump\u200d stocks.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Supreme Court is currently \u200cconsidering whether to uphold a ban on bump stocks, which are devices that allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-if-it-saves-one-life-why-doesnt-the-lefts-logic-apply-to-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"\u2018What If It Saves One Life?\u2019 Why Doesn\u2019t The Left\u2019s Logic Apply To Illegal Immigration?\">semi-automatic weapons<\/a> to fire multiple rounds rapidly. The ban \u200bwas implemented in 2019 under former President\u2063 Donald Trump,\u200d following \u200dthe 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. In response,\u2064 Trump ordered the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to review bump stocks.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the ATF instructed individuals in possession of bump stocks to either destroy them or turn \u2062them\u200b in \u200cto a local ATF office by March \u20632019. The bureau reclassified bump stocks as &#8220;machine guns&#8221; under the\u2063 National Firearms Act, \u2064leading to the current Supreme Court challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The case,\u2064 Garland v. Cargill, will determine whether the ATF exceeded its authority with the \u200creclassification and ban.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Gun Rights \u200dand Challenging Federal Overreach<\/h3>\n<p>Lummis&#8217;s brief argues\u2063 that the ATF&#8217;s ban not only violates the Second Amendment rights of Wyoming residents but also represents a dangerous expansion of federal bureaucrats&#8217; interpretation of\u200b the law. She accuses the ATF of creating new federal crimes through the\u200c misuse of the Chevron doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ATF&#8217;s role is to interpret existing laws passed by Congress, not to grant itself broad authority to confiscate firearms from\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes Gun-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">law-abiding gun owners<\/a> in Wyoming, as demonstrated by the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-places-trumps-bump-stock-ban-on-hold\/\" title=\"Federal Court Places Trump\u2019s Bump Stock Ban On Hold\">bump stock ban<\/a>,&#8221; Lummis stated. She emphasizes \u200dthat the outcome of Garland \u200dv. Cargill is crucial for preserving gun rights in America and preventing overreach by\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-congress-enact-major-restrictions-on-constitutionally-protected-second-amendment-rights\/\" title=\"Biden To Congress: Enact Major Restrictions On Constitutionally Protected Second Amendment Rights\">gun control activists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), who also signed the brief, echoes\u2062 Lummis&#8217;s concerns about unelected bureaucrats abusing their authority. He emphasizes the importance of this case in safeguarding Second Amendment rights and preventing extreme \u2063gun control measures.<\/p>\n<h3>A Coalition of Support<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to Lummis and \u200bRicketts, the brief was signed by Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY), \u200cMike Lee (R-UT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). The brief also received support from University of Wyoming \u2062law professor George\u200c A. Mocsary and Independence Institute counsel David B. Kopel.<\/p>\n<p>By standing together, these senators and legal experts aim to protect the rights of \u2063gun owners\u200b and challenge \u200bwhat they perceive as \u200bfederal\u2063 overreach in interpreting and \u2063enforcing firearms\u200c laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from the Washington\u200d Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> According to the brief, what\u2064 alternative methods could be used to regulate devices like bump stocks without infringing on Second Amendment rights<\/h2>\n<p><span>  ,\u200c 2019. Failure to comply with \u200cthe ban could result in penalties, including fines and \u2062imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 a group of gun owners, represented \u200bby the \u200dadvocacy group Gun Owners\u200b of America, filed a lawsuit challenging the ban. They argue\u2064 that the ban is unconstitutional, infringing on their Second\u200c Amendment rights to bear arms. The case, known as \u2062Guedes v. Bureau\u200d of Alcohol, Tobacco,\u2063 Firearms and Explosives, is currently before the Supreme Court,\u2063 awaiting \u200ca decision on whether to hear the appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Cynthia Lummis and her Republican colleagues have now stepped in to\u200c support \u200cthe gun owners in their \u2062fight against the bump stock ban. Their amicus curiae brief highlights the importance\u200c of protecting the Second Amendment and raises\u200c concerns about the government&#8217;s authority \u2063to\u200c ban a device that is\u2062 used for lawful purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 brief argues that bump \u200dstocks are not firearms themselves and do not convert semi-automatic weapons into fully automatic ones. Instead, they\u2062 enhance the rate\u2064 of\u2064 fire by using recoil to facilitate rapid trigger pulls.\u200d This, according to the brief,\u2063 does \u200bnot transform\u2062 the fundamental nature of \u200bthe firearm or\u2063 its operation. It \u200dfurther claims that the ban on bump stocks sets a dangerous precedent, potentially leading to further government encroachment on \u2063Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lummis and her \u2063colleagues also emphasize the need\u2062 for clarity and consistency \u200din\u200c interpreting laws related to firearms. They argue that the ATF&#8217;s decision to regulate\u2064 bump stocks as machine guns is a flawed interpretation of the law. By urging the Supreme Court \u2063to review the case, they \u200chope to establish \u2064a clear \u200cstandard for determining whether a\u2063 device \u200bshould be classified \u200das a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the brief highlights the\u200c existence of alternative methods to\u200b regulate \u200dor ban devices like bump stocks,\u2062 without infringing on Second Amendment rights. It suggests \u200dthat Congress should be the appropriate body to consider and enact any such regulations, not the executive branch or administrative agencies like the ATF.<\/p>\n<p>This case is not just about\u2063 bump stocks; it is about the broader issue of government overreach and the protection of individual rights. Sen. Lummis and her Republican colleagues\u200d make\u200d a strong\u2063 case for upholding the\u2063 Second Amendment and ensuring that the government does not overstep its bounds in regulating \u200cfirearms and related devices.<\/p>\n<p>As the Supreme Court considers\u2063 whether to take up this case, the amicus curiae\u2063 brief \u200bfiled by\u200b Sen. Lummis\u200d and her GOP colleagues adds a significant voice to the debate. \u200dIt highlights the concerns of gun owners \u200dand the potential ramifications of\u200c allowing the bump stock ban to stand. Regardless of \u200bthe outcome, this case\u2063 will undoubtedly have\u2062 far-reaching implications for Second Amendment rights and the balance between individual liberties and government regulation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That increase a semi-automatic firearm&#8217;s rate of fire. Sen. Lummis and fellow Republicans argue that the ban infringes on Second Amendment rights and sets a dangerous precedent for future gun control measures. 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