{"id":2463446,"date":"2025-07-18T09:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-2a-victory-as-trump-pulls-biden-threat-to-20-million-gun-owners-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T09:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:54:58","slug":"big-2a-victory-as-trump-pulls-biden-threat-to-20-million-gun-owners-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-2a-victory-as-trump-pulls-biden-threat-to-20-million-gun-owners-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 2A victory as Trump pulls Biden threat to 20 million gun owners &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fbig-2a-victory-as-trump-pulls-biden-threat-to-20-million-gun-owners-washington-examiner%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=2463446&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--><p>The article reports a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >significant legal victory<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-biden-help-unite-america\/\" title=\"Can Biden Help Unite America?\">gun owners<\/a> as the Justice Department has withdrawn a Biden-era order targeting about 20 million owners of AR-style pistols with pistol braces. The challenged order, issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), sought to revoke a longstanding allowance for pistol braces on short-barreled AR firearms and imposed a $200 tax and registration requirement, potentially criminalizing many owners who did not comply. A lawsuit filed by an affected gun owner and the Firearms Policy Coalition led to this outcome, with the government deciding to cease it&#8217;s legal battle.Advocates hailed the decision as a defense of Second Amendment rights and limited government, emphasizing that pistol braces are protected arms. This growth effectively maintains the legality of pistol braces for millions of users and marks a retreat from what critics called an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proof-biden-knows-his-student-loan-bailout-is-illegal\/\" title=\"Proof Biden Knows His Student Loan Bailout Is Illegal\">unconstitutional policy<\/a> by the Biden administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Big 2A victory as Trump pulls Biden threat to 20 million gun owners<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2176771\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Millions of gun owners can breathe a sigh of relief today after the Justice Department yanked a Biden-era order that could have criminalized some 20 million owners of the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3043608\/bidens-atf-loses-big-in-pistol-brace-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">AR-style &ldquo;pistol.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last night, the department agreed to give up fighting a lawsuit filed by one of those 20 million and the Second Amendment advocacy group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firearmspolicy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Firearms Policy Center,<\/a> in a major win for plinkers and hunters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3474432\/kamala-harris-sinking-like-a-rock-in-2028-race\/\">Kamala Harris sinking like a rock in 2028 race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3474086\/salena-zito-butler-book-new-york-times-bestseller-list\/\">Salena Zito&rsquo;s &lsquo;Butler&rsquo; debuts at No. 1 on New York Times bestseller list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3473245\/effort-to-end-freebies-for-illegal-immigrants-gets-a-big-thumbs-up\/\">Effort to end freebies for illegal immigrants gets a big thumbs up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The government is finally retreating from the Biden Administration&rsquo;s patently unlawful effort to turn millions of peaceable people into felons by decree,&rdquo; said FPC Action Foundation President Cody J. Wisniewski, an attorney for the challengers. &ldquo;This horrible rule was a perversion of our system of limited government, so we&rsquo;re glad to see this case resolved in favor of liberty and the rule of law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;The dismissal of this appeal should be the final nail in the coffin of this unconstitutional Biden ATF assault on gun owners.&rdquo; &ndash; FPC President Brandon Combs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n1Bm10VRS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/n1Bm10VRS9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0CdmaFNSge\">pic.twitter.com\/0CdmaFNSge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunpolicy\/status\/1946013333368230071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>At issue was the Biden administration&rsquo;s order to repeal a decadelong allowance of pistol braces on short-barreled AR-style firearms. Instead, Biden&rsquo;s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives moved to require a $200 tax and registration. While it waived the tax for those who complied, the rest &mdash; and it was a majority &mdash; would face criminal charges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-scribd wp-block-embed-scribd wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025.07.17 080 Stipulation of Dismissal\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/889878362\/content\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"889878362\" width=\"696\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">          (function() { var scribd=document.createElement(\"script\"); scribd.type=\"text\/javascript\"; scribd.async=true; scribd.src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/javascripts\/embed_code\/inject.js\"; var s=document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })()        <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-executive-actions-could-turn-millions-into-felons\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Executive Actions Could ... Into Felons\">40 million pistol braces<\/a> in use.<\/p>\n<p>The order has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3043608\/bidens-atf-loses-big-in-pistol-brace-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hung up in several courts<\/a>, and the Justice Department&rsquo;s move appears to have ended that, making them OK to own and use.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today is a great day for freedom and the American people,&rdquo; said Firearms Policy Coalition President Brandon Combs.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;The dismissal of this appeal should be the final nail in the coffin of this unconstitutional Biden ATF assault on gun owners. As we explained in the case filings, braced pistols are not &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-executive-action-risks-turning-millions-of-gun-owners-into-felons\/\" title=\"Biden gun executive action risks turning ... of ... into felons\">short-barreled rifles<\/a>.&rsquo; But either way, they are unquestionably arms protected under the Second Amendment. We are thrilled to have secured this important win for liberty and excited to take on even more unconstitutional laws so you can exercise your rights when, where, and how you choose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2176771\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2176771\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big 2A win: Biden-era gun rule dropped, 20M owners safe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2463447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2A-Pistol-Grip-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53217,3620,52020,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2463446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2a","tag-biden","tag-gun-rights-2","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2A-Pistol-Grip-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463450,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463446\/revisions\/2463450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}