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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
December 20, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)\u00a0filed a\u00a0reply brief with<\/a>\u00a0the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th\u00a0Circuit in their challenge to\u00a0the ATF\u2019s proposed\u00a0Homemade\u00a0Gun\u00a0and Gun Registry Final Rule<\/a>, which took effect on August 24th.\u00a0 This rule remains of significant concern due to the vague, illegal, and unconstitutional mandates it will place on citizens, manufacturers, and parts dealers nationwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Among other provisions, the rule would arbitrarily require (1) background checks on gun parts such as 80% kits, (2) gun dealers to serialize and register privately made firearms in many situations, and (3) FFLs to permanently maintain all Firearm Transaction Records (Forms 4473), a change from ATF\u2019s temporary 20-year record retention policy in violation of the Firearms Owners\u2019 Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 926(a)(3)).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOA and its millions of members continue to voice concerns that this is another attempt by this anti-gun administration to regulate what Congress never intended to regulate and eventually turn their\u00a0partial gun registry<\/a>\u00a0into a complete registry of every firearm transferred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cFrom semi-automatic firearms and pistol braces, to incomplete receivers and solvent traps, this administration appears hellbent on attacking Americans\u2019 Second Amendment rights in every way possible. This rule in particular has jeopardized numerous firearm businesses and could criminalize countless law-abiding citizens. We at GOA are proud to stand up against this draconian regulation, and won\u2019t stop until it is defeated.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Aidan Johnston, GOA\u2019s Director of Federal Affairs, added:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cGOA has been at the forefront of this issue from the moment the ATF proposed this new rule. No gun owner wants their info to end up in a registry database maintained by the ATF, so we will continue our efforts both in the courts, and on Capitol Hill where we are working intimately with Rep. Cloud and Senator Cruz to abolish the ATF gun registry.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOA spokesmen are available for interviews.\u00a0 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\u00a0GOA\u2019s Press Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n