NEW ORLEANS (March 22, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of its response brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in their Mock v. Garland lawsuit, which challenges ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule. The brief can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.

“In sum, the district court correctly evaluated the irreparable-harm, balance-of-harms, and public-interest factors, which all weighed strongly in Plaintiffs’ favor,” argues the brief. “The Court should affirm the district court’s preliminary injunction ruling, and enter a universal injunction that prevents the Agencies from enforcing the Final Rule.”

“ATF is yet again defending its failed gun control agenda before the Fifth Circuit–this time attempting to erase the injunction we have already secured against its unlawful and unconstitutional Pistol Brace Rule,” said Cody J. Wisniewski, FPCAF’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and counsel for Plaintiffs in this case. “In this brief, we address exactly why the Fifth Circuit should again rule against ATF and continue preventing the agency from enforcing the Pistol Brace Rule. In fact, we argue the Circuit should completely prevent enforcement of the Rule against any and all individuals and entities until this case comes to a final resolution.”

Plaintiffs in this case are two individual FPC members, Maxim Defense, and FPC. FPCAF represents the Plaintiffs, alongside Benbrook Law.

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