The House of Representatives voted Tuesday night to overturn a Biden administration regulation that requires gun owners to register their pistol braces, in line with party policy.
Two Democrats teamed up with 217 Republicans to vote He voted in favor of Republican Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde’s resolution to rescind the Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) pistol brace rule, which is facing multiple federal lawsuits. Of the 210 people who voted against his resolution, all but two were Democrats. Passing the resolution also means the House will return to business as usual, as 11 Republicans put the bill on hold until the previous week to ensure a vote.
“We all know that registration leads to forfeiture, which is why many gun owners don’t want to register their firearms. Either destroy it or dismantle it, none of which are good options,” Clyde said at a press conference ahead of the vote, citing gun control activists who repeatedly thwarted him.
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— Mika Soellner (@MicaSoellnerDC) June 13, 2023
According to the Congressional Research Service, there are currently between 10 and 40 million devices in circulation, but the ATF estimates that between 3 and 7 million are in use. Invented by a veteran in 2012, the detachable add-on allows users to attach a handgun to their arm and shoot with only one hand. ATF regulations classify pistols with fixtures installed as “short-barreled rifles” and must be registered with the federal government.
As ATF Director Steven Dettelbach’s agency prepared the rules, he spoke directly with at least one gun control activist. Everytown for Gun Safety policy director Rob Wilcox testified before the House Judiciary Committee in May. The ATF finalized the rule in January, seven months into Dettelbach’s tenure, and it went into effect on May 31. (Related: Governor Red refuses to enforce Federal Reserve’s pistol brace rule that ‘erodes the 2nd Amendment’)
Mr. Clyde submitted the resolution on May 17, before the regulation took effect. But he and other members of the House Liberal Party have tried to nullify the resolution in return for Clyde’s opposition to the rule that Republican leaders put House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s proposal to raise the debt ceiling on the ballot. claims to have done so. In response, 11 Republicans voted against a rule that would allow the House to vote on a resolution covering the gas stove resolution.
“He voted in good conscience for the debt ceiling bill, and the Second Amendment rights of the American people should never be used as a bargaining chip. , was proud to have forced the House to vote on HJ Res.44.I am delighted that we reached an agreement and look forward to your leadership going forward,” said Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert. .
“I have great relationships with our leaders. We work very well together,” added Clyde.
