Washington D.C.–The National Association for Gun Rights releases statement opposing the “Engaged in Business” final rule signed by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The 466-page rule broadening the definition of when a person is considered a dealer in firearms, will go into effect 30 days after being published in the Federal Register. Firearms dealers are required to submit ATF Form 4473 for every firearm transfer.
“This rule will outlaw virtually all private sales of firearms between individuals,” said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights. “And as we saw in the Bryan Malinowski case in Little Rock, the ATF is willing to use outrageously excessive force – including murder – to punish violators.”
News outlets report that at least 10 vehicles carrying federal agents rolled up to the Malinowski home before dawn on March 19th to serve a search warrant on the Little Rock Airport executive who was suspected of selling firearms without a Federal Firearms License. Doorbell camera video from the home shows agents lining up in full tactical gear holding automatic rifles before putting tape over the camera lens. The forced entry raid ended with Malinowski being shot and subsequently dying from his wounds.
Family lawyer Bud Cummins reported, “At this stage there is no publicly available evidence showing whether agents knocked on the door or announced their presence, adequately identifying themselves.”
“This rule brings us one step closer to Biden’s dream of Universal Gun Registration enforced by the ATF’s jackbooted thugs,” said Brown.
The National Association for Gun Rights is calling on its members and all law-abiding gun rights supporters to sign a petition to Senators, Representatives, the ATF, and President Biden opposing the rule. Find petition here.
The National Association for Gun Rights is the nation’s largest “no compromise” pro-gun organization, with 4.5 million members nationwide.
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