They still haven’t published a single word of the regulation. And from what I can read, there is not timeframe or deadline for the proposed wording to be published. media blather blather bureaucrap something something
Biden Moves to Regulate Pistol Braces to Help Curb Gun Violence
The Biden administration is in the final stages of drafting a regulation on firearm accessories that can be used to make pistols more like rifles, part of the White House’s broader effort to tackle gun violence without involving Congress.
The White House received the Justice Department’s proposal to regulate stabilizing braces on Monday, according to the White House regulatory office’s website. The firearm accessory can make pistols more accurate and deadlier. It effectively transforms a pistol into a short-barreled rifle — without requiring a background check.
The proposal is one of two that President Joe Biden directed the Justice Department to write in early April, after mass shootings in Boulder, Colo., and Atlanta again called attention to sluggish action in Congress on gun violence. The Justice Department published the first proposal, to regulate unmarked firearms or so-called “ghost guns,” in early May.
Biden has largely blamed Congress for Washington’s inaction on the topic. But his directives so far stop short of some of his gun-related campaign proposals that can be achieved without the legislature, such as restructuring Justice Department resources to allow the agency to better enforce the nation’s current gun laws and addressing suicide by firearm. 60% of deaths from firearms in the U.S. are suicides, according to the latest statistics from the University of California, Davis.
The man who shot and killed 10 people in Boulder in March used a weapon with a stabilizing brace.
Previous Efforts
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the federal government’s primary gun regulator, proposed guidance on stabilizing braces late last year but rescinded it days later amid pressure from Republican lawmakers and the National Rifle Association.
Unofficial estimates suggest that there are between 10 and 40 million stabilizing braces and similar components in civilian hands in the U.S., according to the Congressional Research Service.