ATF’s New “Frame or Receiver” Rule: What You Should Know
By Johanna Reeves, Reeves & Dola, LLP This is part one of a three-part alert from Reeves & Dola, LLP on ATF’s new definition for “frame or recei... Read more.
Legally Armed: Biden’s Gun Control Efforts Continue – ATF Implementing Zero Tolerance Policy on “Rogue” Dealers
A year ago, I offered the possibility that Biden may end up being the first president in a long time to successfully implement sweeping gun control measures (se... Read more.
Legally Armed: News from FAIR Trade Group – Annual Meeting Brings Top Federal Regulators
On January 19, 2022, the Firearms and Ammunition Import/Export Roundtable (FAIR) Trade Group hosted its annual membership meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a... Read more.
Legally Armed: Ninth Circuit Preserves California Ban on Large Capacity Magazines
Back in 2020 I wrote about the judicial decisions which held the California ban on large capacity magazines to be unconstitutional because the ban violated the ... Read more.
Legally Armed: Supreme Court Hears Second Amendment Challenge to New York Concealed-Carry Licensing Scheme
On November 3, 2021, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen. All eyes are on the Court, as this is the first ti... Read more.
LegallyArmed: Estate Transfers of National Firearms Act Weapons
Estate transfers of firearms controlled under the National Firearms Act can be a maddening process, especially if the decedent’s family is unfamiliar with the... Read more.
Legally Armed: ATF’s Interpretation of Machinegun
In my previous article, I introduced an ongoing case in Florida that has garnered considerable attention throughout the firearms industry. Rare Breed Triggers, ... Read more.
Legally Armed: ATF Rules Trigger to be a Machinegun
Note: The U.S. Code spelling for “machinegun” is atypical and is different from the spelling used in the regulations, which is “machine gun.” For consis... Read more.
LEGALLY ARMED: August 2021
As promised in Part I of this series (published in Small Arms Review Vol. 25, No. 6), we now take a look at the proposed revisions to the firearm marking requir... Read more.
Legally Armed: V25N4 -The Pistol Brace Saga Continues
Legal News from the Nation’s Capital By Johanna Reeves, Esq. In the days leading up to the holidays, the ATF published a public notice of proposed guidance de... Read more.