DOJ says it won't enforce provisions of 1934 firearms law that were gutted by court ruling

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The Justice Department will no longer enforce specific provisions of a 1934 firearms law. A federal judge declared large parts of the law unconstitutional.
New guidelines from the ATF will eliminate the need for regulatory approval for making or transferring short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, suppressors, and other concealable firearms.
The Justice Department will not appeal the court ruling that impacted the National Firearms Act, which regulated these types of weapons.
The ruling was based on the argument that the law's regulatory provisions could not be upheld under the taxing power since Congress eliminated a tax on these firearms.
The decision affects current and future members of gun groups that sued over the rules, including Gun Owners of America.
While the court's ruling initially applied only to parties in the lawsuit, its wording created challenges for prosecutors, leading the ATF to extend the non-enforcement to any person regarding domestic manufacturing, possession, and transfer of affected items.

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