Firearms Owners Against Crime
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As the vote to pass a resolution blocking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) AR-pistol stabilizer brace rule was underway in the Senate Thursday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed Republicans are trying to legalize firearms that have been banned for 100 years.
Murphy tweeted: America a crying out for Congress to do something about mass shootings. So what is Senate Republicans’ answer? To force a vote today on a resolution that would legalize a class of assault weapons that have been banned for 100 years. I’m heading to the Senate floor to oppose it.
It is difficult to decipher Murphy’s tweet, as the Republican effort to block the ATF is about protecting guns with stabilizer braces that were legal to own without registration up until June 1, 2023.
Therefore, the Firearms Policy Coalition responded to Murphy’s tweet by simply saying, “That’s not what this vote would do. LOL.”
There is a chance that Murphy has adopted the ATF’s reclassification that categorizes AR-pistols with stabilizer braces as short-barrel rifles, in which case, Murphy’s tweet is still wrong because short-barrel rifles are not illegal; they are simply more regulated.