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ATF Isn’t Done with Pistol Braces… And Your Carry Rights Are on the Line · Live to Shoot - Defending our 2nd Amendment Rights

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  welcome to the live Shoot podcast.
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  My name is Jeff Dwin.
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  I've been a licensed firearm dealer for the last 18 years, and this podcast talk about.
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  All things related Second Amendment sports story or anything else that I might find interesting.
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  So welcome welcome.
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  So first before we get started, I just wanna wish everybody a happy Easter.
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  He has risen.
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  He has risen indeed.
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  This is, I'm recording this between, good Friday and Easter Sunday.
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  So just happy Easter to all out there.
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  And another note, I'm gonna put this in the show notes.
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  My pastor interviewed Jeremiah Johnson, who's a scholar here in the Dallas area, and a pastor at the, at Prestonwood Baptist.
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  And on the shroud of turn.
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  And I know yeah.
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  But I wanna tell you, it is fascinating.
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  The facts that there are around the shrouded turn and the amount of evidence that points to do yes, that is legitimately the burial coth of Jesus.
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  And so if any of you are, skeptics or on the fence and want some evidence that says, Hey, I want some proof that Jesus was resurrected the shroud may be some good proof.
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  If it's not, if it's proven to be a fake or whatever, it doesn't change my faith, but I'll put it in there.
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  It's fascinating.
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  It's.
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  Good interview.
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  And I just wanna share that on this Easter weekend, let's get to it.
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  So this week, in the last few weeks we've had a couple major developments that I wanna make y'all aware of first.
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  If you get my newsletter, you've seen the articles that a TF may not be done with pistol braces.
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  And second, there's a growing challenge to the restrictions on carrying firearms in national parks.
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  Both of these hit on something bigger, than just policy.
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  They hit on, control.
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  Who defines the rules, who enforces'em, and where do the rights actually begin and end.
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  So let's start with the A TF.
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  So if you thought the pistol brace issue was settled, think again.
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  There's more indications that the A TF is preparing to continue to enforce or revive restrictions tied to pistol braces, despite the legal challenges that have already pushed back on the rule.
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  Now, let's remember what it's all about.
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  The A TF attempted to reclass pistol braces as short bill rifles, effectively turning them, turning millions of them previous legal firearms into items regulated under the NFA.
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  That means, the re registration, used to be tax stamps, felony exposure for non-compliance.
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  And none of it because any new law was passed just because they interpreted an existing one, and that's the core issue.
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  It isn't just about pistol braces, it's something that we've talked about before, regulatory overreach.
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  When an A TF, when an agency like the A TF can take common accessories, something widely owned, widely used in previously approved, and suddenly refine it in a way that creates criminal liability.
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  That's not just enforcement, it's lawmaking.
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  And that's where the concern comes in because if they do it with pistol braces, they can do it with something else.
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  And we've already seen that pattern bump stocks, triggers, parts, definitions, the line keeps moving.
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  So legally, the pistol brace rule has already faced serious challenges.
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  Courts have issued injunctions.
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  There's ongoing lit litigation, questioning whether a TF even has the authority to make the kind of sweeping reclassification.
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  And here's the key takeaway.
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  Just because the rule is being challenged doesn't mean the issue's over.
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  And if the a TA continues pushing enforcement even selectively, that creates uncertainty for millions of governor.
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  So right now we're in a familiar place, legal limbo, but when the law isn't clear and enforcement becomes unpredictable, so what's it mean?
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  It means for you, you need to stay informed.
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  It means you need to understand that just because something was legal yesterday doesn't guarantee it was treated the same tomorrow.
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  And most importantly, it means this fight isn't over, not in the courts, not in policy, and definitely not in practice.
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  And another I wanna add to this just the recent development of the changing of the Attorney general Pam Bondy.
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  I don't know what that impact that's gonna have either, I wasn't against Pam Bond and I wasn't a fan of Pam Bond.
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  The people in the Second Amendment community, a lot of'em really had a lot of issues with Pam Bond, her nomination as well as how she has run the Department of Justice.
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  Since she's been here in, in the sense of trying to, and it's been a mixed bag and it's hard to really pin down.
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  But there are cases out there that the Department of Justice could not even and the A TF may just say, could just say, Hey.
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  We're not gonna defend, we're not gonna fight this.
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  And the pistol braces is one of them.
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  So I don't know.
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  She has been really weak.
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  I weak is a strong word on the Second Amendment.
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  Inconsistent.
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  So now that we have a new attorney general, or at least an interim one we'll see if he directs the a TF in other directions, so Department of Justice over to A-T-F-F-B-I, all those law enforcement agencies.
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  So we will see now.
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  So let's shift gears because the second story is one that could expand your rights in a very real and practical way.
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  There's growing legal challenges to restrictions on carrying firearms in national parks.
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  And this gets into questions that should sound familiar right now.
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  Where does the government have authority to restrict your right to carry?
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  'cause national parks are federal land, and historically federal government has imposed stricter rules in certain areas, even when those rules don't align with state law.
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  But that's being challenged.
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  Under the Supreme Court decision, New York state Rifle and Pistol Association, v Bruin, the standard is clear.
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  The government wants to restrict your right to carry.
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  It has to show that the restriction is consistent with historical tradition of firearm regulation, not modern policies, not public safety arguments alone history.
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  So the question becomes is a historical tradition of banning, carrying places like National Park, and that's where the challenge gains strength'cause National Parks as we know today.
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  It didn't exist at the founding, so the government has a stretch and when it stretches, the government gets weaker, this challenge exceeds, it could do more than just change rules in national parks.
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  It could reinforce limits on sensitive places.
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  'cause right now that's one of the biggest battlegrounds in the Second Amendment.
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  Governments are trying to define more and more as areas of sensitive places, places where Carrie is restricted, such as Times Square in New York City that is listed as a restricted place.
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  And so people, if you're going in, in, and this is a little sidebar, if you're in New York City moving around, you're gonna have to go through, Manhattan through Times Square.
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  And you can't avoid it in a lot of places.
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  But if we push back, that list starts to shrink.
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  And your ability to carry legally consistency and without confusion expands.
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  And again, another item that's coming up is national reciprocity for concealed carry.
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  We'll talk about that probably in another podcast now.
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  Let's look step back and look at both of these stories together.
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  One side you have the A TF expanding definitions.
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  On the other side, you have courts potentially limping where the government can restrict your rights.
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  One is expansion of power.
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  The other is a test of limits, and that's where we are right now in the middle of a legal and constitutional tug of war.
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  So here's the bottom line.
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  The fight over crystal braces isn't finished and the fight over where you can carry is just getting started.
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  And both of these issues are going to shape what the Second Amendment looks like going forward, not in just theory.
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  In everyday life.
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  'cause at the end of the day, rights don't just exist on paper.
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  They exist in how they're enforced.
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  And right now that's exactly what's being decided.
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  So if you found this episode valuable, subscribe, share it with somebody give it five stars.
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  Do whatever you can.
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  I appreciate it.
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  Because we have to continue to fight for our rights because the challenge to our second amendment is not going away.
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  So I appreciate it.
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  Again, happy Easter.
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  Have a great weekend and we will talk to you later.
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  Okay.