Federal Court Issues Injunction in Lawsuit Over ATF Pistol Brace Rule

Second Amendment rights advocates are cautiously optimistic after the Fifth Circuit Court granted what appears to be a limited injunction against a rule outlawing pistol stabilizing braces on May 23.
The court specified its order was for the parties in Mock v. Garland, the lawsuit filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), William Mock, Christopher Lewis, Maxim Defense Industries, LLC, against Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Department of Justice, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and ATF Director Stephen Dettelbach.
The plaintiffs filed a motion requesting clarification on whether the injunction covers only the plaintiffs or if it is blocking the ATF rule nationwide. The court had not ruled on that request by press time….}