Rounds said some disabled veterans rely on braces to use their firearms. Therefore, they must be treated in the same way under the statute.” “But certain so-called stabilizing braces are designed to just attach to pistols, essentially converting them into short-barreled rifles to be fired from the shoulder. “The reason for that is that short-barreled rifles have the greater capability of long guns, yet are easier to conceal, like a pistol,” Dettelbach added. The rule reclassifies pistols as short-barreled rifles if they have a stabilizing brace attachment, and also requires registration with the bureau.īureau Director Steven Dettelbach explained the logic behind the rule in a January news release, saying, “In the days of Al Capone, Congress said back then that short-barreled rifles and sawed-off shotguns should be subjected to greater legal requirements than most other guns.”
Rounds joined other Republicans this past week to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to prevent the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from enforcing a new rule on pistol braces. The effectiveness scores are “based on the combination of 15 metrics regarding the bills that each member of Congress sponsors, how far they move through the lawmaking process, and how substantial their policy proposals are.” Pistol legislation Johnson also had the highest rank among House Republicans on agricultural issues.įurther rankings by topic are available on the website of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, which is a project of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University. Mike Rounds and John Thune ranked ninth and 13th, respectively, among 50 Senate Republicans. Dusty Johnson 14th among 222 Republican House members, while Sens. In its “ effectiveness scores” for the 117th Congress, the Center for Effective Lawmaking ranked Rep. All three of the people representing South Dakota in Congress are among the most effective in their party, according to scores published by a congressional watchdog group.
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