Rep. Richard Hudson and 140 House Members Urge DOJ and ATF to Withdraw Guidance on Stabilizing Braces

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) talks to reporters following House Republican conference leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) and 140 GOP House Representatives called on the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to withdraw the recent guidance on firearm stabilizing braces, saying it “could make millions of law-abiding citizens felons overnight.”

In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and ATF’s Acting Director Marvin Richardson, Hudson, and the other GOP House members expressed deep concern that the ATF seems to be infringing on the Second Amendment right of law-abiding citizens.