A federal judge has granted a new preliminary injunction, constraining enforcement of a new rule that restricts certain firearms with stabilizing braces.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor of Texas’ Northern federal court district granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit, Mock v. Garland, brought by a pair of braced pistol owners and supported by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC). The injunction prevents the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing its stabilizing brace rule against the two pistol brace owners, William T. Mock and Christopher Lewis. The ruling additionally enjoins the ATF from enforcing its stabilizing brace rule against all FPC members, as well as pistol-brace manufacturer Maxim Defense Industries LLC, and its customers.
