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Second Amendment Activists, Congressmen, See More at Stake Than Braces

Bill to legalize short-barreled rifles meant to keep ATF, others in check

Second Amendment Activists, Congressmen, See More at Stake Than Braces
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) speaks in Washington on March 21, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/Getty Images
Michael Clements
Michael Clements
Reporter
2/7/2023|Updated: 2/7/2023
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Within days of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issuing its regulation for pistol braces, a senator from Kansas has reintroduced a bill to protect the legal status of firearms and rein in some of the ATF’s power.

“The SHORT Act will protect Americans from the anti-Second Amendment gun registry that the ATF is abusing the National Firearms Act to create,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) wrote in a statement announcing his bill, the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act (SHORT Act).

Michael Clements
Michael Clements
Reporter
Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
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