May 09, 2023
Gun control advocacy groups on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision striking down a U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule banning bump stocks, saying the ruling is dangerous and threatens public safety.
January 06, 2023
The full Fifth Circuit on Friday struck down a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' rule banning bump stocks, reversing a Texas federal court's decision and subsequent panel ruling upholding the rule following the appellate court's en banc review.
June 23, 2022
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday vacated a December ruling upholding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' rule banning bump stocks and granted an en banc rehearing of a suit challenging the rule.
December 15, 2021
The Fifth Circuit has affirmed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' rule banning bump stocks, finding the rule correctly interprets federal law to classify semiautomatic rifles equipped with bump stocks as "machine guns."