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In It to Win It

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Wed May 1, 2024, 01:48 PM May 1

Texas AG, 3 other red states, gun rights groups sue the Biden Admin over rule that expands firearm background checks

The rule: Justice Department Publishes New Rule to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Leads Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Suing Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over Unlaw­ful Ban On Pri­vate Firearms Sales


Complaint


Steve Vladeck
@steve_vladeck

For the second time in three days, Texas is filing a nationwide lawsuit challenging a Biden administration policy in the Amarillo Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas—where it has a 100% chance of being assigned to Judge Kacsmaryk.

Alejandro Serrano
@serrano_alej

Texas AG Ken Paxton w other states and gun rights orgs sued the ATF and Justice Department to stop a new rule that closed a loophole that let people sell guns online, at gun shows, etc. without conducting background checks on buyers.





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