House Republicans passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at overturning ATF’s new rule classifying pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles. The 219-201 vote, primarily along party lines, ...

Proponents of reclassifying pistol braces have also argued that the gun lobby, and some gun owners, are aware that such attachments are a legal end-run around federal laws governing rifles. During a ...

A shooter carrying a Sig pistol with a brace at the ready. Credit: Sig New Hampshire gunmaker Sig Sauer updated its website ...

The pistol brace rule, scheduled to go into effect this month, has been on hold since May at the behest of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The appellate panel is weighing a legal challenge to ...

A Democratic-appointed judge recently barred a federal agency from enforcing a pistol brace rule for millions of members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) as the appeals process continues.

Far-right U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced a bill on Tuesday to abolish the ATF after the agency tightened regulations on pistol-stabilizing braces. The Florida Republican said the agency has ignored ...