Amicus Brief in Key Gun Rights Case Expresses Concern with Chevron Doctrine
January 30, 2024
January 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:
In 2018, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) took the unprecedented step of classifying bump stocks as machineguns, thereby criminalizing their possession. According to the Chevron doctrine, agencies are given deference in how they interpret statutes under their jurisdiction, too often disregarding Congressional intent and lending itself to activist mischief.
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In 2018, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) took the unprecedented step of classifying bump stocks as machineguns, thereby criminalizing their possession. According to the Chevron doctrine, agencies are given deference in how they interpret statutes under their jurisdiction, too often disregarding Congressional intent and lending itself to activist mischief.
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