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CDC Staff Cuts Alarm Anti-Gun Advocates Mark Chesnut The Trump Administration has announced plans to cut 10,000 federal employees under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the parent organization for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has pursued an anti-gun agenda for the past decade or so. The move will make it harder for the CDC to fund anti-gun research intended to show results favorable to gun-ban advocates, and that is drawing the ire of gun control groups who have relied on slanted CDC research to bolster their outrageous claims. The gun-ban organization Brady, formerly called Handgun Control Inc., immediately attacked the Trump Administration’s “guns everywhere” agenda. “The dismantling of CDC’s injury data collection team is nothing short of a public health catastrophe, and the latest strategic move to consolidate information control under President Trump,” Brady President Kris Brown said in a news release. “CDC’s WISQARS is a crucial tool that informs our understanding of America’s gun violence epidemic. Without it, we’re cast into the dark as to the scope of the number one killer of kids in this country. But this latest assault doesn’t come as a surprise; it tracks completely with the administration’s autocratic tendencies. Stemming the flow of knowledge is a tactic that has been deployed throughout history to control the public, and today’s news is a prime example of history repeating itself.” Whoo boy! Not to be outdone, the group Giffords called the cuts a “reckless move (that) puts us all at risk.” Of course, the reaction to the Trump Administration’s move by those on the pro-Second Amendment side of the argument was quite different. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) said that, hopefully, the cuts would take the CDC out of the gun control arena. “With these reductions, the government is no longer treating gun ownership as a communicable disease,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “Ever since the CDC inserted itself into the gun rights debate, the agency has spent millions of dollars to promote the notion that gun-related violence is a public health issue, and they’ve mostly gotten away with it, thanks largely to their allies in the media treating everything they say as gospel. But it’s not a ‘health crisis,’ it’s a crime problem, and the antidote is not restricting the rights of law-abiding gun owners, which CDC research invariably seems to suggest, but instead restricting the freedom of violent repeat offenders.” Gottlieb added that anti-gun groups wailing over the CDC cuts are making a big deal over something that has never effectively curtailed violent crime. “One complaint we’ve heard is that these cuts have ‘decimated’ staff responsible for so-called ‘gun violence research and prevention,’ but so far all of this research does not appear to have prevented a single violent crime,” he said. “Instead, we see declarations that more research is needed, while anti-gunners use CDC data to erode Second Amendment rights. That sounds like a perpetual ‘make work’ effort to keep the public funding flowing while gun owners are essentially treated like plague carriers or lepers.”

Pam Bondi AG Pam Bondi Creates 2A Task Force Mark Chesnut April 11, 2025 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Wednesday the creation of a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force to protect the fundamental right to keep and bear arms. The task force is part of Bondi’s response to President Donald Trump’s executive order of February 7 to root out unconstitutional Biden Administration rules on firearms and roll them back to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans. “For too long, the Second Amendment, which establishes the fundamental individual right of Americans to keep and bear arms, has been treated as a second-class right,” Bondi wrote in a memo to Department of Justice employees. “No more. It is the policy of this Department of Justice to use its full might to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.” Bondi said that the new Second Amendment Task Force is one element of a comprehensive plan of action that she is proposing to President Trump. “This task force will continue the Department’s ongoing work to implement Executive Order 14206 and protect the fundamental right secured by the Second Amendment,” she wrote. “The Task Force is principally charged with developing and executing strategies to use litigation and policy to advance, protect, and promote compliance with the Second Amendment.” Bondi will chair the task force and the associate attorney general will serve as the vice chair. Other members of the task force will include representatives from Bondi’s personal staff, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Office of the Associate Attorney General, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Civil Division, the Civil Rights Division, the Criminal Division, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “The prior administration placed an undue burden on gun owners and vendors by targeting law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights,” Bondi said in a press release announcing the action. “The Department of Justice’s new Second Amendment Task Force will combine department-wide policy and litigation resources to advance President Trump’s pro-gun agenda and protect gun owners from overreach.” Of course, pro-gun organizations, including the Citizens Committee On The Right To Keep And Bear Arms (CCRKBA), reacted very positively to AG Bondi’s announcement. “This is the news we’ve been waiting for,” said Alan Gottlieb, CCRKBA chairman. “From the wording of Attorney General Bondi’s memo, it looks like ‘gloves off’ time may have finally arrived. It marks a significant, and welcome change at the Department of Justice, because it is clear we now have leadership in place which treats gun owners as allies instead of antagonists.” Gottlieb added that his organization is hopeful the task force will have a long-term effect on the freedom of all American gun owners. “We’re hoping this bold step by Attorney General Bondi brings an end to years of harassment and penalization of gun owners and begins the process of dismantling unconstitutional laws and regulations at the federal, state and local levels of government,” Gottlieb said. “The Second Amendment protects a first-class right, and it feels great that after years of fighting this battle, gun owners now have support, rather than resistance, from the Department of Justice, and an administration that is definitely in our corner.”

Prosecutors File Federal Criminal Charges Against 34 Defendants Who Allegedly Re-entered the U.S. Following Removal Friday, April 18, 2025 U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors this week filed criminal charges against 34 defendants who are alleged to have been found in the United States following removal, the Justice Department announced today. Many of the defendants charged previously were convicted of felony offenses prior to their removal from the United States, including domestic violence, unlawful sex with a minor, and assault with a deadly weapon. The crime of being found in the United States following removal carries a base sentence of up to two years in federal prison. Defendants who were removed after being convicted of a felony face a maximum 10-year prison sentence and defendants removed after being convicted of an aggravated felony face a maximum of 20 years in federal prison. Some of the recently filed cases are summarized below: • Maximo Medrano, 59, of Mexico, was charged via a federal criminal complaint with being an illegal alien found in the United States after removal. Medrano, who was removed from the U.S. in 1998 and 2023, has a criminal history that includes a felony conviction in 1997 in Monterey County Superior Court for transportation of a controlled substance, for which he was sentenced to two years in California state prison. Medrano also was convicted in Orange County Superior Court in 2023 of inflicting corporal injury upon a spouse/cohabitant and four counts of disorderly conduct, video/photo of bedroom/bathroom/etc., for which he was required to register as a sex offender. Medrano is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. Assistant United States Attorney MiRi Song of the Domestic Security and Immigration Crimes Section is prosecuting this case. • Adrian Chopin-Sánchez, 32, of Mexico, was charged via a federal criminal complaint with being an illegal alien found in the United States after removal. Chopin-Sánchez, who was removed from the U.S. in 2017, has a criminal history that includes a felony conviction in Orange County Superior Court in 2013 for unlawful sex with a minor, for which he was sentenced to one year in California state prison. Assistant United States Attorney Gregory Scally of the Orange County Office is prosecuting this case. • Daniel Giovanni Rivera-Peralta , 32, of Mexico, was charged via a federal criminal complaint with being an illegal alien found in the United States after removal. Rivera-Peralta, who was removed from the U.S. in 2021, has a felony conviction in Orange County Superior Court in 2020 for assault with a deadly weapon, for which he was sentenced to four years in California state prison. Assistant United States Attorney Gregory Scally of the Orange County Office is prosecuting this case. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations are investigating these matters. Federal prosecutors today also filed a criminal complaint against four illegal aliens who allegedly stole $10,000 in cash from a victim on Wednesday at a gasoline station in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The defendants allegedly loitered outside bank branches in Los Angeles, including in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, before following a victim who appeared to leave with a large sum of money. After stealing the money, law enforcement who surveilled the defendants then pursued them at a high rate of speed. After law enforcement eventually pulled them over, two defendants fled on foot before being arrested. The $10,000 in cash was recovered inside one defendant’s underwear. While searching the defendants’ residence in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles, law enforcement found several fake passports. The defendants in this matter are charged with conspiracy to transport, transmit or transfer at least $5,000 of stolen money in interstate or foreign commerce: • Javier Jesús Cordoza Araújo, 41, of Venezuela; • Ingrid Carolina Medina, 40, of Colombia; • Gladys Gruz Navarro, 62, of Venezuela; and • Guadalupe Delcristo Martínez, 46, of Mexico. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Orange County Violent Crimes Task Force is investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorneys Jena A. MacCabe and Kevin J. Butler of the Violent and Organized Crime Section are prosecuting this case. Criminal complaints contain allegations. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). Contact Ciaran McEvoy Public Information Officer ciaran.mcevoy@usdoj.gov (213) 894-4465 Updated April 18, 2025

Kansas City Resident Arrested and Charged in Connection with Tesla Arson Friday, April 18, 2025 A Kansas City resident, attending college in Boston, was arrested and made his initial court appearance today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, to face federal charges related to an arson at a Tesla business in Kansas City, Missouri. According to the criminal complaint, filed in the Western District of Missouri and unsealed today, Owen McIntire, 19, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce. “Let me be extremely clear to anyone who still wants to firebomb a Tesla property: you will not evade us,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it.” “Crimes have consequences. The people behind these violent and dangerous attacks on private property will face decades in prison — we will not make deals and we will not negotiate,” said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. “This is the second arrest this week of a suspect charged with targeting Tesla, more proof that the FBI will not stand for these destructive acts,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “These actions are dangerous, they are illegal, and we are going to arrest those responsible. We will work with our partners at the Department of Justice to hold accountable anyone who commits such crimes. I commend our FBI teams in Kansas City and Boston for their work.” “ATF’s Special Agents and forensic experts recovered and analyzed key evidence—including Molotov cocktails—used in this deliberate and dangerous arson attack,” said Acting Director Dan Driscoll of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). “This wasn’t vandalism — it was a violent criminal act. Thanks to the relentless work of ATF special agents, and our close coordination with the FBI and local law enforcement, we now have a suspect in custody. I am committed to ensuring ATF continues to stand on the front lines of public safety. ATF will not tolerate those who incite political violence in our communities.” According to an affidavit filed in support of the federal criminal complaint, on March 17, at approximately 11:16 p.m., an officer with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department (KCMOPD) in the vicinity of the Kansas City (KC) Tesla Center observed smoke coming from a grey Cybertruck parked in the KC Tesla Center parking lot. The officer also observed an unbroken suspected incendiary device near the burning Cybertruck. KCMOPD recovered the unbroken incendiary device, also known as a Molotov cocktail. The fire spread from the Cybertruck to a second Cybertruck in the lot. The Kansas City Fire Department responded to the scene to extinguish the fire. The Cybertrucks had sale prices of $105,485 and $107,485. Additionally, two charging stations were damaged by the fire, each of which is valued at approximately $550. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean Foley and Trey Alford for the Western District of Missouri and Trial Attorney Patrick Cashman of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting the case. The FBI Kansas City and Boston Field Offices, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department are investigating the case. A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Updated April 18, 2025

ATF Tampa Field Division Contact: Public Information Officer Jason Medina 813-439-7542 ATF National Response Team Investigates Florida Fire TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested assistance from ATF’s National Response Team investigating a fire in Ocala, Florida. The fire started on April 8 and destroyed a 12,000 square foot structure and caused the deaths of 21 horses. The team concluded their on-site investigation and is reviewing and analyzing additional data from the fire. Once this step is complete a final determination will be made regarding the cause of this fire. “This deployment highlighted NRT’s distinct role in supporting state and local investigators," said Kirk Howard, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Tampa Field Division. "Our partners recognize that ATF is the federal government’s gold standard when it comes to complex fire investigations and that we’ll mobilize our capabilities wherever we’re needed.” The team consists of Special Agents, Certified Fire Investigators, Fire Protection Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Forensic Chemists, Certified Explosives Specialists, an Intelligence Research Specialist, a Medic and an Accelerant Detection Canine with handler. Since its inception in 1978, the NRT has responded to 928 incidents, including eight activations this fiscal year alone. The NRT’s rapid-response structure enables it to generally deploy within 24 hours, bringing in state-of-the-art technology, including drones, 3D mapping, and portable labs, to aid in fire origin and cause determinations. The NRT has a proven track record of handling the nation’s most tragic and complex fire and explosive incidents. Past deployments include: • The Maui Wildfire Disaster: One of the deadliest U.S. fires in over a century, requiring an intricate investigation due to high winds and rapid fire spread. • Conception Dive Boat Fire: A fatal fire near Santa Barbara where the NRT helped uncover key evidence leading to safety reforms in marine operations. • 2020 Midwest Civil Unrest: The team processed over 200 arson scenes linked to protests, providing critical evidence that led to arrests and prosecutions. ATF is the federal agency with jurisdiction for investigating fires and crimes of arson. More information on ATF can be found at www.atf.gov.

Is The Florida Senate Getting Cold Feet About Lowering The Gun Purchase Age Back To 18? Mark Chesnut Says FFL and Firearms Trainer Gregg Kielma, in my humble opinion, and I truly do not like saying this, no. 21 should be the legal age to own a firearm throughout the United States... for multiple reasons. I'll have a lot more to say on in my blog this soon. The effort to roll back the arguably unconstitutional Florida law banning 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds from purchasing long guns has been humming along quite well since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his support for the legislation. The restriction, which was passed in the aftermath of a 2018 mass murder in Parkland Florida, resulted in a series of legislative measures this year—Senate Bill 94, Senate Bill 920, Senate Bill 1716, and House Bill 759—all designed to restore the ability for young adults 18 to 20 to acquire rifles and shotguns, just like those in other states can. Late last month, the state House of Representatives passed House Bill 759 by a 78-to-34 margin. Since then, however, nearly two weeks have passed, and the Senate version has yet to be considered in committee, causing alarm by some pro-2A observers. “HUGE WIN for Gun Owners!” Luis Valdes of Gun Owners of America (GOA) posted on X. “The Florida House just PASSED HB 759! But the fight isn’t over. Now, it’s the Senate’s turn. SB 920 MUST get a vote! Call Sen. Jonathan Martin NOW: (850) 487-5033. Demand he brings SB 920 to the floor! No excuses! @GunOwners never quits!” The problem appears to be that Senate leaders are somewhat divided on the issue of lowering the purchase age back to where it used to be. Senate President Ben Albritton isn’t fully on board with lowering the age restriction. “I felt like we needed to pump the brakes and let’s keep talking to figure out what that win-win is,” Albritton after the House passed the measure. According to GOA’s Valdes, Sen. Albritton has an important choice to make concerning the bill. “Gun Owners of America is fired up to see the House pass HB 759, marking the third straight year in a row now that lawmakers have voted to repeal Florida’s unconstitutional under 21 gun purchasing ban,” Valdes told WFSU. “Senate President Ben Albritton has a choice. He can either champion the will of the people and restore their Second Amendment rights, or he can follow in (former Senate President) Passidomo’s footsteps and betray gun owners across Florida.” For his part, Gov. DeSantis has been on board with the idea since the very first of the legislative session. “I can tell you that we, in spite of us saying we’re the Free State, in spite of us being like, ‘Oh, we’re this Republican conservative bastion,’ we’ve definitely lagged on that issue,” Gov. DeSantis said in his state of the state address. “The free state of Florida has not exactly led the way on protecting Second Amendment rights. We need to be a strong Second Amendment state.” Gov. DeSantis has also voiced his support for repealing the state’s red-flag law and allowing open carry. Earlier this year, he proposed what he called “Second Amendment Summer,” which would eliminate the sales tax on the purchase of guns, ammunition, and accessories from Memorial Day to the 4th of July. If the Senate fails to pass the age change legislation, it will mark the third year in a row that the House passed the bill and the Senate didn’t have the courage to do so. e.

Tyrant Govenor Hochul U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To NY Concealed Carry Law Mark Chessnut One would think that the U.S. Supreme Court would be interested in considering the constitutionality of New York’s restrictive carry law since the law was hastily written and passed because of the court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. In fact, at the time, the law was referred to by many as the Bruen-response law, and in many ways was more restrictive than the original law was. Alas, on Monday, SCOTUS, without giving a reason, declined to take up the case concerning the law, which not only set up vast swaths of the state as “sensitive places” where carry is restricted but also required handgun owners to prove “good moral character” before purchasing a gun. Because the court declined to hear the case, an earlier ruling from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will remain in place. The 2nd Circuit Court had ruled in October 2024 in Antonyuk et al. v. James that the law banning people from carrying weapons in locations such as schools, parks, theaters and bars is constitutional under the Second Amendment. The court also declared constitutional the state’s restrictive “good moral character” requirement for getting a concealed carry permit. In December 2023, 2nd Circuit Court had ruled that the law was constitutional, and plaintiffs then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But rather than taking up the case then, the Supreme Court ordered the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the case in light of its decision in the Rahimi case. In its subsequent ruling, the appeals court said the Supreme Court analysis in the Rahimi case supported its prior conclusions. At the time of the second 2nd Circuit ruling, Erich Pratt, president of Gun Owners of America (GOA), had expressed frustration with the ruling since the Supreme Court had sent the case back for reconsideration. “The 2nd Circuit got it wrong the first time, SCOTUS told them so and said try again, and this nearly identical ruling is a slap in the face to the Justices and every gun owner across New York,” Pratt in a press release. “We will continue the fight against Gov. Hochul and anti-gun legislators in Albany until New Yorkers can finally carry for self-defense without infringement.” Understandably, Pratt was again frustrated with the Supreme Court’s decision to not hear the case. “While we are disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision not to take this case, we will never stop fighting to defend the rights of gun owners across the country,” he said. Of course, Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who just signed three more gun control measures into law last week, was ecstatic to hear about the court’s decision, stating, “New York’s strong gun safety laws save lives.” e.

White House Repeals Unscientific HHS Advisory On Gun Violence Darwin Nercesian Democrats and anti-Second Amendment stooges are up in arms about your right to bear them once again, as the Trump administration has repealed former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s anti-gun tract, Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America, from the official Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. The move is part of an avalanche of actions building up in response to the President’s February 7 Executive Order, “Protecting Second Amendment Rights,” claiming to seek the identification and elimination of ongoing infringements upon American gun rights. With weaponization of the federal bureaucracy against law-abiding gun owners being a staple of the former Biden-Harris administration, it is hopeful to see a refocusing of those efforts onto the actual criminals themselves under President Trump. “Illegal violence of any sort is a crime issue, and as he again made clear during his recent speech at the Department of Justice, President Trump is committed to Making America Safe Again by empowering law enforcement to uphold law and order,” the White House responded to the Guardian’s question about the removal of webpages. The NRA predicted under heavy scrutiny that the appointment of Murthy as U.S. surgeon general during the second Obama-Biden administration would lead to further politicizing of his anti-gun agenda, a position Murthy lied about under oath to Senators at his first confirmation hearing, saying he would not use his platform as a bully pulpit for gun control, and would instead focus on the obesity epidemic. During his initial term as surgeon general, Murthy’s failure to effectively address that epidemic led to his being reappointed by the Biden administration, where failing upwards is practically in the job description. With a reinvigorated sense of tenure and those promises under oath in his rearview mirror, the good doctor did what he did best, pretending to have special insight into the causes of firearm-related crime, much like his calls for gun control when he headed the advocacy group Doctors for America. In July 2024, he published his 40-page manifesto, Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America, even promoting it through media appearances like the perjurious little rock star he is. “[T]he advisory has nothing to do with treating gunshot wounds, dealing with potential lead exposure from handling firearms or ammunition, hearing loss from exposure to muzzle reports, or any other medical issue pertaining to guns. Instead, it is simply a taxpayer-funded tract that promotes the same tired slate of oppressive gun control laws that Murthy’s fellow firearm prohibitionists have wanted for decades. It also seeks to provide cover for the disastrous crime-control failures of Murthy’s Democrat party by insisting that firearm assaults and homicides are akin to a disease or contagion rather than crimes committed by predators (most with lengthy records) who too often act with impunity,” according to analysis of the document by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA). Of course, the tired effort of anti-Second Amendment groups and grifters has done nothing to reduce firearm-related deaths in the United States, but that has never really been the goal in the first place. Any literate person can pick up a book on the history of governments disarming citizens to find a clear pattern of subjugation and worse following the successful confiscation of the means to defend liberty. The revocation of this anti-Second Amendment propaganda masquerading as science is part of a series of actions that have taken place in the last week by the Trump administration and the Department of Justice that will hopefully move necessary pieces into place, further defending and more tangibly restoring American gun rights. Yes, I will remain skeptical and cautiously optimistic until something happens that feels less punitive towards the previous administration and more substantive to my life as someone who owns and purchases guns. In the meantime, I will drink from the cup of leftist tears as the meltdowns continue and pray that I’ve been wrong about America’s tipping point and our ability to restore the founding values that made this country great in the first place.

Franklin Armory Resumes Reformation Sales After Major Legal Victory Over ATF Scott Witner A firearm that defies the NFA is back and better than ever. In the wake of a pivotal court win against the ATF, Franklin Armory® has resumed production and sales of its Reformation® firearm line. Effective immediately, Reformation models featuring 7.5-inch and 11.5-inch barrels are shipping to consumers via federally licensed firearm dealers (FFLs)—and the best part? No tax stamp required. Thanks to a clearly worded ruling in the lawsuit FRAC v. Garland, the Reformation is now officially and permanently classified as a GCA-only “firearm,” not an NFA-regulated short-barreled rifle (SBR). What Makes the Reformation Different? At the core of the Reformation’s legal distinction is Franklin Armory’s patented straight cut land and groove barrel—a design that doesn’t fit the ATF’s traditional definitions of either rifled or smoothbore barrels. That means it doesn’t qualify as a rifle or a shotgun, and thus, falls outside the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA). It’s simply a “firearm” as defined by the Gun Control Act (GCA). “Reformation was designed to be the ultimate home defense weapon,” said Jay Jacobson, President of Franklin Armory. “It provides excellent ballistic effectiveness in a short package, yet it does not trigger any NFA entanglements. The ruling made it clear that Reformation is simply just a GCA firearm.” Jacobson emphasized the broader Second Amendment implications of this legal win, calling it “an honor to secure this victory for the Second Amendment community in the face of agency overreach and tenacious litigation.” A Resounding Legal Reversal for ATF The landmark decision from U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor pulled no punches. In granting summary judgment to the plaintiffs—Franklin Armory and the Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition (FRAC)—Judge Traynor concluded that the ATF had “exceeded its authority” by attempting to shoehorn the Reformation into a shotgun classification under either the GCA or NFA. Key excerpts from the ruling: • “Congress defined ‘shotgun’ specifically and said it had a ‘smooth bore.’” • “The definition of ‘smoothbore’… is unambiguous.” • “Straight grooves in a barrel would not fit the definition of ‘smoothbore’ or ‘rifle.’” • “Franklin Armory presented a square peg, and ATF shoved it into a round hole.” • “ATF exceeded its authority in defining ‘smoothbore’ as anything lacking ‘functional rifling.’” Judge Traynor ordered the ATF’s prior classification of the Reformation vacated and reaffirmed that “no further action from ATF is needed.” Legal to Own, Buy, and Transfer As of now, possession of a Reformation firearm is federally legal with no NFA tax stamp required. Just like the Mossberg Shockwave, Remington Tac-14, or Franklin’s own XO-26, FFLs can legally transfer the Reformation under GCA-only guidelines. Both 7.5-inch (RS7) and 11.5-inch (RS11) Reformation models are available immediately through Franklin Armory’s dealer network in most U.S. states. State-specific availability is listed at FranklinArmory.com/Reformation. Reformation Models and Pricing Each Reformation firearm features Franklin Armory’s patented NRS™ (Not a Rifle or Shotgun) barrel, and buyers can choose between a traditional semiauto trigger or the Binary Firing System®, which fires one round on pull and another on release. Reformation RS7™ • 7.5-inch barrel, 7-inch Franklin FST handguard • Forged aluminum receivers • Chambered in 5.56 NATO or .300 Blackout • Binary-equipped MSRP: $1,179.99 • Standard trigger MSRP: $1,099.99 • Includes: B5 Bravo stock, B5 P-Grip 23, vertical grip, salt bath nitride BCG, pistol-length gas system, and Triumvir® muzzle device. Reformation RS11™ • 11.5-inch barrel, 11.5-inch Franklin FSR handguard • Proprietary billet aluminum receivers • Chambered in 5.56 NATO or .300 Blackout • Binary-equipped MSRP: $1,669.99 • Standard trigger MSRP: $1,479.99 • Includes: Magpul SL-K stock, Ergo Ambi Sure grip, salt bath nitride BCG, carbine-length gas system, and Triumvir® muzzle device. For more details on how the Binary Firing System works, Franklin Armory has released a video titled “How Binary® Works”. About Franklin Armory® Operating out of the “Battle Born” state of Nevada, Franklin Armory is a leading innovator in American-made firearms and accessories. Their mission: to safeguard the God-given right to self-defense. Known for boundary-pushing designs and legal challenges that set precedent, Franklin Armory is proud to be Facilitators of Freedom™. Our Takeaway With the ATF’s overreach checked and the Reformation back on the shelves, this case sets a powerful precedent. Whether you’re in the market for a home defense firearm free of NFA entanglements or just want to own a piece of legal history, the Reformation® might be worth a serious look.