922 (r) is still alive

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The following is cut from page 63 of the March 2012 issue of American Hunter. For sure written by some friggin lawyer in their legal department, who could have cut through the chase by just stating 922 ® is still in effect.

 

 

 

The second rumor involves a provision in the recently signed fiscal year 2012 Justice Department appropriations bill, which prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives from banning the importation of shotguns that are currently legally imported. (See “ILA Report,” Feb 2012) The provision was prompted by a BATFE “study” that sought to reinterpret the “Sporting purposes” test in a manner that would have banned the import of popular hunting, self-defense and target shotguns.

 

Unfortunately, some have wrongly concluded that this provision repeals the “sporting purposes” test for importation of all firearms. While the NRA does support a repeal of that unconstitutional standard, the recent bill doesn’t go nearly that far. The new provision only prevents, at least in the short term, new shotgun bans under the “sporting purpose” language. Heading off the current ban is cause for celebration, but by no means is the NRA’s work on this issue finished.