DOJ defends federal firearms registration in NRA challenge to

DOJ defends federal firearms registration in NRA challenge to

In the NRA’s case, Brown v. ATF, the Department of Justice on Dec. 17 filed its opposition to the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, along with its own cross-motion, defending the National Firearms Act of 1934’s registration requirement for suppressors, short-barreled long guns, and NFA-defined “any other weapons.” In its filing, the DOJ argues that the registration mandate remains a valid exercise of Congress’ taxing power, despite the ta…