Challenging the ATF’s Ban on Forced Reset Triggers

Summary: Challenging the ATF’s classification of Forced Reset Triggers as machineguns

• Plaintiff(s)
  • National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR)
  • Texas Gun Rights
  • Patrick Carey
  • James Wheelers
  • Travis Speegle

• Defendant(s)
  • Merrick Garland (Attorney General of the United States)
  • United States Department of Justice
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
  • Steven Dettelbach (Director of the ATF)

• Counsel
  • Whitney Davis

• Judge
  • Reed O’Connor

• Docket
  • Northern District Court of Texas Case No. 4:23-cv-00830
  • 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 23-11138 (Dismissed)
  • 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 24-10707 (Merits)

Key Events and Filings

• District Court
  • 8/9/2023 Complaint
  • 8/14/2023 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
  • 8/15/2023 Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 8/30/2023 Temporary Restraining Order granted
  • 10/2/2023 Preliminary Injunction Motion Hearing
  • 10/7/2023 Preliminary Injunction Granted
  • 11/3/2023 Motion for Summary Judgment
  • 11/3/2023 Permanent Injunction
  • 11/6/2023 ATF Appeal Preliminary Injunction to 5th Circuit
• 5th Circuit Court (Case No. 23-11138 – Dismissed)
  • 1/16/2024 Appellant Brief
  • 3/15/2024 Appellee Brief
  • 7/12/2024 ATF Supplemental Brief on Cargill
  • 7/26/2024 Clerk Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal
• District Court
  • 7/24/2024 Final Judgment
  • 8/1/2024 Notice of Appeal
  • 8/1/2024 Defendant Motion to Stay Pending Appeal
  • 8/7/2024 Plaintiffs Response to Defendants Motion to Stay Pending Appeal
  • 8/9/2024 Reply in Support of Defendants Motion to Stay Pending Appeal
  • 8/20/2024 Defendants Motion to Stay Denied
• 5th Circuit Court (Case No. 24-10707)
  • 10/1/2024 Appellant Brief
  • 10/29/2024 Appellee Brief
  • CURRENTLY: Appellant Reply Brief due 11/12/2024