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
- 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
- 11/6/2023 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
- 6/20/2024 Plaintiff Notice of Non-Compliance
- 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
- 11/26/2024 Plaintiff Contempt Motion
- 12/11/2024 Defendant Response to Plaintiff Contempt Motion
- 12/18/2024 Plaintiff Reply to Defendants over Contempt Motion
- 5th Circuit Court (Case No. 24-10707)
- 10/1/2024 Appellant Brief
- 10/29/2024 Appellee Brief
- 11/12/2024 Appellant Reply Brief
- 12/9/2024 Oral Arguments Held
- CURRENTLY: Awaiting Ruling
