Challenging the ATF’s Reclassification of Pistol Braces

Summary: Challenging the ATF’s classification of pistol braces as short-barreled rifles

• Plaintiff(s)
  • Texas Gun Rights
  • National Association for Gun Rights

• Defendant(s)
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)

• Counsel
  • Jason Chad Nash
  • Barry K. Arrington
  • Daniel Lennington
  • Lucas Vebber
  • Richard M. Esenberg

• Judge
  • Reed C. O’Connor

• Docket
  • Northern District Court of Texas Case No. 4:23-cv-00578
  • 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 23-11204

Key Events and Filings

• District Court
  • 6/8/2023 Complaint
  • 6/15/2023 Plaintiff Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 7/17/2023 Defendant Opposition to Plaintiff Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 7/28/2023 Plaintiff Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 8/30/2023 Defendant Supplemental Brief
  • 8/30/2023 Plaintiff Supplemental Brief
  • 9/5/2023 Defendant Response to Plaintiff Supplemental Brief
  • 10/4/2023 Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
  • 11/10/2023 Joint Status Report
  • 11/29/2023 Notice of Appeal

• 5th Circuit Court (Consolidated with four other cases)
  • 3/22/2024 Appellee Response Brief
  • 4/23/2024 Combined Appellee Reply Brief and Appellant Response Brief
  • 5/14/2024 Appellant Reply Brief
  • 10/18/2024 Mandate Issued
  • CURRENTLY: Case Stayed Pending Resolution of Mock v. Bondi