Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a coalition of 27 state attorneys general in requesting the U.S. Supreme Court to address the Biden-Harris administration’s "Frame or Receiver" firearms rule.
“I will continue to protect Louisianans from the Biden-Harris administration’s relentless and unlawful attempts to strip away our Second Amendment rights,” stated Attorney General Liz Murrill.
The rule, introduced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2022, expands the definition of “firearm” to include certain weapon parts kits that can be readily converted into firearms, as well as partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frames or receivers.
The brief contends: “Congress has not outlawed weapons parts kits, stabilizing braces, or bump stocks. Nor has it dubbed every person handling a gun a firearms dealer. ATF can’t take these actions in Congress’s place."
In November 2023, a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously struck down the "Frame and Receiver" Rule. The panel asserted that ATF was overstepping its authority by making laws instead of enforcing those passed by Congress. They noted that the rule “flouts clear statutory text and exceeds the legislatively imposed limits on agency authority in the name of public policy.”
Louisiana joins states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wyoming in supporting this West Virginia- and Montana-led brief.