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That's exactly what this may do. The ATF in theory can't just up and decide what to ban without congress making a law. Turning law abiding citizens into felons overnight. Bumpstock ban? That's gone in theory. FRT trigger? Braces? ATF is going to quickly realize they can't just make shit up on the fly if it's not a law.

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Or Congress could pass legislation granting ATF authority to determine what constitutes a machine gun under the National Firearms Act.

A machine gun is already defined as something that fires multiple times with a single trigger pull. Not sure what you’re saying?

To be clear: I’m not advocating anything, just stating that Congress could choose to delegate that authority as a result of the ruling.

I'm just not sure what you're saying even still. Under the NFA it's already a law on the books. Moving mountains to pass something that's already law.

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