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Cargill v Garland

144 S. Ct. 1613 (2024)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2024
StatusBinding authority

Summary

ATF rule classifying bump stocks as machineguns exceeded statutory authority as bump stocks do not satisfy the statutory definition of a machinegun under federal law.

Key Principle

ATF bump stock rule exceeded statutory authority; bump stock does not convert semi-automatic into machinegun under statutory definition

Area of Law

public-law

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