Thursday, April 16, 2026
DOJ Reverse Course Again on Frames & Receivers Rule, New Rewrite Coming - Ammoland.com
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have notified lawyers in multiple high-profile lawsuits that the agency will now move forward with a new rule defining firearm frames and receivers. This marks the latest reversal in a saga that began under the Biden administration and has continued under President Trump’s directives for regulatory review.
According to sources close to the litigation who spoke with Ammoland News on condition of anonymity, pressure from gun rights groups, industry stakeholders, and members of the highest levels of government, as well as internal deliberations, forced the DOJ to change its position once again.
Just days ago, following an initial request for a 90-day stay in proceedings to draft revisions, the government had signaled it would retain the existing Biden-era rule intact. Now, the DOJ has informed plaintiffs’ counsel in cases including VanDerStok v. Bondi and Defense Distributed v. Bondi that a new rule is forthcoming, and it has asked the courts to continue the stays while the rulemaking process unfolds.
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Kentucky Lawmakers Override Beshear’s Vetoes, Delivering Two Major Pro-2A Wins - Ammoland.com
Kentucky lawmakers proved that when a governor uses his veto pen to undermine citizens’ rights and punish a lawful American industry, the legislature can still step in and do its job. By overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of House Bill 78 and House Bill 312, the General Assembly delivered two unmistakable pro-Second Amendment victories, one protecting the firearms industry from political lawfare and the other affirming that young adults do not forfeit their right to bear arms simply because anti-gun politicians want to treat them like second-class citizens.
On April 14, the Kentucky General Assembly overrode Beshear’s vetoes of House Bill 78 and House Bill 312, enacting two significant pro-Second Amendment measures.
HB 78, titled “AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections,” creates liability protections for firearms manufacturers and sellers against specified legal actions arising from the criminal or unlawful misuse of firearms or ammunition.
HB 312, titled “AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons,” authorizes the Kentucky State Police to issue provisional carry licenses to young adults ages 18 to 20.
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