NRA Members May Receive Pistol-Brace Ban Immunity, Too
Last updated: June 7, 2026 · Originally published: June 12, 2023
Recently, a federal judge ruled that Second Amendment Foundation members are (currently) immune to the controversial ban.
The Second Amendment Foundation says it “welcomes the National Rifle Association’s request to join in a federal lawsuit filed by SAF and its associates in a challenge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ new ‘arm brace rule.’”
NRA announced the effort Wednesday on its website, explaining the move was to obtain injunctive relief for its members to stop the ATF from enforcing its new rule – which totally reversed the agency’s previous position that pistol braces did not convert pistols into short-barreled rifles, making them subject to regulation under the 1934 National Firearms Act. The case is known as SAF, et.al. v. ATF, et. al.
On May 31, U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, confirmed the scope of a preliminary injunction she had issued in the case applied not only to SAF, but its members as well. “The Court confirms that its Preliminary Injunction Order applies to both the Second Amendment Foundation, Inc. and its members.”
The NRA announcement confirmed the organization “is going to court to obtain preliminary, and ultimately permanent, injunctive relief restraining Defendants from enforcing the ‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’ (the “Final Rule”) against law-abiding NRA members.”
“We welcome the NRA’s motion to join in our lawsuit,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “If their motion is granted—and we certainly have no objection—it will mean more American gun owners will enjoy the same protection SAF members were granted under Judge Boyle’s preliminary injunction order. It only makes sense NRA would want the same protection for its members.”
SAF is joined in the case by Rainier Arms, LLC and two private citizens, Samuel Walley and William Green. They are represented by attorney Chad Flores at Flores Law in Houston, Texas.
“We’re in this for the long haul, and we intend to win,” Gottlieb said. “SAF has become a recognized leader in Second Amendment litigation since our 2010 Supreme Court victory in McDonald v. City of Chicago. We’re serious in our intent to win back firearms freedom one lawsuit at a time.”
SAF offers several different tiers of memberships which are available at https://www.saf.org/join-saf/. Annual membership is $15, a five-year membership is $50 and a life membership is $150. Membership is effective upon date of receipt.
The government or private employers etc. can not put a requirement on exercising any right per previous SCOTUS rulings.
So all this nonsense is already unlawful / unconstitutional, but since when does our government abide by any law or right unless it feels like it.
Our government is not ours, we do not live in a republic or democracy but instead a corporation, all governments, federal, state or local are incorporated making them corporations a legal fiction governed by contract law not constitutional rights. Rights are not subject to contract law as it is a completely different ballgame but we are forced to abide by it anyway. You can look all this up, as it is all documented facts of law and history. I always call our so-called Constitution a useless document that destroys the rights it was supposed to protect.How it does it is it allows contract law to supersede our rights. This is how we are getting subverted more and more, including treaties and accords as they are contracts entered into by our government and it’s all allowed by our often cited constitution bill of rights etc. but in reality it is a useless document by allowing contract law to supersede it.
I forgot to mention that we were at one point a republic with no incorporated states etc. they were called territories or provinces. Lincoln was the 1st. subverter by way of a war between the states but not a civil war as the entire nation was not at war with itself. After the conflict Lincoln had to go to the UK bankers for money for reconstruction, this is how we gave up the republic and then became a corporation. When you are born your birth certificate is in all caps just like incorporation documents, have you ever wondered why ? There are also 2 constitutions, our original one which is not all caps and is written a little different and our current one a word change and in all caps which is illegal, unlawful but we are held to it anyway.Too much to go into here but start looking it all up and see what you find.
This is pretty ridiculous already. It’s unconstitutional period, and everyone should be exempt from this overreach, not just selected groups. As usual though, the NRA is way behind.
Kamala has the gift of being able to condense each thought into several sentences which,taken
as a whole both enlighten and mystify everyone…especially herself. I think she will stupefy every audience she talks to about “gun control.” None can forget the bold statement she made about time:
“The significance of the passage of time, right? The significance of the passage of time. So when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time.” KH
I’m glad Brandon gave her the job of Gun Control Czar. The 2A will be safe.
The reason, which I vehemently disagree with, is because it’s a Civil, not a Criminal Lawsuit. Therefore, the “Equal Protection Under The Law doesn’t apply. Because the Citizenry of the US isn’t filing suot, the members of various Gun Rights Grpups are.
That was how some legal beagle explained it.
To me, it demonstrates a fundamental flaw in the Judicial System, that there’s such a huge discrepancy between Civil and Criminal when it comes to a Protected Right.
Though I hope NRA’s attempt goes through. It’ll finally make that Life Membership I paid for 40 years ago worth it.
Why would only members of a group be immune to unconstitutional garbage from the ATF? Why not everyone in the country? The 2nd amendment does not say “The right of the members of the Second Amendment Foundation to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”.
I agree, that just seems as stupid as the ban itself
This is all because of the illegal 1934 gangster gun control act. This illegal law needs to be repealed. Now!
We no longer have bootleggers riding on sideboard of cars shooting at other bootleggers.
We no longer have bank robbers riding on sideboard of cars robbing banks.
Today, bank robbers use computers to rob banks.
Bank robbers and bootleggers stole their guns from national guard armory’s, army bases and even police stations back in the 1920’s to 1930’s.
Prior to 1934, trapper lever action rifles were popular. They had barrels of 12″, 13″, 14″, 15″. No one knows why these were made illegal.
And if one puts a shoulder stock on a handgun, then the government says it is a sawed off rifle? Huh? But if one takes off the shoulder stock then it’s a handgun again. This does not make any sense.
Make it legal to put shoulder stocks on handguns.
Also legalize sound suppressor to help save hunters and target shooters hearing.
The only reason why sound suppressor were added to the illegal 1934 gangster gun control act is because some joker with the fish and game department had a senator for a friend, and said he wanted sound suppressor banned to stop poaching!! Not to stop gangster bank robbers or bootleggers, but to stop poaching!
In many European countries, a hunter is required to put a sound suppressor on their rifle do as not to scare people while hunting.
Only in America are sound suppressors ave heavy restrictions.
There are some goofball far leftist politicians who have been playing too many video games and want all sound suppressor banned! Saying this will stop crime! Huh??
The administration said all gang members in America have sound suppressors. What nonsense!
Did you know when the first street lights came out that the politicians back then said that the street lights would stop crime,! Really!
Goes to show you how stupid politicians really are.
There are some far leftist demoncrap politicians who want to have gun control secret police go house to house in America, kicking in your front door, shooting the family dog to intimidate you, then beating you severely with Billy clubs until you ‘ confess” to where your guns and ammo are. Then you and your entire family will be arrested as ” dangerous white supremacists terrorist”!!
News article said that George Soros is spending millions in Virginia to put fear leftist politicians and far leftist prosecutors in office.
The gun banning groups are run and funded by Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, the Chinese government.
Once they ban all guns in America, then they will have control over you and the country.
In China it is forbidden for it’s citizens to own firearms.
Only the police, military and politicians can own firearms. How else can you explain the government controlling oner 1,3 billion people?
China officials went to the UN demanding that the 2nd amendment be abolished in America as it is too dangerous for citizens to own firearms.
During WW2, Germany and Japan had plans to invade the east coast and west coast of America and have Mexico invade the southern states. But they were afraid of all the Americans who owned firearms and would fight them off. Nowadays they are joining up together to ban all firearms in America and this administration is joining them!
The Brady.group has joined up with Mexico and several foreign countries to sue American gun companies and gun shops in Arizona to put them out of business.
The Brady group is a traitor to America and all Americans!
The far leftist administration is going after Jan. 6, protesters in a kangaroo court setting.
The far leftist hate all Trump supporters and Republicans and gun owners.
In DC, it has the worst crime in America, murders go unsolved, cars are stolen and never recovered, stores looted, people are mugged.
But who does the administration go after? J-6 protesters!
Some have gotten ridiculous prison sentences, some are.put in prison longer than criminals who murder someone!
Support and protect your right to keep and own all types of firearms, magazines and accessories.
Don’t let the evil, power crazed, far leftist,Satan worshipping politicians to ban and confiscate our guns and ammo.
An update.
The House sent the bill to legalize pistol braces, but the demoncrap controlled senate voted totally against it.
Some gun sites have quoted Democrats reason for voting against pistol braces.
One senator said pistol braces turn a semi auto into a full auto !
Another senator said pistol braces allow you to put two magazines into the pistol at the same time and shoot twice as much! Huh,???
Another said pistol braces make the firearm more ” concealable” ! Huh?? The pistol brace adds another foot to the length of the pistol.
So what we have is a bunch of ignorant, misinformed, gun hating liars, doing what George Soros tells them what to do.
The reason the injunction has not been extended to “everyone in the country” is because the suit(s) were filed by a few individuals with the assistance of several progun groups. When (if) the injunction becomes permanent I suspect it will then be extended to all brace owners as they would be rightly considered to be in ‘common use’. I guess each and every brace owner could file individually, wouldn’t that be something to behold 😉