AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a new rule in Texas that would require firearms dealers to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, came before the rule had been set to take effect Monday. The order also prevents the federal government from enforcing the rule against several gun-rights groups, including Gun Owners of America. It does not apply to Louisiana, Mississippi and Utah, which were also part of the lawsuit.
“Plaintiffs understandably fear that these presumptions will trigger civil or criminal penalties for conduct deemed lawful just yesterday,” Kacsmaryk said in his ruling.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives declined to comment. The Justice Department didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Shooting injures 2 at Missouri high school graduation ceremony
2024 PGA Championship: Tee times revealed for Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Co at Valhalla
Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb wins US cycling time trial to earn spot in Paris in a second sport
Rapper Lil Meech takes his mom and grandma to a STRIP CLUB to get lap dances for Mother's Day
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
Glamor and grit are both on show in a London exhibition of photos from Elton John's collection
Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Joseph Baena posts rare snap with mom Mildred for Mother's Day
Kelly Clarkson calls dating 'awkward' and admits it makes her 'so nervous'
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
2 journalists in detention in Tunisia as authorities launch wave of arrests against critics