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Acting AG Signs ATF Rule Rollback, Bump Stocks Removed

4/30/2026

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Summary

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the ATF’s new rulemaking package on April 29, 2026, rescinding several Biden-era gun regulations under Executive Order 14206.
The package eliminates the stabilizer-brace rule, updates Form 4473, and removes bump stocks from the machine-gun definition.
ATF Director Robert Cekada pledged to protect lawful gun owners while Governor JB Pritzker and Rep. Don Bacon denounced the federal actions as overreach.

History

Historical Context

The 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban—signed by President Bill Clinton, authored by Senator Dianne Feinstein, and limited to ten years—banned 19 named semi-automatic rifles and magazines over ten rounds, expiring September 13 2004. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and ATF Director Robert Cekada are now issuing a rule that reverses the Biden-era restrictions, reviving the same NRA-opposed debate of the 1990s.

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Story summary

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the ATF’s new rulemaking package on April 29, 2026, rescinding several Biden-era gun regulations under Executive Order 14206.
The package eliminates the stabilizer-brace rule, updates Form 4473, and removes bump stocks from the machine-gun definition.
ATF Director Robert Cekada pledged to protect lawful gun owners while Governor JB Pritzker and Rep. Don Bacon denounced the federal actions as overreach.

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