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Citation 27 C.F.R. §478.11
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36 cases
  • New York v. Arm or Ally, LLC
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Southern District of New York
    • December 8, 2022
    ...to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive." 27 C.F.R § 478.11. Thus, as Defendants argue, defining the terms "firearm" and "component part" — and, more to the point, determining whether the products at iss......
  • VanDerStok v. Garland
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit
    • November 9, 2023
    ...regulations. See, e.g., United States v. Rowold, 429 F. Supp. 3d 469, 475-76 (N.D. Ohio 2019) ("The language of the regulatory definition in § 478.11 lends itself to only one interpretation: namely, that under the GCA, the receiver of a firearm must be a single unit that holds three, not tw......
  • United States v. Gould
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Southern District of West Virginia
    • May 5, 2023
    ...condition, or disease:(1) Is a danger to himself or to others; or(2) Lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his own affairs.27 C.F.R. § 478.11. Similarly, the definition of "committed to a mental institution" is a "[f]ormal commitment of a person to a mental institution by a court,......
  • Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Garland
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • August 9, 2024
    ...6,478 (Jan. 31, 2023) (codified in 27 C.F.R. pts. 478 & 479). 2. The ATF defines "pistols" and "revolvers" in its regulations. See 27 C.F.R. §§ 478.11, 3. E.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(a)(1), 3571(b)-(c); 27 C.F.R. § 479.191. 4. E.g., 26 U.S.C. § 5872. 5. E.g., 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1); 26 U.S.C. § 5......
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