Fifth Circuit strikes down ATF's rule on receivers

Hmmm: “An agency cannot label conduct lawful one day and felonious the next”. Sounds like a nice turn of phrase to include in an opinion striking down a new rule on forearm braces.

My goodness, the arrogance of the ATF:
'ATF explicitly disclaimed the need to explain how any of these factors would balance in practice: “It is not the purpose of the rule to provide guidance so that persons may structure transactions to avoid the requirements of the law.”'

ex post facto

Hank: “It is not the purpose of the rule to provide guidance so that persons may structure transactions to meet the requirements of the law.”

Sounds so much better, no?

Fyooz - don't see any significant difference.