A Nevada gunmaker is offering a full refund to owners of one of its guns in anticipation of a new administrative regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Franklin Armory had prevailed in court after it challenged the agency’s ruling that firearms equipped with its “Antithesis” barrel were short-barreled rifles or shotguns that violated the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).
A Franklin Armory statement released on Sept. 19 said that the ATF requested Franklin Armory to “call back” the 5.56 caliber versions of the barrels, “in advance of the agency issuing a new classification.”
ATF’s request indicates that the agency plans to write a rule that will outlaw the barrel design while still complying with the court’s ruling….