Thomas Massie: “I thank the gentleman from Georgia for organizing this time on the floor. I think it is so important. We are talking…”

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia for organizing this time on the floor. I think it is so important. We are talking about the brace ruling from the ATF. A brace is a firearm accessory for disabled individuals. But I am sure Biden went to his Attorney General and to the ATF and said, you know what, I hate guns. How can I take millions of them off the street, without regard for if they are legally owned? And how can I do it without going to Congress because I really don't be want to do that. Now, keep in mind, this is administrative law. Our Founders were against this type of thing because they knew that the laws shouldn't change with each administration. When Democrats controlled both Chambers of Congress and the White House, they didn't pass this legislation. This ATF rule says that gun owners have 120 days of amnesty to register or destroy their firearm if it has this firearm accessory. If you don't obey, you become a felon. What this administrative rule does not do is it does not make people safer. This ruling turns millions of law-abiding gun owners into criminals. Tens of millions of pistol braces have been sold in the United States, with the permission of the ATF, the written permission of the ATF. They are telling you to take this off, or transfer it, or register it like a machine gun, basically, the same paperwork. If you want to turn it into a short-barreled rifle, guess what?…”