Feds finalize tighter regulations on gun stabilizing braces

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is finalizing tighter regulations on guns with accessories known as stabilizing braces, a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the devices were used in mass shootings. Attorney General Merrick Garland says pistol-stabilizing braces transform a handgun into a weapon that’s more lethal but still easier to conceal than a rifle. The new rule will treat guns with the accessories like short-barreled rifles, a weapon that is similar to a sawed-off shotgun and has been heavily regulated since the 1930s. The rule has gotten pushback from Republicans and gun-rights groups like the National Rifle Association.