Texas Attorney General Challenges ATF Rule Change on Gun Sales

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a legal challenge against the federal government's new regulations regarding gun sales. The contentious rule, implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), mandates that private sellers must obtain licenses and conduct background checks on buyers, a move criticized by Paxton as governmental overreach.

The lawsuit filed by Paxton's office asserts that the ATF's rule change is an infringement on states' rights and individual liberties, arguing that such significant alterations to firearm regulations should be decided by. . .