| Garland v. Cargill | |
|---|---|
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| Argued February 28, 2024 Decided June 14, 2024 | |
| Full case name | Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. v. Michael Cargill |
| Docket no. | 22-976 |
| Citations | 602 U.S. 406 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Decision | Opinion |
| Case history | |
| Prior | |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether a bump stock device is a "machinegun" as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845(b) because it is designed and intended for use in converting a rifle into a machinegun, i.e., into a weapon that fires "automatically more than one shot...by a single function of the trigger." | |
| Holding | |
| The ATF exceeded its statutory authority by issuing a Rule that classifies a bump stock as a "machinegun" under §5845(b). | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Alito |
| Dissent | Sotomayor, joined by Kagan, Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
Garland v. Cargill, 602 U.S. 406 (2024), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the classification of bump stocks as "machine guns" under the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2018.[1][2] In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that bump stocks are not machine guns for purposes of the NFA, vacating the ATF rule and finding that the ATF exceeded its statutory authority.[3]
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