WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined 12 Senate colleagues in condemning the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s refusal to seek immediate appellate relief from a recent district court decision striking down key regulatory requirements of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).
In a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche, the senators expressed serious concerns about DOJ's failure to vigorously defend the NFA, a foundational federal gun violence prevention law that regulates some of the most dangerous concealable weapons in the country.
"As gun violence continues to threaten the safety of our kids, our families, and our police officers, the Trump admin...