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Trump ordered DOJ not to appeal ruling that loosened limits on “gangster weapons,” sources say

Washington — President Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that loosened restrictions on firearms known as “gangster weapons,” sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, a move that will let some Americans possess or sell short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and silencers with less government oversight. For more than 90…

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Justice Dept. leaves in place ruling that deregulates silencers, shotguns and certain rifles

Some Americans can now possess short-barreled rifles, shotguns and silencers without registering them with the federal government, after the Trump administration declined to pause a Texas judge’s ruling issued earlier this month that deregulated those weapons. The Aug. 5 ruling by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas gave the…

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