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SPRINGFIELD, INC. v. BUCKLES

No. 00-5409.

292 F.3d 813 (2002)

SPRINGFIELD, INC., Appellant v. Bradley A. BUCKLES, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 14, 2002.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 8, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Halbrook argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Richard E. Gardiner.

Michael S. Raab, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.

Stuart J. Land, Robert S. Litt and Robert J. Katerberg were on the brief for amicus curiae The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 8, 2002.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The Secretary of the Treasury must authorize the importation of any firearm that is "of a type" "generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes." 18 U.S.C. § 925(d)(3). In April 1998, the Secretary announced that modified semiautomatic assault rifles with the ability...

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