They say everything is bigger in Texas, and a lawsuit recently filed by a gun club in the Lone Star State is, indeed, a...

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and a lawsuit recently filed by a gun club in the Lone Star State is, indeed, a big one. On March 10, the Temple Gun Club filed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal statute that prohibits the possession and transfer of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986. Temple Gun Club v. Bondi was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on behalf of the club’s 1,000-plus members, with three individual members also listed as plaintiffs. According to a report at Ammoland.com, the law originated as a floor amendment during the 1986 debate over the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act (FOPA). Sponsored by Rep. William Hughes,...