Wait a minute everyone ...
Why are members of gun forum pointing out ways a gun accessory should be banned? We should be focusing on reasons why a gun accessory should remain as it benefits all gun owners regardless whether they have one arm or two arms, injury/weakness of arms, medical condition/arthritis, etc.
I believe the "stabilizing brace" was originally meant for gun owners who may have temporary/permanent conditions that would be helped by reasons I listed above including many of us who presently have or will have in the future. And perhaps this was why after ATF ruled in 2015 that shouldering of "stabilizing brace" was not permitted, maybe some pointed out gun owners with physical limitations should have the option to use the "stabilizing brace" one hand, two hand, or even shouldered to have ATF change their ruling in 2017.
If they make braces illegal, then people who use them to shoot one-handed can't have them either, how fair is that? There have to be a lot of veterans in that group, who gave an arm for our country and have the brace in order to still be able to shoot with the other arm.
How many of us broken bones that needed to be casted?
Let's say you injured your shooting hand/arm. Well, that doesn't mean the criminals will give you a pass and not rob you until you are healed and can shoot with your strong hand/arm. While you recover, I bet the "stabilizing brace" will certainly come in handy when shooting with your weak hand, particularly for home/self defense. And what if the injury becomes permanent?
Many gun owners have visual issues that require the aid of glasses/bifocals/progressives which may be temporary/permanent and use red dot/scopes to help us enjoy our hobby of shooting. I see "stabilizing brace" in the same light. And for those who will be negatively affected by loud indoor gunshot (Which is everyone according to OSHA) and/or cannot actuate the trigger quickly against violent/multiple home intruders/robbers/murderers/rapists, use of sound suppressors and binary triggers should be considered in same light to benefit the home owners/defenders.
So, let's shift our focus of discussion to why the "stabilizing brace" is beneficial to gun owners and why ATF should maintain current ruling.
And if a particular manufacturer was found to have not met the "spirit" of the "stabilizing brace", to me the worst case scenario is a product recall with product revision/update with replacement offered to the customers ... not talk of ban of gun accessory beneficial to gun owners.
As the Supreme Court ruled in Heller case and voiced by many judges and justices in subsequent newer cases that modern gun accessories as product of technological advancement should be protected under the Second Amendment just like First Amendment protecting modern means of free speech like email, text, online forum posts, etc.
Let's all get on the same page to protect our Second Amendment instead of helping the antis take away our modern "arms". And yes, increasing number of judges and justices have called one modern class of gun accessory, the ammunition storage device AKA magazines, "arms" protected under the Second Amendment -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/‘take-weapons-of-war-off-our-street’.858098/page-4#post-11275211
So what will disabled persons and those with physical weakness use to stabilize their shooting arm?
What is a home owner, perhaps a veteran, with one arm to do for home defense or recreation? I could see ADA being a factor on this one.
"My bet is ATF banning stabilizing brace is DOA, but it sure will fire up the AR-style "pistol" owners.
From Sig Sauer -
https://www.sigsauer.com/store/sb15-pistol-stabilizing-brace.html
"The SB15 Pistol Stabilizing Brace is a shooter's aid that is designed to improve the single-handed shooting performance of buffer tube equipped pistols.
... This veteran-designed and U.S.-manufactured accessory enhances accuracy and reduces felt recoil when using an AR-style pistol.
... The Pistol Stabilizing Brace uses the operator's forearm to provide stable support, thereby minimizing accuracy-robbing spin and shift. A flexible cuff with two adjustable nylon straps allows the SB15 to be custom fit to any user.
* ATF has reviewed this product and determined that attaching the SB15 to a firearm does not alter the classification of the firearm or subject the firearm to NFA control."