Springfield, Inc. v. Bradley A. Buckles, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Department of the Treasury

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• avoiding in-depth analysis regarding level of deference because agency decision affirmable “under either line of authority”
• “the phrase ‘generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes’ . . . refer[s] to the characteristics of the firearm” (quoting ATF report) (emphasis added)
• “Whether we follow Chevron or simply review the Director’s statutory construe tion on the basis of Skidmore ... is of no moment. The persuasiveness of the agency’s reasoning ... lead[s] us‘ to the same result under either line of authority.”

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