Gilbert Ambler is an attorney at Ambler Law Offices. His practice includes criminal defense, constitutional litigation, firearms compliance and gun-rights restoration. He also teaches legal seminars and writes about firearms law.
We have documented 1 statement by Gilbert Ambler, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Firearms attorney interviewed by The Reload
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Gilbert Ambler rejects descriptions suggesting that ATF's policy removed all regulation or dealer background checks. He later distinguishes court protection from enforcement discretion and discusses continuing state-law risks.
“It's just, it's frankly not true.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Gilbert Ambler discusses state-law risks after nationwide nonenforcement34:59-37:45, distinction between injunction protection and enforcement discretion; official transcript PDF pages corresponding to those timestamps.
Why we used this label
Ambler disputes the description of the policy as removing all regulation. This passage does not establish support for the policy itself.
ATF stopped enforcing specified NFA registration and approval requirements nationwide on October 9. Gun-rights groups welcome the policy as a constitutional victory; Everytown warns that it puts community safety at risk.
