Block on Forced Reset Trigger Sales Gets New Look at 2nd Cir.

Second Circuit judges questioned the government’s argument that makers of a rapid-fire gun accessory should remain barred from selling the devices after a Texas court found them to be lawful.

Prosecutor Michael S. Blume said a Brooklyn federal trial court’s preliminary injunction against the sales should remain in place because the vendors and manufacturers induced customers to buy a product that the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives determined was unlawful. Blume also said the defendants engaged in a conspiracy by destroying records related to the devices.

Because the allegations turn on fraud and conspiracy claims, the court ...