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2023 ATF Regulation on Consumer-Grade Grenades

The ATF's 2023 change in regulations regarding consumer-grade grenades, specifically the rescission of prior exemptions for certain flashbangs and smoke grenades, subjecting them to explosives regulation.

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How have courts and regulators treated civilian use of military‑style HC smoke grenades in the United States?

Regulators have moved decisively to narrow civilian access to military‑style hexachloroethane (HC) smoke and similar “consumer‑grade” grenades: the ATF rescinded prior exemptions for certain flashbang...