MIAMI — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has dominated the BolaWrap 150 restraint system shouldn’t be labeled as a firearm or as an “any other weapon” beneath federal regulation, Wrap Technologies introduced.
According to the corporate, ATF Ruling 2026-2 took impact July 2 and concludes the BolaWrap 150 is an instrument of restraint quite than a weapon. The ruling supersedes earlier ATF classifications and relies partially on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2025 choice in Bondi v. VanDerStok.
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The BolaWrap 150 is a handheld restraint system that deploys a Kevlar tether designed to briefly restrain an individual from a distance.
Wrap Technologies mentioned the ruling might simplify procurement for correctional amenities, colleges, hospitals, authorities buildings and worldwide clients by eliminating federal firearms classification necessities for the system.
Wrap Technologies mentioned the ruling additionally could simplify regulatory necessities for its drone-based DFR-X system, which is designed to deploy the restraint system remotely.
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