ATF will no longer require NFA approval or registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs. Here's what changed, what still applies, and where state law can still trip you up.
Gun-rights litigation has forced a major retreat from the NFA registration scheme. ATF’s October 9 guidance extends non-enforcement nationwide for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs, while remaining federal requirements and state restrictions still apply.
The NFA injunction protects parties and their customers, not every dealer. A field guide to running NFA transfers now, pricing them as a revenue line, and getting found when buyers search for a shop that handles suppressors.
Two Tucson gun stores were burglarized in one week, DOJ is fighting broader NFA relief after letting the suppressor ruling stand, a Las Vegas man got 33 months for unlicensed dealing, and bound-book software keeps consolidating.
Suppressor and NFA transfer demand is the biggest under-managed revenue line at most FFLs. Here is the growth playbook to capture it, plus how customers find an FFL dealer near them.
SCOTUS declined U.S. v. Hembree, leaving a Fifth Circuit ruling that a meth possession conviction alone cannot support a federal gun ban. Read the original story: DOJ Asked the Supreme Court to Restore a Felon-in-Possession Conviction Built on Simple Drug Possession. The Justices Said No.
Denver’s open-carry ban and Colorado’s permit restrictions leave otherwise-qualified visitors unable to carry publicly for self-defense. FPC’s lawsuit challenges those barriers in the broader fight to protect gun rights across state lines.
The FBI confirmed NICS monitoring, ATF wrote a new alert policy, and the DOJ let the suppressor ruling stand. What changed, and what it means at the counter.
Everytown wants a say in what AI chatbots tell gun owners. Its latest report calls for firearms information restrictions that extend beyond preventing suicide and criminal violence, raising concerns about access to information on lawful gun ownership.
DOJ says it told Congress it will not appeal the Texas ruling that struck NFA registration for suppressors and SBRs. ATF guidance is pending. Read the original story: DOJ Says It Told Congress It Will Not Appeal Texas Ruling That Struck Down NFA Registration for Suppressors, SBRs and Short-Barrel...