Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says law-abiding residents can possess short-barreled rifles and shotguns without NFA registration or tax stamps, issuing statewide guidance that also addresses searches, seizures, and prosecutions.
Democrats captured Congress in the 2026 midterms, threatening Trump's unfinished Second Amendment agenda. With major Republican losses in Texas and other conservative states, gun owners face new challenges over national reciprocity, NFA reform, and federal gun-control legislation.
ATF Chief Counsel Robert Leider is leaving the agency after helping lead a major rollback of Biden-era gun restrictions. With pistol brace reforms, dealer regulations, and NFA enforcement changes still in play, his departure raises an important question: Who will finish the job?
ATF stopped enforcing NFA approval and registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs on October 9. The 4473s, NICS checks, SOT, SBR delivery gap and state-law walls all stayed put — and that is where a dealer's risk now sits.
ATF no longer requires NFA registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs. GOA says Pennsylvania's Section 908 leaves owners exposed. Read the original story: Federal NFA Paperwork Ended October 9, but GOA Says Pennsylvania’s Section 908 Still Leaves Suppressor and SBR Owners Facing Misdemea...
Connecticut’s attorney general filed a Supreme Court brief calling AR-15s ‘weapons of war.’ Arguments are set for December 2. Read the original story: Connecticut Tells the Supreme Court AR-15s Are ‘Weapons of War’ in Brief Defending Its Ban Ahead of December 2 Arguments
States are taking different approaches after ATF ended enforcement of major NFA registration requirements. Florida, Idaho, and Mississippi officials have recognized aspects of the federal relief, Montana lawmakers are preparing legislation, and Maryland State Police insist SBR registration remain...
Mississippi's attorney general makes Form 4 voluntary, Maryland holds its line, and Silencer Central opens a 20,000-dealer transfer network. Plus what this week's rule changes mean for your counter.
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ATF’s nationwide retreat from NFA registration enforcement is restoring gun owners’ freedom, but state laws still preserve barriers. Here is the breakdown of 15 states targeted for reform, including Mississippi’s clarification that suppressor Form 4 is voluntary.