On August 13, 2026, at one minute past midnight, a suppressor changed hands in Texas without an ATF Form 4, without a $200 tax stamp, and without an entry in the federal registry. It was the first lawful unregistered transfer of a National Firearms Act...
Read MoreOn August 5, 2026, a Texas federal district court ruled certain provisions in the National Firearms Act (NFA) to be unconstitutional as applied to the named plaintiffs and, where applicable, the plaintiffs’ agencies, political subdivisions, members, and customers. The case is Silencer Shop Foundation v....
Read MoreEvery time a gun is recovered at a crime scene in America, a quiet process begins. The gun is traced backward through manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to find out where it came from and how it got to the scene. Most people have no idea...
Read MoreMany are aware that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published an unusually large number of proposed rulemakings this summer as part of its effort to modernize the regulations governing firearms and ammunition. ATF has invited input from industry members and the...
Read MoreThis alert is the second post covering the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) proposed and final rules to modernize its regulations governing firearms and ammunition. The previous update reviewed ATF’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing machine gun transfers between qualified licensees (Docket...
Read MoreThis is the sixth post in a series of six by Jonathan Goldstein adapting a set of administrative comment letters submitted in response to recent ATF rulemakings. The posts are designed to make the central legal and policy arguments more accessible to a broader audience...
Read MoreThis is the fifth post in a series of six by Jonathan Goldstein adapting a set of administrative comment letters submitted in response to recent ATF rulemakings. The posts are designed to make the central legal and policy arguments more accessible to a broader audience...
Read MoreOn May 6 and 8, 2026, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published the first tranche of new proposed and final rules to modernize its regulations governing firearms and ammunition. We will examine these changes in detail in a series of alerts...
Read MoreThis is the fourth post in a series of six by Jonathan Goldstein adapting a set of administrative comment letters submitted in response to recent ATF rulemakings. The posts are designed to make the central legal and policy arguments more accessible to a broader audience...
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