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ATF Tells Dealers They Won’t Be Cited for 4473 Suppressor Transfers. The Written Guidance Is Still Missing.

Seven weeks after a Texas judge blocked National Firearms Act registration for covered suppressor and short-barreled firearm transfers, ATF Director Robert Cekada finally answered the question dealers have been asking since August. An FFL found transferring suppressors on a Form 4473 will not be cited for that practice. Former NFA Division Chief Steve Albro went […]

ATF Says Pistol Braces Are a FELONY Again?!?

A March 16, 2026, court filing in State of Texas et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (U.S. District Court, Victoria Division) shows that even though the 2023 ATF pistol brace rule (2021R-08F) was fully vacated nationwide in mid-2025, the agency isn’t fully stepping back. Key takeaways: 📄 ATF argues the case […]

Illegal immigrants have gun rights protected by 2nd Amendment?

Found by Gun Owners of America @GunOwners “In this underlying ruling, the Second Amendment community undoubtedly has mixed feelings, because while illegal aliens are most certainly not part of ‘the People,’ everyone has a God-given right to defend themselves against violent acts like rape and murder.” “Of course, the courts wouldn’t have to decide this […]