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 […]

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House Oversight Turns to Suppressors After a Texas Court Punched a Hole in the NFA

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) put a label on the event before he put a time on the calendar. The House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement will hold a roundtable Wednesday at 2 p.m. in 2154 Rayburn titled “Suppressing the Second Amendment: Examining the DOJ’s Posture Toward Firearms Suppressors.” Livestream is on the committee site. […]

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Historic Ruling: NFA Registration Requirements Exceed Congress’s Authority

A federal judge in Texas just handed gun owners a major win against one of the oldest federal gun laws on the books. On August 5, 2026, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas ruled that the National Firearms Act’s registration, application, fingerprinting, and ATF approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled […]

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