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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 […]

What the New NFA Ruling Actually Means for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Firearms

Ninety-two years of paperwork, fingerprints, photos, and waiting just took a serious hit. On August 5, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix in the Northern District of Texas ruled that the National Firearms Act’s registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain AOWs no longer hold up. The reason is straightforward. […]