10/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR SECOND AMENDMENT VICTORY!
Today, ATF announced it will no longer enforce federal NFA registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled ri**es (SBRs), short-barreled sh****ns (SBSs), and Any Other Weapons (AOWs).
This victory began with Gun Owners of America! Following Congress’s reduction of the NFA’s $200 making and transfer taxes to $0, GOA, Gun Owners Foundation, and our partners filed the “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” challenging the constitutionality of maintaining federal registration requirements without the underlying tax. In August, a federal judge ruled in our favor, and today’s ATF guidance extends that relief nationwide through a new non-enforcement policy.
What does this mean for gun owners? The covered fi****ms and devices no longer require mandatory federal NFA registration or prior approval under ATF’s new policy. However, existing Gun Control Act requirements, including applicable background checks, remain in effect.
What about California? Unfortunately, California’s separate prohibitions on suppressors and short-barreled fi****ms remain in place. This announcement does NOT make those items generally legal to possess in California.
So why is this still a victory for Californians? Because removing federal regulatory barriers is an important step, even when state restrictions remain. California’s prohibitions must be addressed separately, but this development removes a major federal obstacle and creates a new legal landscape for future legislative and constitutional challenges. It does not, by itself, invalidate California law.
The fight for the Second Amendment continues, both nationally and right here in California! 🇺🇸