[marktwain]

The National Firarms Tax for short barreled rifles and shotguns, for silencers/suppressors and any other weapons, has been reduced to zero. The law takes effect on 1 January, 2026.

[CodeToad]

Thanks for that reminder!

[rarestia]

So if the tax has been removed, are there still “registration” requirements? I thought the only reason you applied for the purchase was to track the “tax.” If the “tax” is gone, then we should be able to buy suppressors off the shelf, no?

(Genuinely ignorant here, as I don’t own any NFA items.)

[Paal Gulli]

There’s also a federal excise tax of 10 or 11% on ALL FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.

First imposed on February 25, 1919, Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes an excise tax on imported firearms and ammunition when the importer sells or uses the firearms or ammunition (FAET). A tax if 10 percent of the sales price is imposed on pistols and revolvers, and a tax of 11 percent of the sales price is imposed on other portable weapons (e.g., rifles and shotguns) and ammunition. The excise tax is not imposed again unless the firearms and ammunition are further manufactured. At one time, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was responsible for collecting FAET. However, since January 2003, this responsibility rests with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), U.S. Dept. of Treasury.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearms-guides-importation-verification-firearms-ammunition-and-implements-war-firearms

[Blood of Tyrants]

So it is illegal to require that firearms to be registered, and there is no tax, then the NFA registration is also illegal.