Posted on 10/10/2026 10:15:01 AM PDT by rktman
The National Firearms Act has been gutted after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that they would no longer be enforcing registration for short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, “any other weapons,” and suppressors.
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Your Google-fu is weak:
ATF issues guidance on National Firearms Act transfers for short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, suppressors, and certain other firearms
10/09/2026 1:09:45 PM PDT · by CFW · 31 replies
ATF ^ | 10/9/26
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Apparently the FR search is as well. Happy hunting! 😊👍🇺🇸
To the woke lib communists that may be monitoring FR: You stupid basstids don’t want to inforce federal immigration laws, sanctuary cities and other BS.
Well guess what? we won’t inforce NFA laws. Stick that up your rotten, anti-American, communist arses...sideways. Spit.
Every single, solitary gun owner in the USA should get out and vote in this mid-term election. If, for nothing else, as a “thank you” for this change.
A full repeal of the NFA, and the 1968 GCA would be amazing, but I doubt it’s going to happen any time soon. Hopefully in the states that don’t insist on enforcing key provisions of the NFA at the state level, like registration, will help contribute to suppressors, SBRs and SBSs, even AOWs coming more into “common use”, and thus bolster things going forward while we still have a ...somewhat...friendly U.S. Supreme Court.
The ATF is coming up with a "process" to address this requirement, per their FAQ on the recently published guidance. Form 4473s with NICS for SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs may not happen.
There’s a huge grey area. My state says you can buy SBR’s so long as they are in compliance with federal law. The federal law hasn’t changed, they’re just choosing not to enforce it. So would my state consider me to be in violation of state law by buying a SBR, even though the feds aren’t enforcing?
CC
YES
Every state polices alcohol, tobacco, firearms... even vaping. DOGE should eliminate ATF as duplication. Its employees could get jobs in the FBI or state police agencies.
While technically correct about the CGA in SBR if the ATF won’t enforce it the AG has no legs to stand on. And now that millions will make SBR and AOW it will in a few weeks become impossible to enforce by any AG.
Just enjoy the win. Sometimes I he good guys win.
As a GOA member we did this thank us later.
“While technically correct about the CGA in SBR if the ATF won’t enforce it the AG has no legs to stand on. And now that millions will make SBR and AOW it will in a few weeks become impossible to enforce by any AG.”
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I’m happy to thank GOA for their work on this, but must disagree with your rather blithe dismissal of the potential for state criminal charges for manufacturing, possessing, etc, any of these regulated items at the state level. Many states active enforce gun laws, and the increasing number of NFA/GCA guns in circulation.
If state or local law enforcement have some reason to interact with you and discover you have a prohibited gun, be assured they’ll arrest you and you’ll have a chance to litigate state level gun laws. Maybe GOA will subsidize you.
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