The NFA (National Firearms Act) has long been a source of irritation to 2A supporters. After all, it has been on the books for over 90 years at this point, and if we’re being honest, all it has done is harass law-abiding American gun owners.
Because gun control doesn’t save lives because it doesn’t address the actual causes of violence in society.
Despite all of that and despite the fact that it clearly violates the Second Amendment (in my humble, but correct, opinion), it remains on the books.
That could change soon, though, or, at least, parts of it could. One lawsuit has already been filed to get rid of parts of the NFA (see here for more on that).
Now, a second lawsuit has been filed to do something similar to the NFA. Michael Clements writes,
A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) as an unconstitutional firearms registration plan.
The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Aug. 1.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, supported by President Donald Trump, reduced the NFA’s excise tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and a category labeled “any other weapon” from $200 to $0.
However, the items must still be registered under the NFA.
According to the plaintiffs, the new law effectively neutralizes the NFA’s taxing authority, making it an illegal firearms registry.
The plaintiffs want the court to remove the items from regulation under the NFA completely.
Machine guns and “destructive devices” are still subject to the $200 tax under the NFA.
The plaintiffs are the National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and the American Suppressor Association, along with individuals Chris Brown and Allen Mayville, and Prime Protection STL Tactical Boutique, a private business.
Both lawsuits cover a lot of the same ground, so some may be confused as to why the duplicate lawsuits, and it’s a fair question. Besides different organizations being involved in each lawsuit, the lawsuits are being filed in different states (the first lawsuit was filed in Texas), probably to try to give them the best chance of getting through the court system to a victory for gun owners.
Either lawsuit succeeding is a win for gun owners, so I’m cheering them both on. How about you? Tell us below.
