Is the NFA a Dead Law Walking?
When the NYSRPA v Bruen decision was first released, a justifiably skeptical gun world didn’t get too excited too fast. But, from the first time I read it, it became clear that gun control was…
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The Simple Truth About Guns, the Second Amendment and the Nature of Our Rights
By Richard L. Guion The US Constitution is not and can never be used as a limit upon the people. All too often people regard the introductory statement of the Second Amendment, “A well-regulated militia,…
Federal Law Follies: Auto Switches Show the Failure of Gun Control Laws…Again…Still
From the NRA-ILA . . . In recent years there have been several articles complaining about the proliferation of auto or GLOCK switches (auto sears). These items are used by criminals to illegally modify commonly-owned…
NFA Follies: A Texas Sheriff’s Office Auctions Off At Least One Unregistered NFA Item
Demonstrating yet again that NFA restrictions are arbitrary, capricious, and absurd, here in Texas the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office is auctioning off some seized firearms. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that hidden in the…
Behold Idaho’s ‘Zone of Death’ Where No Gun Control Law Is Enforceable
A few years ago, Michigan State University law professor Brian C. Kalt was writing a paper on the intricacies of the Sixth Amendment, when he realized that there might be places in the United States…
Anatomy of an FBI ‘Terrorism’ Sting: Convicting a Former 911 Operator of a National Firearms Act Felony
By Lee Williams By all accounts, Yunis Isaac Mejia was a good guy – certainly not the type of man who should be spending his next two birthdays behind the wire in a federal prison. …
OMG! Gun Rights Supporters Don’t Like the ATF! Or the NFA! OMG!
Neither of the calls seems particularly realistic, but this is hardly the first time that there has been such a call to abolish the ATF and moreover to repeal the NFA. The first effort to…
The NFA and the ATF’s eForms System – What You Need to Know
From the NRA-ILA On December 23, ATF launched a new system for applicants to complete various forms that ATF is responsible for administrating. For most gun owners, this change will primarily impact how applications for…
The Truth About…NFA Ownership [VIDEO]
There are so many rumors, myths, and misunderstandings around what it means to own an NFA item — a silencer, short barreled rifle or shotgun, machine gun, etc. — that it’s hard to even know…
Gun Control for Beginners: What Is The National Firearms Act (NFA)?
With the nomination of David Chipman and some proposed new regulations by the ATF, there’s been more talk lately about the National Firearms act. If Chipman gets the top job at ATF and gets his…