Category Archives: FFL Issues

ATF NFA Registration Changes and What They Mean for Virginia Gun Owners and Dealers

ATF’s October 9 open letter announces nationwide non-enforcement of NFA approval and registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and “any other weapons” (AOWs). While this offers immediate relief from paperwork and approval delays and is a … Continue reading →

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Why I Still Recommend a Form 4 for Most Suppressor Buyers – For Now

The 4473-only option is faster, but an approved Form 4 provides important flexibility for trusts, shared possession, travel, repairs, later transfers, and estate planning. The recent permanent injunction in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF is an important victory. For qualifying … Continue reading →

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HB 21 Gets Its Enforcement Arm: Democrats Create a Taxpayer-Funded Unit to Target the Firearms Industry

When Virginia Democrats enacted HB 21 and its companion, SB 27, I warned that the law was not simply about punishing illegal firearm sales. Illegal sales were already illegal. The broader purpose and predictable effect of HB 21 was to … Continue reading →

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Texas NFA Injunction Is Now in Effect—But Major Compliance Questions Remain for FFLs

Executive Summary On August 5, 2026, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix held that specified National Firearms Act registration and advance-approval requirements exceed Congress’s enumerated powers as applied to suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and “any other weapons” whose making … Continue reading →

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Washington County Injunction Adds Hope, But Not Yet Complete Clarity, for Virginia Gun Owners and Dealers

A second Virginia circuit court has now indicated that it will enter an injunction against enforcement of Virginia’s new “assault firearm” and magazine ban. This newest ruling comes out of Washington County in the case filed by the NRA and … Continue reading →

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