Category Archives: Form 3

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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What should an FFL do if a firearm that is being shipped to them is lost in transit?

I was recently contacted by an FFL I represent who had a post-sample machinegun being shipped to him that was lost in-transit. He wanted to know what his responsibilities were versus those of the manufacturer / shipping FFL. While this … Continue reading

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We have an eForms update

For some time now the ATF has been hinting that they would have an important update concerning eForms 3 and 4 at the 2015 Shot Show. Many optimists had hoped that the ATF might be ready to announce that these … Continue reading

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