Category Archives: Form 4

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

Posted on October 10, 2026 by John Pierce

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

Posted on September 28, 2026 by John Pierce

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

Posted on August 13, 2026 by John Pierce

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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A comprehensive guide to moving individually-owned NFA items into your trust using eForms

Posted on April 2, 2026 by John Pierce

Due to the incredibly high volume of requests I have been receiving and the fact that the process is extremely time-intensive, I am not able to continue accepting requests to do the eForms transfer process at this time. Because of … Continue reading →

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Do NOT purchase your NFA items individually with the intent to transfer them into your trust later!

Posted on March 17, 2026 by John Pierce

Since the beginning of the year, I have been inundated with clients asking me to assist them with the process of moving individually-owned items into their trusts.  The good news is that, with the updates the ATF made in January, … Continue reading →

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