Category Archives: SBS

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

Posted in 2A, 5th Circuit, AOW, ATF, BATFE, Court Rulings, FFL Issues, Fifth Circuit, Firearms Industry, Form 3, Form 4, Injunctions, NFA Transfers, SBR, SBS, Second Amendment, Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns | Comments Off on Texas NFA Injunction Is Now in Effect—But Major Compliance Questions Remain for FFLs

Understanding the August 5th ruling in the Silencer Shop Foundation v. BATFE case

Federal Court Rules Key NFA Registration Requirements Unconstitutional—What the Decision Actually Changes Last updated August 5, 2026. Executive Summary On August 5, 2026, a federal district court in Texas held that major portions of the National Firearms Act’s registration and … Continue reading

Posted in 2A, 5th Circuit, AOW, ATF, BATFE, Court Rulings, Federal Court, Federal Law, Fifth Circuit, Firearms Industry, Injunctions, Machine Guns, NFA Transfers, SBR, SBS, Second Amendment, Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns | Comments Off on Understanding the August 5th ruling in the Silencer Shop Foundation v. BATFE case

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

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

Posted in ATF, BATFE, eForms, FAQ, Fingerprinting, Form 4, NFA Transfers, NFA Trusts, Responsible Persons, SBR, SBS, Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns | Comments Off on A comprehensive guide to moving individually-owned NFA items into your trust using eForms

eForms now supports individual Form 4 transfers!

UPDATE:  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 … Continue reading

Posted in 41F, Administrative Law, AOW, AR Pistols, AR-15, ATF, BATFE, CLEO Notification, eForms, Form 23, Form 4, NFA Trusts, Processing Times, SBR, SBS, Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns | Comments Off on eForms now supports individual Form 4 transfers!

SilencerShop confirms that approvals for trusts the ATF sees frequently are as fast as individual approvals

I had written about this in my previous article, but I think it bears repeating  … the process changes recently made by the ATF and the FBI provide equal benefits to trust and individual applicants, especially when the trust is … Continue reading

Posted in AOW, ATF, Background Checks, BATFE, eForms, Form 1, Form 4, Machine Guns, NFA Transfers, NFA Trusts, Processing Times, SBR, SBS, Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns, Suppressors, Tax Stamp | Comments Off on SilencerShop confirms that approvals for trusts the ATF sees frequently are as fast as individual approvals