Category Archives: Tax Stamp

District Court grants summary judgment in case challenging ATF arm-brace rulemaking

Posted on June 13, 2024 by John Pierce

Today the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted summary judgement in favor of the plaintiffs (gun owners) in the case of Mock v. Garland. As you may remember, this was a suit challenging the ATF … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 6, 2024 by John Pierce

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 →

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Recent arm brace ruling may impact those who received a tax-free amnesty form 1 approval

Posted on November 12, 2023 by John Pierce

When those who applied for a tax-free amnesty form 1 registration pursuant to ATF Final Rule 2021R-08F began to receive approvals, I posted an article about the conditions noted on the approved forms. In that article, I predicted the listed … Continue reading →

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Getting up to speed on the arm brace rule (2021R-08F)

Posted on May 27, 2023 by John Pierce

To get up to speed on where we are with this rule, read the following articles: Documenting the date you assigned your arm brace pistol to your trust The arm brace rule (2021R-08F) has been published in the Federal Register, … Continue reading →

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Free arm brace form 1 applications are being approved with conditions that might affect owners in the future

Posted on March 5, 2023 by John Pierce

Those who applied for their ‘free’ arm brace tax stamp using the custom eForms process are already starting to get approvals back. However, these approvals come with conditions.  As you can see in the photo below, rather than being simply … Continue reading →

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