Last updated: October 12, 2026 On October 9, 2026, ATF Director Robert Cekada issued an open letter to all federal firearms licensees (FFLs) and the public that changes how the National Firearms Act (NFA) works for suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and "any other weapons" (AOWs). Effective that day, ATF no longer requires approval before these items are made or transferred, and no longer requires them to be registered in the National Firearms Registratio …

If you've been following gun law news over the past week, you've probably seen the name Jensen v. ATF everywhere. A federal court decision out of Texas has upended decades of firearms registration policy, and the fallout is still unfolding in real time. Here's a clear-eyed breakdown of what actually happened, what's confirmed, and what remains genuinely unresolved. A Quick Refresher: What Is Jensen v. ATF? Jensen v. ATF is a lawsuit brought by Texas gun owner John Jensen alongside several other …

For nearly a century, anyone who wanted to legally own a suppressor faced the same obstacle: a $200 federal tax stamp, a holdover from Prohibition-era gun control that hadn't budged a dollar since 1934. That changed on July 4, 2025, when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law, reducing the National Firearms Act (NFA) transfer tax on suppressors — along with short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and "Any Other Weapons" (AOWs) — from $200 to …