Following Expiration of DOJ Appeal Window, Gun Group Transfers Suppressor Without NFA Registration
GOA and Silencer Shop completed the transfers after a federal judge’s injunction took effect, with the DOJ declining to appeal within the seven-day stay.
- At 12:01 A.M. on August 13, 2026, Silencer Shop executed the first commercial transfer of suppressors without National Firearms Act registration in Leander, Texas, following a judicial stay expiration.
- U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled that because Congress reduced NFA taxes to $0 on January 1, 2026, the government lacks constitutional authority to mandate registration, stripping the NFA of its enforcement foundation.
- The transfers required a Form 4473 and an instant NICS background check, ensuring compliance with standard federal and state procedures identical to purchasing a standard handgun or long gun.
- Gun Owners of America members Brandon Herrera and Wes Virdell received the suppressors, marking what supporters call the end of a 92-year-old pillar of federal gun control.
- Forty-Seven Republican lawmakers are urging the Department of Justice to apply the ruling nationwide, though the current injunction protects only specific plaintiffs and does not override state-level suppressor bans.
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Gun Owners Complete First Unregistered Suppressor Transfers in 92 Years After Texas Court Ruling
LEANDER, TEXAS (VINnews) — Two gun owners walked out of a Texas firearms dealer early Thursday with suppressors without completing the federal registration and approval process that has governed such transfers since 1934, following a federal judge’s ruling that key National Firearms Act restrictions are unconstitutional. The transfers occurred just after midnight Central Time on […]
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DOJ Lets the Stay Expire — Silencer Shop’s NFA Injunction Takes Effect
The DOJ let the clock run out. Hours later, the first suppressors were legally transferred without a Form 4, tax stamp, or NFA registration in more than 90 years. The post DOJ Lets the Stay Expire — Silencer Shop’s NFA Injunction Takes Effect appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Federal Injunction Halts NFA Registration Requirements Following Missed Government Deadline - Tampa Free Press
An injunction blocking federal registration requirements for certain firearms and accessories under the National Firearms Act (NFA) went into effect on August 13, 2026, after the federal government opted not to request an extension on a temporary stay. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas had previously ruled that the NFA’s remaining […] Federal Injunction Halts NFA Registration Requirements Following Missed Government Dead…
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