WATCH: @Johnny_Joey blasts the “useless” National Firearms Act for not making us safer and he highlights how the One Big Beautiful Bill is a major win for the Second Amendment: “It also repealed a $200 tax stamp on NFA weapons, which are basically suppressors short barreled https://t.co/6Zv522ormF
JUST IN: New suit filed in Texas federal court argues that all federal gun laws related to suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and AOWs are unconstitutional since the One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated taxes on them. Doc: https://t.co/6UA4JOVL4s
The members of the gun rights groups are suing to dismantle what is left of the National Firearms Act. https://t.co/fCFDg84Z7d
The U.S. Senate recently passed H.R. 1 with a narrow 51-50 vote, led by Senator J.D. Vance, to reduce the National Firearms Act (NFA) tax stamps for suppressors and short-barreled firearms to zero dollars. This provision, however, only partially addresses gun owners' demands, who are calling for a full repeal of the NFA tax and registration requirements. Gun rights advocates and some Republican lawmakers are urging Senate leadership, including Senator John Thune and Senator J.D. Vance, to overrule the Senate Parliamentarian, who previously ruled that a full repeal of the NFA tax would violate the Byrd Rule. The House of Representatives is considering amendments, such as one proposed by Representative Clyde, to include a complete repeal of the NFA excise tax on suppressors and short-barreled firearms in H.R. 1. Democrats in the House Rules Committee have acknowledged that the language in the House and Senate bills effectively repeals a federal excise tax, contradicting the Parliamentarian's interpretation. Gun rights groups have escalated their efforts by filing a lawsuit in Texas federal court, arguing that all federal gun laws related to suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other NFA-regulated firearms are unconstitutional following the elimination of taxes on these items in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Supporters of the repeal highlight the removal of the $200 tax stamp as a significant victory for Second Amendment rights and criticize the NFA for failing to enhance public safety.