Gun groups plan lawsuits to end National Firearms Act in wake of ‘big, beautiful bill’

Gun groups plan lawsuits to end National Firearms Act in wake of ‘big, beautiful bill’


Gun rights groups and firearm industry leaders are launching a new legal effort to dismantle what remains of the National Firearms Act after President Donald Trump signed legislation Friday that eliminates excise taxes on suppressors and short-barreled firearms.

The forthcoming lawsuit, described by advocates as the “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” will argue that the NFA’s remaining provisions, including registration mandates and transfer rules, are now unconstitutional following passage of the Trump-backed “one big, beautiful bill.”

Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, the Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Palmetto State Armory, Silencer Shop, B&T USA, and others say the Supreme Court only upheld the NFA in 1937 as a tax law, and that legal basis no longer applies after Congress reduced the $200 tax to zero dollars.

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“The Supreme Court has made clear that the NFA

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