ATF Director Says NFA Guidance Is Coming Within Weeks
ATF officials say new guidance will address Form 4473 suppressor transfers, short-barreled firearms, interstate travel, and other questions left by the Texas NFA injunction. The ATF may finally be preparing to answer some of the biggest questions left hanging by the federal court injunction that upended enforcement of key National Firearms Act restrictions. ATF Director […]
SAF Challenges DOJ Over ATF’s Role in Rare Breed FRT Patent Fight
Texas Gun Rights warned that Rare Breed’s patent campaign could become useful to ATF. DOJ then confirmed that private injunctions could advance the agency’s interest in limiting Forced Reset Triggers. Now the Second Amendment Foundation wants the Attorney General to explain why. First came the warning. Then came the admission. Now come the questions. In […]
Adamiak Pardoned After National Gun Rights Group Backed Supreme Court Fight
Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, the former Navy sailor whose federal firearms prosecution resulted in a 20-year prison sentence, has received a presidential pardon. The pardon comes just months after the National Association for Gun Rights — Texas Gun Rights’ national affiliate — joined the Right to Bear Association and Palmetto State Armory in filing an amicus […]
First FFLs Pass ATF Inspections After 4473-Only Suppressor Transfers
Federal firearms dealers are beginning to transfer suppressors without the traditional NFA Form 4 process for gun owners covered by a federal court injunction — and a new report indicates ATF inspectors are not treating those transfers as violations. AmmoLand reports that at least four Federal Firearms Licensees in four different states have undergone routine […]
ATF Hit by Major Cyberattack, Raising Questions About Gun-Owner Data
A major cyberattack against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is raising new questions about the federal government’s collection and protection of sensitive firearms-related information. ATF confirmed on August 26 that hackers breached a standalone computer system, prompting senior Department of Justice officials to designate the cybersecurity breach a “major incident.” The disclosure […]
ATF Sees Rare Breed Injunctions as a Way to Limit Forced Reset Triggers
DOJ is urging a Texas federal court to weigh the public interest heavily in Rare Breed’s favor, arguing that successful patent injunctions could advance ATF’s stated interest in limiting FRT sales and distribution. Earlier this month, an analysis published by the Texas Gun Rights Foundation warned that Rare Breed Triggers’ sweeping patent campaign could become useful to the same […]
Rare Breed Beat the ATF. It Should Not Help the ATF Finish the Job.
Rare Breed earned the gun-rights community’s respect by defeating federal lawfare. Its sweeping patent campaign now risks turning a shared constitutional victory into a government-assisted chokepoint over lawful firearms innovation. Written by: Chris McNutt Rare Breed Triggers earned its place in the history of the modern gun-rights movement. For years, the company fought the federal […]
Jasmine Crockett Joins Democrats Fighting ATF Gun-Rule Rollbacks
House Judiciary Democrats want ATF to abandon a sweeping regulatory package, but Texas Gun Rights warns that rolling back abusive rules is only the first step. House Judiciary Democrats are demanding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives abandon its effort to roll back federal gun regulations. The July 29 letter, led by Reps. Jamie Raskin […]
Texas Leads the Nation as Suppressor Sales Explode
Texas gun owners are leading the nation as Americans purchase suppressors in record numbers following the elimination of the federal government’s $200 National Firearms Act tax. According to data provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Texas recorded 23,133 NFA background checks in June –– more than any other state in the country and well ahead […]
Brady Sues To Force ATF To Hand Over Gun Dealer Target List
The gun confiscation lobby wants a list. Not a list of violent criminals. A list of lawful gun dealers. Brady has filed a federal lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Department of Justice demanding records tied to ATF’s “Demand Letter 2” program — records that could identify firearm dealers […]