Major portions of NFA Ruled unconstitutional

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This only apply to the plaintiffs, members, and their customers.

A federal judge has ruled that major portions of the National Firearms Act are unconstitutional after Congress eliminated certain taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other covered firearms.

The judge said Congress itself undermined the NFA through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. By reducing the transfer and making tax on most covered firearms to $0, Congress eliminated the Taxing Clause basis for the law, and courts can't substitute the Commerce Clause instead.

The judge permanently blocked enforcement of the challenged NFA provisions only against the plaintiffs, their members, and their customers. Citing the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, he refused to issue a nationwide injunction or broader declaratory relief.


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