Also, the decision is binding right now only in Texas, I believe. Another court could have the opposite ruling, so we NEED this to go the S.Ct and win so it's nationwide.

Edit: other states joined in as well. I haven't read the ruling in full yet i am also not a constitutional lawyer. Still a SCt ruling would put this to bed.

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Imagine being able to order a suppressor over the internet with no special permissions or hassle. The free market would bring down prices quick on these things.

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It should also help resale prices for cheaper NFA items like SBR, suppressors, and AOW. No one wants to wait months for a 2 stamp out of state transfer on a suppressor or SBR. It was even worse when being popped $400 for the 2 stamps

It was announced the feds are not going to appeal this (for some reason quiet about this).

🚨 BREAKING: I’ve received confirmation from the Trump Administration that the DOJ will NOT appeal our historic court victory against the NFA.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP and Attorney General Blanche, for delivering the most significant Second Amendment win in OVER 90 YEARS!

— Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) August 13, 2026

Pretty fun:

The National Firearms Act's unconstitutional $200 tax & registration scheme IS DEAD for:

❌Suppressors
❌Short-Barreled Rifles
❌Short-Barreled Shotguns
❌AOWs

Watch @SilencerShop sell the first lawfully unregistered suppressors in 92 years to @TheAKGuy & @WesVirdellTX. https://t.co/c1Db3x1Rv2 pic.twitter.com/DPRSTyfiNu

— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) August 13, 2026

Unfortunately, on the basis of this case I'd expect plaintiffs in a blue state/region to file a similar case to get a circuit split, forcing scotus to take it up at some point, but good for Texans while it is here at least.

Wow. I am shocked. Still a giant mess. But I'm going to my sporting goods store to see if they'll give me my suppressor today.

I can't imagine a store in Georgia would have made such changes today. Silencer Shop I think is also using it as a marketing opportunity here of course (after paying for the litigation costs). I plan to spend some coin with them also at some point.

Truth

Help me out here.

What does this mean if I am in Texas? I can buy a suppressor online or go to a store and buy a suppressor?

If you have a concealed carry permit silencer shop is doing that right now, yes.

I am curious what dealers are participating though. Would like to see more stories of folks executing on this before trying it out.

From my Powered By Silencer Shop dealer this morning

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& RECENT COURT RULINGS As many of you are aware, yesterday marked the deadline for the ATF to appeal the recent court ruling regarding suppressor transfers. You may have also seen recent media (including content from Silencer Shop) demonstrating silencer
transfers completed via Form 4473 alone.
Where Things Stand: As of today, the ATF has not issued official guidance or formal procedures for
FFLs/SOTs to follow under this ruling.
Our Policy: To protect our business and ensure our customers remain fully compliant with federal law, we will continue processing all silencer transfers through the standard Form 4 process until official,
written clarification is issued by the ATF.
"Buy & Hold" Option Available: Want to secure a suppressor before inventory shifts? We are offering a Buy & Hold option. You can purchase your silencer now,
and we will hold it in inventory
while we await official AT guidance on transfer procedures.

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lol at this - "you can pay us early and have us hold it." The old way takes a couple weeks but they're going to hold your money without transferring the thing to you until they decide their business is protected.

"At a time of our choosing, we'll let you have the thing you paid for. Until then we will just make you an unsecured creditor of our business."

In Georgia SBRs and suppressors are illegal unless you have NFA registration. Boo! Dammit Georgia.

I'll wait a while before getting that SBR I've been wanting forever just to see how this eventually plays out.

Would suck to buy one, and then have to go through all kind of crap later because the current ruling gets overturned by SCOTUS.

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lol at this - "you can pay us early and have us hold it." The old way takes a couple weeks but they're going to hold your money without transferring the thing to you until they decide their business is protected.

"At a time of our choosing, we'll let you have the thing you paid for. Until then we will just make you an unsecured creditor of our business."

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You own the suppressor. My sporting goods store made me do this too. But I know as soon as I get approved, I can go get it. You get to look at the actual one you buy before you pay for it.

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In Georgia SBRs and suppressors are illegal unless you have NFA registration. Boo! Dammit Georgia.

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Just gonna point out that in order to repeal the NFA we need 60 GOP senators. You're not helping yourselves.

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GeorgiAg said:

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In Georgia SBRs and suppressors are illegal unless you have NFA registration. Boo! Dammit Georgia.

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Just gonna point out that in order to repeal the NFA we need 60 GOP senators. You're not helping yourselves.

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Well if they become legal, I guess we can call them silencers now.

man, silencershop.com is like Texags after a coaching change. You can't even get the page to load.

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Pinochet said:

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lol at this - "you can pay us early and have us hold it." The old way takes a couple weeks but they're going to hold your money without transferring the thing to you until they decide their business is protected.

"At a time of our choosing, we'll let you have the thing you paid for. Until then we will just make you an unsecured creditor of our business."

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You own the suppressor. My sporting goods store made me do this too. But I know as soon as I get approved, I can go get it. You get to look at the actual one you buy before you pay for it.

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That's under the old Form 4 approach. You literally own it and that's the way the law works. That's not what these guys are offering. They're saying you can pay now for the promise of a gun (suppressor) in the future when they decide some unknown condition has been met. They're not giving you the serial number because they are arguing they can't do the transfer. It's unsecured. If they could give you a serial number, they would be doing something they argue they can't. Maybe they just need better attorneys. Or maybe they have no attorney and are getting their legal advice from FFLforums.com.

When your assistant gets in, ask her for your PACER password so you can find some bankruptcy cases on point.

Ok, no thanks.

Agree completely. It's hearing protection. A suppressor alone is less dangerous than your wife's rolling pin.

GeorgiAg said:

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Agree completely. It's hearing protection. A suppressor alone is less dangerous than your wife's rolling pin.

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Joke's on you. My wife doesn't have a rolling pin and can't cook for *****

We just need this to legally clear, nationally, and there won't be a way to confiscate all the firearms and suppressors if it is somehow rescinded

It would be so delightful to legally be able to shoot multiple hogs before they even know what is going on

I emailed my State (GA) senator. The way Georgia laws are, they require federal registration even if the federal law is unconstitutional. Boo. Anyway, at least I got a response.

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Very familiar. Right now we have discussed with the state AG's office on this issue. We are all waiting on the ATF to see if they are going to appeal. We are still in the appeal timeframe, although I don't think they will under this administration (just my opinion there). Either way, we will need to wait legislatively until we are back in session to repeal any laws and I am planning on doing that in 2027.
Thanks for reaching out.
Tim

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Would be amazing to take my middle shooting and have him enjoy it without having to have plugs and muffs( he doesnt handle loud well) or shoot a .22 without needing earmuffs at all..

Hehehehehe...

🚨BREAKING🚨

Ransomware gang Qilin claims to have hacked ATF.

It’s unclear what data, if any, was stolen. But @ATFHQ maintains a registry of more than 1 BILLION guns and gun owners. pic.twitter.com/mUk5HMBSZO

— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) August 26, 2026

Isn't this a bad thing if they use the info to dox every registered gun owner in the country?

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Isn't this a bad thing if they use the info to dox every registered gun owner in the country?

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I don't know why anyone would care. Every imaginable piece of data that exists about you and I is out there now.

Ideally ATF would refuse to pay and the ransomware gang would not decrypt the data so ATF would lose it. Unfortunately, if ATF is to be take at their word, none of the NFA or eForms data was compromised.

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Isn't this a bad thing if they use the info to dox every registered gun owner in the country?

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Sounds like a really great reason not to have a government database at all for something under the ruse of a 'tax'.

hunter2012 said:

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Isn't this a bad thing if they use the info to dox every registered gun owner in the country?

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You don't have to register guns in free America...

ATF has no national registry outside of NFA/Title 2 stuff. They already announced that info wasn't breached.

ATF is specifically disallowed from having such a registry. Wouldn't it be a revelation if they had a clandestine/illegal registry and this hack exposed them for it?!