"What was fringe constitutional litigation a few years ago is now a mainstream Second Amendment fight. Now the federal government is saying something similar — in court, on the record. That's a different kind of weight."

There's a real difference between a gun-rights org filing a challenge and DOJ putting the same argument in a federal court filing. Whatever you think of the current administration, this changes the legal terrain in ways that don't easily unwind.

"Brown v. ATF is the one to watch closely. Congress killed the $200 tax, but the NFA's registration and regulatory apparatus is still intact. The case argues that what remains can't survive Bruen's historical tradition test."

This is the actual fight. The tax being gone is nice, but if the registry and the wait times and the paperwork survive, cans are still effectively gated for most buyers. How the Eastern District reads Bruen here could ripple way beyond Missouri.

For those of you who've been through the NFA process — Form 4, wait, wait some more — how has the suppressor landscape in Idaho changed your range setup, and are you watching Brown v. ATF as a reason to hold off on another purchase?

Read the full article in The Handbook → | By Steve Duskett