Category: Gun Control

The Senate may have just delivered a historic step by voting to zero out the $200 NFA tax for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and AOWs. But make no mistake: this fight isn’t over—and stopping here would be a huge mistake. There’s still time to finish the job and repeal…

The Senate has released new text confirming what many suspected: the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) will include a partial repeal of the National Firearms Act tax. Under the language in Section 70436, the $200 transfer and making taxes will be reduced to $0 for all NFA items except machine…

The Senate Parliamentarian’s decision to carve up the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has triggered an absolute firestorm. Gun rights advocates, fiscal conservatives, and pro-energy voices are all calling for her removal after she ruled key provisions violated the Byrd Rule. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: firing her won’t save…

The Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling may have gutted the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the SHORT Act from the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), but it hasn’t ended the fight to dismantle the National Firearms Act (NFA). If anything, it’s clarified exactly where gun rights activists and lawmakers must focus next….

The Senate Parliamentarian (as expected) has ruled that the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the SHORT Act do not meet the requirements of the Byrd Rule and must be removed from HR1, also dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). It was a blow to legislation that many in the…

As HR1 moves through the Senate, gun rights advocates have pinned hopes on two key provisions buried within the larger legislative package: the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act. Both aim to remove suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns from the National…

Buried on pages 261–263 of the Senate Finance Committee’s updated version of HR1 Title VII is language that mirrors the goals of the SHORT Act — and it’s a big deal for gun owners. Here’s the exact legislative text: “Section 5845(a) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting…

There’s a lot of excitement right now in the 2A community about the possibility of folding the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the Stop Harassing Owners Of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act into HR1, and pushing it through Congress via the budget reconciliation process. This strategy could finally remove suppressors and…