2A News The $1 NFA tax amendment: The NFA’s Last Legal Fig Leaf Zion Patriot, June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 BREAKING: Senator Murphy has filed an amendment to H.R. 1 that would change the NFA tax on suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs from $0 to $1. Why does this matter? Because this is no ordinary compromise. This is a last-ditch effort to save the NFA from total collapse in court….
2A News Democrats Launch Last-Ditch Effort to Kill NFA Tax Repeal Zion Patriot, June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 BREAKING: Gun Owners of America is reporting that Democrats in the Senate plan to raise a point of order tonight in a last-ditch effort against the provision in H.R. 1 that repeals the $200 NFA tax stamp for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and AOWs. What is a Point of…
2A News Why Repealing the Tax Creates a Constitutional Time Bomb Zion Patriot, June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Congress is on the verge of enacting legislation that will repeal the $200 federal tax on suppressors—commonly called silencers— as well as Short Barreled Rifles (SBR), Short Barreled Shotguns (SBS) and Any Other Weapons (AOW) but not repeal the registry requirement created by the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA). While…
2A News NFA Tax Repeal Provisions Clear Byrd Bath Hurdle Zion Patriot, June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Big news: Gun Owners of America is reporting that the Senate Parliamentarian has allowed the revised provisions repealing the $200 NFA transfer and making taxes for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and AOWs to remain in the bill. What This Means:✅ The language survived the Byrd Bath.✅ It will proceed…
2A News Still Time to Get It Right: End All NFA Taxes Zion Patriot, June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 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…
2A News Not Over Yet: NFA Tax Fight Zion Patriot, June 28, 2025June 28, 2025 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…
2A News The Parliamentarian Backlash: Why Firing Her Won’t Save the OBBB Zion Patriot, June 27, 2025June 28, 2025 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…
2A News How Repealing the NFA Tax Could Supercharge Court Challenges Already Underway Zion Patriot, June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 While the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling was a setback for the broad repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), it also clarified the smartest strategy moving forward: focus first on repealing the $200 tax. Why? Because removing the tax alone doesn’t just help gun owners save money—it weakens the entire constitutional…
2A News The Parliamentarian’s Split Decision: Why Ending the NFA Tax Stamp Is Still Possible Zion Patriot, June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 The Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling on the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has sent shockwaves through the Second Amendment community. But while the headlines screamed that the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the SHORT Act were “stripped out,” the reality is more nuanced—and more promising—than most realize. Here’s exactly what the…
2A News What’s Next for the HPA and the SHORT Acts? Zion Patriot, June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 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….