In a new vital gun rights showdown, Gun Owners of America, alongside other firearm rights organizations, have fiercely mounted a legal challenge against the National Firearms Act (NFA), claiming remaining provisions of the act no longer hold constitutional water.
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With the excise tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and shotguns now eliminated, the lawsuit casts serious doubts on the NFA’s legitimacy.
The “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit” is spearheading the charge, aiming to dissolve what’s left of the NFA.
Gun rights groups argue that the removal of the $200 tax renders the NFA impotent.
Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, noted, “The Supreme Court has made clear that the NFA survives only as a tax law,” pointing out the act’s vulnerability post-tax repeal.
This lawsuit follows President Trump’s signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which massively undercut the NFA’s foundational legs.
President Trump’s legislation slashed the NFA’s tax rate to zero for all covered firearms, excluding machine guns and destructive devices.
Gun owners and manufacturers argue this action strips any constitutional legitimacy the NFA might have had.
The Supreme Court upheld the NFA back in 1937 based on its role as a tax law; however, with no tax left, its standing is now shaky.
Erich Pratt, spokesperson for GOA, described this as “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to dismantle one of the most abusive federal gun control laws on the books.”
Gun Owners of America utilizes this recent change in legislation to question and potentially overturn the NFA’s remaining articles aggressively.
The groups involved cast the registration and transfer mandates as unconstitutional, arguing they infringe upon Second Amendment rights.
The legal effort isn’t short of targets. It pins down the registration process imposed by the ATF, deeming it a constitutionally excessive burden.
With the legislative and judicial landscapes shifting, the plaintiffs see an opportunity to uproot federal gun control laws entirely.
These changes also echo shifts within the Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is prioritizing the real issues of gun smuggling and violent crime over minor paperwork violations.
GOA’s determination has brought this lawsuit to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, seeking to halt enforcement of any NFA-derived registration and transfer requirements.
Meanwhile, the Firearms Policy Coalition is also planning to join the fight in federal court.
These legal assaults coincide neatly with the Trump administration’s redesigned federal gun policy, which favors individual freedoms over cumbersome governmental overreach.
We are proud to be filing our One Big Beautiful Lawsuit to gut the National Firearms Act of 1934 and do what Republicans in Congress could not. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/AUVYrDyBLQ
— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) July 3, 2025
As the debates rage on, opponents like Representative Mike Thompson argue that this deregulation raises concerns about safety, while Emma Brown of GIFFORDS criticizes the presumed undermining of long-standing gun violence safeguards.
Nonetheless, with unwavering resolve, gun owners and their advocates march forward, poised to reshape the future of American gun legislation.
