Now that the floodgates have opened and new NFA buyers are turning out like never before, the NFA branch waiting game is getting longer and longer. As mentioned before, NFA Tracker tells the tale: the expected wait time for a Form 1 or Form 4 went from about six months for December 2012 submissions to […]
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Categories : ATF, NFA purchases
The rush is on to buy silencers, short rifles, and other National Firearms Act firearms. The popularity of this sector of the firearms market has been growing continuously as inflation has diminished the real value of the $200 tax stamp. Applications numbers have already been on a marked uptick since the beginning of the year, […]
Notice and comment period continues for proposed ATF regulations
Posted by Dick Clark
· Thursday,
September
19th,
2013
at 07:04 AM
After several years of proposing changes to their NFA regulations, ATF has finally moved forward in the rulemaking process. ATF was expected to eliminate the chief law enforcement official (CLEO) sign-off and make a few other tweaks. Instead, they are merely changing the substance of what the CLEO is signing off on, applying the CLEO […]
Categories : ATF
Politico published an item today noting that members of the seasoned legislative relations team at Shockley Scofield Solutions (S-3 Group) have registered as lobbyists for the American Silencer Association. ASA is an industry advocacy group formed by companies including AAC, Gemtech, and Silencerco. S-3’s point men for this project seem to have the experience to tackle the job: John Scofield is a […]
Categories : Public relations
The ATF recently implemented changes to its eForms system that affect persons seeking to make or transfer NFA firearms. ATF Forms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 can now be submitted via the automated online system instead of by mail. For all of these forms but Form 1, electronic submission is only authorized for Federal Firearms […]
Categories : ATF
Tags : bureaucracy, eForms
Louisiana: no more state-level NFA registration
Posted by Dick Clark
· Thursday,
August
1st,
2013
at 07:47 PM
Until today, of the thirty-nine states allowing silencers, my home state of Louisiana was the only one to mandate state registration of these devices and other items regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA). After going through the rigmarole with NFA Branch, the “Sportsman’s Paradise” still required owners to jump through state-level bureaucratic hoops to […]
Categories : Legislation
North Carolina ends prohibition on hunting with silencers
Posted by Dick Clark
· Tuesday,
July
23rd,
2013
at 10:42 AM
Governor Pat McCrory signed H937 into law today, ending the legal prohibition on the use of legal firearms silencers while hunting in an otherwise lawful manner. A National Rifle Association omnibus bill that makes numerous changes to gun laws in North Carolina, H937 goes into effect on October 1, 2013. The NRA-ILA characterizes the bill as “the most comprehensive pro-gun […]
Categories : Legislation
The ATF has posted a sixty day notice of their intent to request Office of Management and Budget review and approval of a new “Application to Make and Register a Firearm” (Form 1) that would allow for payment of the $200 NFA making tax via credit or debit card. Additionally, the proposed Form 1 revision will also […]
Categories : ATF
Tags : bureaucracy
At The Truth About Guns, blogger Nick Leghorn takes a crack at convincing readers that silencers are a good idea for home defense. He points out that discharging a firearm indoors can be disorienting due to the loud muzzle blast. He suggests mitigating this with a silencer. He points out that when you are facing an […]
Categories : Self-defense
Tags : any lawful use, tactics
On Monday, Governor Steve Bullock of Montana vetoed a bill that would eliminate criminal penalties for hunters seeking to protect their hearing through the use of firearm silencers. The American Silencer Association reports: “HB 205 was vetoed by Governor Bullock late Monday afternoon. Despite this setback, the ASA will revisit the issue in Montana during the next legislative session. […]
Categories : Hunting, Legislation
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