The American Silencer Association is reporting that a bill requiring law enforcement officials to sign off on National Firearms Act applications for law-abiding Kansans is likely to reach the governor’s desk for a signature in the near future. The legislation, HB 2578, has already passed by unanimous votes in both houses of the Kansas Legislature and now goes back to the House for concurrence. Next, the bill will be headed to the governor, who will almost certainly sign it into law.

With this legislative change, Kansas will join states like Tennessee as one of the jurisdictions where local law enforcement officials cannot arbitrarily obstruct commerce in NFA items between lawful buyers and sellers by refusing to sign applications to make or transfer NFA firearms.