The NFA landscape has shifted dramatically in 2026. The $200 tax stamp is gone for suppressors, SBRs, and SBSs after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but registration remains - and a wave of constitutional lawsuits now challenges whether that registration can survive without the tax. Here is what every FFL needs to know.
Gun laws vary dramatically by state. This guide covers waiting periods, permit requirements, assault weapons bans, magazine restrictions, red flag laws, and state-by-state highlights for Texas, California, Florida, and New York.
As of January 1, 2026, the $200 NFA tax stamp has been reduced to $0 for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs. Here is what FFLs and gun owners need to know about the change, what stayed the same, and how to stay compliant.
DC’s highest court ruled the city’s 10-round magazine ban unconstitutional, finding that commonly owned firearm magazines are protected under the Second Amendment.
From the Austin terror attack debate to major gun rights battles in state legislatures and courts, here’s the biggest Second Amendment news of the week. The post TTAG News Roundup: March 1–6, 2026 appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
In a 2-1 ruling, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has struck down the district’s ban on magazines which hold more than ten cartridges.
Second Amendment advocates argue the bills represent yet another push by Richmond politicians to restrict gun ownership while failing to address violent crime.
New legal strategy argues the ATF may have misinterpreted the Hughes Amendment’s 1986 machine gun ban. Gun law expert Stephen Halbrook explains the argument and how states could force a court challenge.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overturned a machine gun possession conviction against an Iowa police chief in United States v. Brad Wendt, while leaving fraud convictions intact.
Delaware, New Jersey, and New York have stepped into the legal fight over the federal ban on mailing handguns.