How Many Suppressors Can You Legally Own?

There is no federal cap on the number of suppressors you can own. Under the National Firearms Act, suppressors are regulated items, but nothing in the statute limits how many an individual may possess. You can buy and keep as many as you want, or as many as you can afford, as long as your [&#8230...

By James Chen •

Q4 2026 FFL Market Forecast: What the Data Says Now

August splits the market in two: adjusted firearms checks up 2.2 percent, NFA checks up 201.6 percent. Here is what the data says about FFL inventory, transfer revenue and the next 90 days.

By Mark Edwards •

Q4 for FFL Dealers: A 63-Day Marketing Countdown

ATF says its NFA guidance is weeks away, the 18-to-20 buyer segment is opening, and the revised Form 4473 will not land until after the holidays. Here is the week-by-week plan for the 63 days that decide a dealer's year.

By Gary Stone •

NFA Guidance 'Weeks Away': What ATF Told Dealers in Dallas

ATF's director and chief counsel spent three days with FFLs in Dallas. The NFA guidance dealers have waited for is close but unsigned, 4473 suppressor transfers will not be cited, and the new Form 4473 slips past the holidays. What was actually said - and what to do with it.

By Fred Thompson •

SAF, NRA Ask Supreme Court to Strike Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period

Maine makes eligible gun buyers wait 72 hours even after a background check clears. SAF and the NRA want the Supreme Court to review the First Circuit’s ruling that treated firearm acquisition as outside the Second Amendment’s plain text.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

Fifth Circuit Handgun Ruling: What FFL Dealers Do Now

A divided Fifth Circuit panel held that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment. For dealers, the effect is on the calendar, not the counter yet.

By Claire Eason •

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales

A divided Fifth Circuit panel has ruled that the federal laws blocking a direct handgun sale to an out-of-state buyer violate the Second Amendment. The September 18 opinion in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF  reverses a Texas district court and enters judgment for a gun shop and its fellow pl...

By Josh C •

DOJ Says Under-21 Dealer Handgun Ban Cannot Be Criminally Enforced

The Justice Department says it cannot criminally prosecute federally licensed dealers for selling handguns to otherwise law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20 under the federal age restrictions in 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1) and (c)(1). The department announced that position Friday after its Office of L...

By Josh C •
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