Unshackle Your Rights: The NFA Lawsuit That Could Change Everything!

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Join host Jeff Dowdle in this explosive episode of Live to Shoot - Defending the 2nd Amendment as we dive into the groundbreaking lawsuit challenging the National Firearms Act (NFA) and its suppressor registration requirements. With the $200 tax stamp eliminated thanks to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," gun owners are still burdened by ATF red tape. We break down the history of the NFA, introduce the key players like the NRA, ASA, and GOA, and explore the main legal arguments aiming to strike down registration entirely. Tune in for a passionate defense of your Second Amendment rights and learn how you can join the fight!

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Episode Transcript

(00:15):
Well, welcome to the Lived Shootpodcast.
My name is Jeff Doddle and I'vebeen a licensed farm delivered.
18 years.
In this podcast, we talk aboutall things related to Second
Amendment, as well as asanything else going in the
world, a sports story, oranything else that I might find
interesting.
Yes, we are the podcast comingto you from the great state of
Texas where we hold our freedomstight and our firearms tighter.
The show.

(00:35):
We cut through the noise and weget to the heart of what's going
on.
So today.
We're diving headfirst into anew topic that's got every gun
owner's ears kind of perked up,and that is the lawsuit against
the National Firearms Act of1934.
Specifically take an aim at theregistration requirements for
suppressors and other NFA items,folks, it's a big deal.

(00:57):
We're gonna break it down andlet's see what's at stake.
So, alright.
Lemme set the stage, the NFA,the National Firearms Act.
It was passed in 1934 duringprohibition when gangsters like
Al Capone were making headlines.
The feds decided they needed to,you know, crack down on certain
firearms and accessories.
You know, machine guns, shortbarrel rifles, you know, short

(01:20):
barreled shotguns andsuppressors.
They slapped a$200 tax on'em.
Which back then that was, thatwas a good bit of money
equivalent to thousands ofdollars today.
And the idea was to make it soexpensive that only the elite
could afford'em under the guise.
Tax enforcement, quote unquote.
Now, let's talk.
So suppressors specifically,these aren't, you know,

(01:44):
suppressors like you see inHollywood where they make the
gun just go whisper.
You know, suppressors just takethat edge off.
They reduce the, that noise toprotect your hearing and make
shooting more comfortable.
Their, their safety devices.
Plain and simple used by hunterssports shooters.
Just to keep their ears fromringing all day.
But the NFA treats them likethere's some kind of underground

(02:06):
dangerous weapon requiring youto jump through hoops,
fingerprints, background checks,mouse months of waiting, and
that nasty$200 tax stamp.
So now it's 2025 and things arechanging.
Thanks to President Trump's onebig, beautiful bill signed into
law on July 4th, the$200 taxstamp on suppressors short

(02:26):
balled rifles, shotguns.
And quote unquote, any otherweapons under the NFA is gone
and it's reduced to zero as ofJanuary 1st, 2026.
And that's a huge win.
I never thought we'd even get toget to this point.
But here's the kicker.
You still have to register it.
You have to go get yourfingerprints, password photos
fill out the forms throughsomebody like me and, you know,

(02:49):
wait just not having to pay the,the tax stamp now.
So.
Who's stepping up to, to theplate and taking on this nearly
old century law.
It's some, it's some big boys.
The lawsuit was filed lastFriday, and it's called Brown,
VATF, in the US District Courtfor the Eastern District of
Missouri.
And it's led by the NRA.

(03:10):
The American SuppressorAssociation, the Second
Amendment Foundation, theFirearms Policy Coalition, and
Prime Protective STL TacticalBoutique, along with two other
individual, individual membersof these organizations.
You've got also gun Owners ofAmerica, Palmetto State, army,
and Scholarship shop that arefiling, you know, a separate

(03:31):
law, separate apparel, lawlawsuit so people aren't messing
around.
The nras, you know, beenfighting for our rights.
You know, off, you know,question me sometimes since 1871
and their Institute ofLegislation action is all over
this, the AESA laser focused onmaking suppressors an easy to
buy a scope or sling.

(03:51):
SAF and FPSC are legaljuggernauts taking on gun
control lawsuits left and right,and g OAS known for their NO com
stance together that they're allforced to be recognized and
they're coming after the NFAsregistration scheme.
So let's get to the meat of thelawsuit.
The plaintiffs are making twobig arguments and they're solid.
Solid as a well-built AR 15first.

(04:15):
They say the NFAs registrationrequirements are
unconstitutional.
Now the taxes gone.
Make sense, doesn't it?
Back in 1937, the Supreme Courtupheld the NFA in Kazinski VUU
United States, but only becauseit was justified at the tax law.
Under Congress's article one,taxing power.
The whole point of theregistration was to make sure
the feds got their$200.

(04:37):
Well, guess what?
With the tax drop to zero thatjustification's out the window,
the lawsuit argues that withoutthe tax, the registration scheme
is just pointless,unconstitutional, and outreach.
Federal power Eric Pratt of GOASenate, the NFA is standing on
air.
So.
Second, they're taking aim atthe Second Amendment itself.
The Supreme Court's been clearin cases like Bruin, that any

(04:59):
gun regulation has to beconsistent with American
historical tradition of firearmownership.
The plaintiffs argue thatsuppressors and short barrel
rifles ain't.
They're not dangerous or unusualweapons.
They're common and they're usedby millions of law abiding
things, and there's nohistorical precedent for
requiring registration of these,these items.
So the NFA violates our right tokeep and bear arms.

(05:22):
Knox Williams from a SA said theNF a's been await around the
neck gun owners for nearly acentury.
So.
They're asking the court tostrike down the registration
requirements entirely, meaningthat you could buy a suppressor,
an SBR without jumping throughall the A TF hoops or ending up
on some government list, andthat's the dream.
Treating suppressors like thesafety accessories.

(05:44):
They are just like a scope or asling.
Now, why do you.
Because this fights about morethan just suppressors.
It's about pushing back againstfederal government, and that's
been nickel and diming ourSecond Amendment rights for
decades, and that's what wecontinue to talk about in this
podcast.
The NFAs Relic from time whenthe Fed thought thought that he

(06:04):
could control us and make itharder to own certain firearm
assessors, this lawsuit couldset a precedent to gut the NFA
entirely.
Bringing up not justsuppressors, but short barrel
rifles, shotguns, and more Plus.
Let's be real.
Nobody likes the ATF snoopingaround our business.
Getting rid of the registrationmeans no more federal DA
database tracking your gear, andthat's a win.

(06:26):
What's next?
Well, the case is just gettingstarted.
The N-R-A-S-A and their alliesare ready for a long fight and
with a tax gone, they've got astrong case.
G A's lawsuit is moving inparallel and between these two,
the NFAs feeling the heat, we'llbe keeping a close eye on Brown
VATF and any updates from thecourts.
So.

(06:47):
What do you do?
Get involved, join theseorganizations, spread the word,
you know, put the pressure on,keep the second Amendment in the
foresight of everybody.
And today, and, and we'll stayvigilant.
And as we always say, we gottafight, fight, fight.
This is just another battle thatwe're gonna have to keep
fighting.
Second Amendment's gonnacontinue to be under attack all

(07:08):
the time, and we have to juststay vigilant and keep our
fighting.
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