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Federal Gun Regulation in 2026: What Just Changed — and What Hasn't?
The ghost-gun rule held unconstitutional, the forced-reset-trigger settlement, a revived rights-restoration process, and where the NFA now stands
In twelve August days, one federal court held the National Firearms Act's registration scheme unconstitutional for suppressors and short-barreled firearms, another held ATF's "ghost gun" frame-and-receiver rule unconstitutional, and the Department of Justice revived a firearm-rights-restoration process dormant since 1992. Together with the 2025 forced-reset-trigger settlement, these events mark the sharpest shift in federal firearms regulation in a generation. Read this article for what changed, what didn't, and what it means in Missouri.
The National Firearms Act: Is the 1934 Gun Law Still Enforceable?
A Depression-era tax, ninety years of challenges, and the court order that just changed the rules
Since 1934, the National Firearms Act has taxed and registered suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and machine guns. On August 5, 2026, a federal court held the NFA's registration and approval scheme unconstitutional for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns — because Congress cut the tax behind it to zero. The injunction does not cover everyone, and Missouri did not join the suit. Read this article for the history and what the ruling means for you.
