Why, for 92 years, have citizens had to pay for a tax stamp and send their fingerprints to the government for guns that should be considered a constitutional right?
This is largely due to the National Firearms Act of 1934, passed under the highly overrated Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration. The law became a permanent annoyance to every gun owner in the US and a lucrative revenue stream for federal agencies; at least, until now.
Finally, after nearly a century, the law is being erased. But how?
The government did not ban covered items outright in order to avoid a clash with 2nd Amendment protections. Instead, they added a tax to various firearms and related accessories, then made the processing of the tax and approval on the purchases an arduous affair. Until the Trump Administration stepped in, NFA approval on any particular item could take up to a year.
However, when Congress passed Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" in 2025, this included a provision which lowered the NFA transfer tax to $0. With the tax stamp gone, the legal loophole which made the NFA possible was eliminated. Now, an army of legal challengers have brought their case to federal courts to remove the NFA entirely, and they have succeeded (for the most part).
Expectations within the gun community were reserved (gun rights advocates have long waited for this moment and remain anxious that the DOJ will try to ruin the party with an appeal). But, this does not seem to be the case. Trump's DOJ missed the first 7-day deadline for an appeal. They also have another 60-day deadline, but reports suggest that the DOJ has no intention of interfering with the court's ruling.
Rumors are swirling that Trump was personally involved in the DOJ decision to support the removal of the NFA by refusing to appeal. Reportedly, according to Rep. Andrew Clyde who has been leading the charge on the legal fight, Trump has confirmed that there will be no further DOJ challenges to the NFA decision.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trumps-doj-will-reportedly-support-end-national-firearms-act-after-92-years
