TX Suppressor Manufacturers Say New State Law Failed to Sidestep NFA

The Texas legislature passed a bill last year meant to exempt Texas-made firearm suppressors from federal law. Nonetheless, the process for buying a suppressor in Texas remains the same, and suppressor manufacturers are doubtful that change will come anytime soon. The National Firearms Act (NFA) is the primary federal law governing suppressors. Passed in 1934…

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Mexico Charges 7 Officials In ‘Fast And Furious’ Scandal

Mexican prosecutors said Sunday they have charged seven people, including former top officials, in the “Fast and Furious” weapons trafficking scandal. The December 2010 murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry exposed the bungled “Fast and Furious” investigation, in which agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives allowed criminals to buy…

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5th Circuit On ATF Bump Stock Rule

This week, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals became the fourth appellate court to hear a case involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule banning bump stocks on firearms that was promulgated under the Trump administration. Then-President Trump started the process that led to the ATF’s rule, which makes bump stocks…

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