A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) as an unconstitutional firearms registration plan.
The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Aug. 1.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, supported by President Donald Trump, reduced the NFA’s excise tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and a category labeled “any other weapon” from $200 to $0.
However, the items must still be registered under the NFA.
According to the plaintiffs, this effectively neutralizes NFA’s taxing authority, making it an illegal firearms registry.
The plaintiffs want the court to remove the items from regulation under the NFA completely….