NRA-ILA News

• Celebrations and Questions Follow DOJ's NFA Decision
  The DOJ did not ask for a stay in a federal lawsuit challenging the NFA's registration scheme on items that no longer have a transfer or making tax imposed, and the judge's decision is now in effect. So what happens now? GOA's Ben Sanderson and NRA-ILA's John Commerford join Cam to talk about the rapidly changing legal environment.
• What This Huge NFA Ruling Means for Gun Owners
  When Judge Wesley Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held on August 5, 2026, that the National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns exceed Congress’s constitutional authority—this occurred after Congress eliminated the NFA taxes on those items—we entered an exciting but uncertain time.
• DOJ’s Post Office Directive Marks Another Second Amendment Milestone
  For decades, federal law and United States Postal Service regulations turned one of the most ordinary stops in American life, your local post office, into a federal “gun free zone.”  That changed on August 12 with a slip opinion from the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) delivering another significant victory for the Second Amendment.
• ATF Director Corrects Gun Control Advocates on Regulatory Reform
  In a stark departure from the last administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is taking gun control advocates to task for their sensationalist rhetoric and questionable legal claims. 
• In Memoriam: Second Amendment Champion Allan Cors, 1936-2026
  The Second Amendment lost one of its most ardent, longest-serving defenders on August 9 when past NRA President Allan D. Cors died.  He was a lifelong shooter, a dedicated collector, an avid hunter, and, perhaps above all, a great advocate for freedom.
• Meet the New Far Left; Same as the Establishment Left on Guns
  Primary election season is winding down, and the final slates of candidates in most states have emerged ahead of the 2026 fall elections. Second Amendment issues may or may not have been front in center in every campaign, but they certainly remain a fundamental component of any candidate’s political platform moving forward. 
• Questions and Answers About the Texas NFA Case
  On August 12, we reported on an important development in the ongoing litigation over the National Firearms Act (NFA) filed by multiple plaintiffs in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. These included, with NRA’s support, our state affiliate, the Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA).
• California: Anti-Second Amendment Bills Advance from Appropriations Committees
  Yesterday, August 13th, both the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees advanced several anti-Second Amendment measures.
• NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging New York’s Glock Ban
  The National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, the Firing Pin, LLC, and NRA members Lucas Nelson and Daniel Geary filed a lawsuit today challenging New York’s ban on Glock and “Glock-style” handguns.
• What Does the Texas NFA Decision Mean for You?
  On August 5, 2026, Judge Wesley Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that the National Firearms Act’s registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns exceed Congress’s constitutional authority after Congress eliminated the NFA’s transfer and making taxes on those arms.