Silencers and short-barreled rifles deregulated after DOJ skips appeal

Key Points:

• A recent court ruling has eased restrictions on obtaining firearm suppressors and certain weapons by removing the $200 tax and registration requirements established under the National Firearms Act of 1934, a move hailed by gun rights advocates as a major restoration of Second Amendment rights.
• Rep. Andrew Clyde, founder of Clyde Armory and a key proponent of the change, argued that taxing constitutional rights effectively undermines them, calling the rollback "the greatest restoration" of gun rights in nearly a century.
• The ruling impacts the parties involved in the lawsuit but is not a nationwide injunction; however, the Trump administration chose not to appeal, allowing the deregulation to take effect immediately.
• Gun violence prevention groups condemned the decision, warning that deregulating silencers and short-barreled firearms makes Americans less safe and criticized the Department of Justice for failing to protect public safety.
• Clyde and 47 Republican lawmakers urged the Attorney General not to appeal the ruling, emphasizing that continued litigation would create regulatory uncertainty and waste government resources.