Federal judge muzzles mafia-era law restricting suppressors and some firearms

A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled that key provisions of a nearly century-old federal firearms law can no longer be enforced, finding that Congress lost the constitutional basis for regulating suppressors and certain short-barreled firearms after eliminating the tax that originally justified the restrictions.

A Texas judge has struck down the National Firearms Act to knock regulations on firearm suppressors and some guns

A Texas judge has struck down the National Firearms Act to knock regulations on firearm suppressors and some guns

Texas judge rules that law regulating firearm suppressors and some guns can’t be enforced  AP News

The National Firearms Act mandated a permitting process for short-barreled rifles and shotguns, as well as suppressors. A judge ruled that the provision was unconstitutional.

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