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bullshop Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 463 Joined: Sep 14^th, 2017	new ruling from ATF Oct 9^th, 2026 at 5:32pm	Print Post
	Just received this from ATF 10/9/26 Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees and Permittees and the Public US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives teal The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released an Open Letter and Frequently Asked Questions explaining how it will treat ownership, transfer, and transportation of the National Firearms Act (NFA) firearms for which Congress eliminated the making and transfer taxes in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Under ATF’s guidance, ATF will not enforce the requirements for individuals to apply and receive ATF approval before making or transferring short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, suppressors (silencers), and certain other concealable firearms known in the law as “any other weapons.” ATF also will not enforce the NFA’s registration, tax-stamp or related requirements for those covered items. The $200 tax remains in place for machine guns and destructive devices. The NFA requirements apply in full to those weapons. The guidance does not supersede state and local laws that restrict NFA firearms.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4136 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #1 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 6:35pm	Print Post
	I can see it now. A suppressed Pope barreled 32-40 high wall.

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bullshop Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 463 Joined: Sep 14^th, 2017	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #2 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 7:09pm	Print Post
	Now I can use my TC super 14 barrels on shoulder stock.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18367 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #3 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 7:26pm	Print Post
	Now I can start carrying my cane gun if I can ever find ammo for it! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7782 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #4 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 7:32pm	Print Post
	And I can use my XP-100 with a 15" barrel 7mm TCU and a shoulder stock I made for it, 30 years ago. I shot it a few times back then but, got paranoid and it hasn't got out of the case since then.

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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2199 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #5 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 7:38pm	Print Post
	frnkeore wrote on Oct 9^th, 2026 at 7:32pm: And I can use my XP-100 with a 15" barrel 7mm TCU and a shoulder stock I made for it, 30 years ago. I shot it a few times back then but, got paranoid and it hasn't got out of the case since then. You will be wanting to check Oregon laws. It will take a separate court case or congressional action or state law amendment to trickle this down to Oregon.


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7782 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #6 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 7:41pm	Print Post
	I'll check into it.

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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 792 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #7 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 7:41am	Print Post
	Ah yes 14" 7TCU XP 100 with a Donnelly barrel. Often thought of trying to fit a Remington 600 stock to it. I wonder....

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jimmy Oldtimer Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 541 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #8 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 8:21am	Print Post
	Oklahoma outlaws SBRs, SBSs, and suppressors unless they have the federal paperwork. (tax stamp) I would hope the law is changed soon. Edit: Gun shops have been selling suppressors with no paper here for months. So I'm not really sure what is going on.
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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 415 Location: Saint Augustine Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #9 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 10:47am	Print Post
	A search this morning did not reveal a "Rule change for registration" While the $200.00 tax stamp requirement went away I'm not sure the registration requirement went away. Yes the latest info I've found says the "Enforcement" for registration went away, ... That said, if some local overbearing ATF agent or worse some 'local LEO' wants to hammer you for some reason, they may still argue / charge us with a violation. Just saying, I'm very leery of gotchas........ As of October 9, 2026, the ATF no longer enforces NFA registration, approval, or tax-stamp requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and "any other weapons" nationwide.


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jimmy Oldtimer Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 541 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #10 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 11:08am	Print Post
	RJ is correct. The ATF director cannot change laws. It will require congress and signed by the president. I'm sure most people know that. What's likely to happen is the next blue president and congress reinstate registration and make the fee $$$$. There is a common use lawful augment. So who knows. I did SBR and suppress a 10-22. ($400 🤯) It's fun but hasn't been out of the safe much in years.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18367 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #11 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 11:13am	Print Post
	The new ruling seems to state that suppressors and other NFA items (excepting machine guns) will be treated as any firearm and the buyers will fill out a 4473, not the tax stamp paperwork. So it's not like you'll just walk in and buy with no paperwork, just different paperwork.

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jimmy Oldtimer Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 541 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #12 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 11:14am	Print Post
	It's kind of ridiculous. Sorry for the mulity shot picture.


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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 415 Location: Saint Augustine Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #13 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 11:40am	Print Post
	(You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) This is a link from the 'Official' / Director of the ATF. Robert Cekada Director U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Office of the Director


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1376 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: new ruling from ATF Reply #14 - Oct 10^th, 2026 at 12:44pm	Print Post
	frnkeore wrote on Oct 9^th, 2026 at 7:32pm: And I can use my XP-100 with a 15" barrel 7mm TCU and a shoulder stock I made for it, 30 years ago. I shot it a few times back then but, got paranoid and it hasn't got out of the case since then. There are separate rules for converting rifles to pistols, pistols To rifles. Conversion is different that manufacturing. The hunters pet and marbles game getters were specifically exempted with the NFA act. The Encore was the center of a Supreme Court challenge because they sold a kit with both a rifle and pistol conversion kit. I don’t think this was addressed in this ruling.


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