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Oct 9th, 2026 at 5:32pm
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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

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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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Reply #1 - Oct 9th, 2026 at 6:35pm
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I can see it now.  A suppressed Pope barreled 32-40 high wall.
  

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Reply #2 - Oct 9th, 2026 at 7:09pm
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Now I can use my TC super 14 barrels on  shoulder stock.
  
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Reply #3 - Oct 9th, 2026 at 7:26pm
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Now I can start carrying my cane gun if I can ever find ammo for it! Smiley

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Reply #4 - Oct 9th, 2026 at 7:32pm
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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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Reply #5 - Oct 9th, 2026 at 7:38pm
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frnkeore wrote on Oct 9th, 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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Reply #6 - Oct 9th, 2026 at 7:41pm
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I'll check into it.
  

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Reply #7 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 7:41am
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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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Reply #8 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 8:21am
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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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Reply #9 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 10:47am
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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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Reply #10 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 11:08am
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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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Reply #11 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 11:13am
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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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Reply #12 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 11:14am
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It's kind of ridiculous. Sorry for the mulity shot picture. 

  
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Reply #13 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 11:40am
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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
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Reply #14 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 12:44pm
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frnkeore wrote on Oct 9th, 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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Reply #15 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 2:17pm
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DoubleD wrote on Oct 10th, 2026 at 7:41am:
Ah yes 14"  7TCU XP 100 with a Donnelly barrel.  Often thought of trying to fit a Remington 600 stock to it. I wonder.... 


Oooooo.  I have an xp100 rifle in 6mm.  Will the rem 600 fit it (with  opening the barrel groove, of course) or do I need to use a short 700 stock?
  

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Reply #16 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 2:34pm
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bpjack wrote on Oct 9th, 2026 at 6:35pm:
I can see it now.  A suppressed Pope barreled 32-40 high wall.

Teddy Rosevelt’s model 94 w Maxim silencer.

  
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Reply #17 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 7:28pm
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Be cautious before you jump in and start throwing stocks on Contenders and cutting off barrel length.  State laws still apply.  For example:

In these states, you can do as you wish with Suppressors:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

In these states, you still need a Form 1 or Form 4 from the ATF for suppressors (notice many of these are very pro gun, but have state laws that require the federal forms):
Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin.

In these states, you need to move to another state because they suck:
California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island, plus Washington, D.C. 


The minefield is just as complex for short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, and AOW’s.
  
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Reply #18 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 7:53pm
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  That does not look like any model 94 I've ever seen.
  

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Reply #19 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 10:48pm
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Jeff_Schultz wrote on Oct 10th, 2026 at 7:53pm:
  That does not look like any model 94 I've ever seen.

Maybe it’s not. Roosevelt was well known for special orders tho.

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Reply #20 - Oct 11th, 2026 at 8:40pm
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Funny how this non-enforcement of a law (by people sworn to uphold the law) pops up just before mid term elections.      I'd rather have the $5k
  

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Reply #21 - Oct 11th, 2026 at 11:30pm
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Jeff_Schultz wrote on Oct 10th, 2026 at 7:53pm:
  That does not look like any model 94 I've ever seen.


Looks like my takedown 92.
  
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Reply #22 - Oct 12th, 2026 at 7:45am
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oughtsix wrote on Oct 11th, 2026 at 8:40pm:
Funny how this non-enforcement of a law (by people sworn to uphold the law) pops up just before mid term elections.      I'd rather have the $5k


The timing can be questioned for agenda, but an August court ruling based on how these items were taxed, prompted the ATF to respond. There are plaintiffs, who won an injuction against the ATF, and this is a follow on compliance with the court order.
  
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Reply #23 - Oct 12th, 2026 at 1:40pm
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I have not read the court opinion, and the devil is in the details. However, a determination by the Administration, (ATF) as to how to enforce the law is not binding on a subsequent administration and it is possible that a court at that time could rule differently, either on the basis of the law or if it can find a  relevant fact that is different from the facts in the previous decision. Until the entire law is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the US, or Congress amends or repeals it, be careful!

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