Source: Fox News
Summary
Gun rights advocates have welcomed a recent ruling that will make it easier to obtain firearm suppressors and certain weapons. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., who founded Clyde Armory, argued that the regulatory barrier was wrong as it taxed a constitutional right. The ruling affects parties that brought the lawsuit and is not a national injunction on the law. Gun rights groups used the successful push to reduce the tax to $0 in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to argue that the added registration was unconstitutional.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Rep. Andrew Clyde, a business founder-turned-lawmaker, called the ruling “the greatest restoration” of Second Amendment rights in almost a century. He argued that taxing a constitutional right is wrong. The ruling affects the parties that brought the lawsuit, but it’s not a national injunction on the law. Gun rights groups celebrated, while gun violence prevention groups panned the inaction. The Trump administration did not file an appeal, allowing the order to go into effect without pause. The scene is familiar: politicians, advocates, and opponents take predictable stances, while the issue remains contentious.
Author: Evan Null
