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| DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, August 18, 2026 |
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| | | | The DOJ did not ask for a stay in a federal lawsuit challenging the NFA's registration scheme on items that no longer have a transfer or making tax imposed, and the judge's decision is now in effect. So what happens now? GOA's Ben Sanderson and NRA-ILA's John Commerford join Cam to talk about the rapidly changing legal environment. |
| | | | When Judge Wesley Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held on August 5, 2026, that the National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns exceed Congress’s constitutional authority—this occurred after Congress eliminated the NFA taxes on those items—we entered an exciting but uncertain time. |
| | | | For decades, federal law and United States Postal Service regulations turned one of the most ordinary stops in American life, your local post office, into a federal “gun free zone.” That changed on August 12 with a slip opinion from the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) delivering another significant victory for the Second Amendment. |
| | | | In a stark departure from the last administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is taking gun control advocates to task for their sensationalist rhetoric and questionable legal claims. |
| | | | The Second Amendment lost one of its most ardent, longest-serving defenders on August 9 when past NRA President Allan D. Cors died. He was a lifelong shooter, a dedicated collector, an avid hunter, and, perhaps above all, a great advocate for freedom. |
| | | | Primary election season is winding down, and the final slates of candidates in most states have emerged ahead of the 2026 fall elections. Second Amendment issues may or may not have been front in center in every campaign, but they certainly remain a fundamental component of any candidate’s political platform moving forward. |
| | | | On August 12, we reported on an important development in the ongoing litigation over the National Firearms Act (NFA) filed by multiple plaintiffs in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. These included, with NRA’s support, our state affiliate, the Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA). |
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