BELLEVUE, Wash. — Aug. 13, 2026 — The injunction in Jensen v. ATF, a case supported by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), is now in effect after the government did not seek to extend the stay of the ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas by last night’s deadline.
Last week, the court ruled that the remaining registration scheme for short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, any other weapons (AOW’s) and suppressors in the National Firearms Act (NFA) is unconstitutional and gave the government one week from the date of the ruling to file a stay pending appeal. Given the government failed to meet the judge’s deadline, the injunction was therefore put into effect.
“We’re thrilled that Americans are one big step closer to being free of the unconstitutional NFA registration scheme,” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “While the excitement of the moment is palpable, it’s important to remember that the government still has time to appeal the ruling, so it’s not quite time to break out the champagne. There are also numerous outstanding questions as to how the injunction will be interpreted by the federal government and how both the people and affected arms will be treated, both now and in the future. We are working closely with counsel to determine the answers to these questions and will most certainly pass along any new information to our members and supporters as it’s received.”
Starting in 1934, the NFA established a $200 tax and registration regime on certain classes of firearms including silencers and short-barreled rifles, purportedly drawing from Congressional authority to levy taxes. When President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and eliminated the $200 tax on those arms last year, SAF and its partners filed three lawsuits challenging the remaining registration requirements, because without the tax, Congress’ reliance on their taxing power is no longer justifiable.
SAF’s sister organization, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), is a plaintiff in the SAF-funded Jensen v. ATF and its members – current and future – are covered by the injunction. SAF is a named plaintiff in an additional NFA lawsuit Brown v. ATF and is backing a third challenge – Roberts v. ATF. CCRKBA is joined in JensenbyFPC Action Foundation, Texas Rifle Association, Hot Shots Custom and three individuals.
“For more than nine decades citizens were forced to pay $200 to exercise their Second Amendment rights if they wished to own a silencer or short-barreled rifle under the NFA,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “That tax ended when President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill. Last week the court rightfully ruled that the remaining registration scheme under the NFA is completely unconstitutional, and we are hopeful other jurisdictions come to the same conclusion. With this ruling in hand, we will gladly continue fighting this registration requirement so all Americans can exercise their constitutional freedoms without worry of being placed on some government roster.”
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The Second Amendment Foundation (saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the fundamental rights of individuals enshrined in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. SAF engages in aggressive legal action to ensure the principles of armed self-defense, personal liberty, and the ownership of arms are defended, secured, and restored. Through public education initiatives, SAF teaches the importance of the Second Amendment to promote a society that values and exercises the right to keep and bear arms.
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