Today, October 30, ATF published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on proposed changes to the Form 4. The new Form 4 includes the updated $0 tax on suppressors — a huge win for the 2A community! Law-abiding gun owners deserve full access to hearing protection, and this change brings us one step closer. Additional changes to the form include:

• Removing CLEO notification requirement and copy

• Simplified photo and ID requirements

• Electronic filing options through eForms and Pay.gov

• Adding instructions for married couples jointly making, transferring, and registering a firearm, as an `other legal entity'

We’ll keep fighting to roll back what’s left of the NFA, but today, we celebrate progress. Public comments will be open until December 1, 2025.

Sen. Risch (R-ID) and Rep. Cline (R-VA) Introduce Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act  

Today, the American Suppressor Association (ASA) released a statement of support for the Firearms Access During Shutdowns Act introduced by Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) and Senator Jim Risch (R-ID). If passed, the bill would ensure that certain operations, functions, and services of the Federal Government relating to the enforcement of firearms laws and firearm export licensing continue during a lapse in appropriations. This would include:

• The National Instant Criminal Background Check System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the processing of background checks in support of the operations of the Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Services of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which includes NFA transfer background checks.

• The Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Services of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which includes the NFA Division.

“We applaud Congressman Cline and Senator Risch for standing up for millions of law-abiding gun owners and defending Second Amendment rights in the midst of the Democrat-led government shutdown,” said Knox Williams, President and Executive Director of ASA.

Next year, the Supreme Court could review several important gun cases that could influence the future of the Second Amendment. These decisions would have a ripple effect far beyond the courtroom.

ASA General Counsel Michael Williams comments, “If you look holistically at what they’ve decided to take and not take, they seem to be going in this direction of staying away, for now, from hardware questions… So what technology is covered by the Second Amendment?”

2025 brought a wave of wins for ASA and the Second Amendment community, and we’re still going! ASA was instrumental in reducing transfer times. We have two active lawsuits to dismantle the NFA that could eventually reach the Supreme Court, along with two additional lawsuits to overturn state-level bans on suppressor ownership. We were successful in getting NFA examiners back to work during the government shutdown. We legalized suppressor ownership in Guam, and, last but certainly not least, we led the charge to reduce the NFA transfer tax on suppressors to $0, effective January 1st.

Suppressed Fest 2025 Raises Over $25K for ASA Foundation!

A HUGE “Thank you” to NFA Review Channel’s Suppressed Fest 2025! The two-day event included a fundraising raffle that benefited the ASA Foundation and our lawsuits challenging the NFA. It featured a range day for interested shooters to try suppressors from a multitude of brands, including the following ASA Member Companies:

Capitol Armory

YHM

SilencerCo

Huxwrx

Dead Air

Rugged Suppressors

Anechoic

JK Armament

PTR

Cole-Tac

Thank you to the sponsor companies for donating prizes to the raffle and to the attendees for their generous support. And thank you to NFA Review Channel for your steadfast support of the ASA Foundation and our groundbreaking legal work.

Congratulations on the 10th Anniversary of Suppressed Fest!

THANKS TO OUR TIER 1 SPONSORS