BELLEVUE, Wash. — July 14, 2026 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed supplemental briefs in three ongoing National Firearms Act (NFA) cases considering the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rulings.
Outlined in the briefs are how the High Court’s decisions in United States v. Hemani, Wolford v. Lopez and Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections & Public Safety impact SAF’s current NFA cases working their way through the lower courts. Based on the Landor ruling, SAF argues that Congress’ taxing power cannot be used to support the NFA since the tax for suppressors and short-barreled firearms was eliminated in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Eliminating that tax, therefore, no longer justifying Congress’ taxing power under the NFA. From both the Wolford and Hemani opinions, SAF highlights the Supreme Court’s ruling that the NFA’s regulation of suppressors and short-barreled firearms violates the Second Amendment.
“When the Supreme Court rightly ruled in favor of Landor, Wolford and Hemani, the precedent set had a direct impact on SAF’s ongoing NFA challenges,” said SAF Senior Director of Legal Operations Bill Sack. “With those rulings in hand, we are now able to better explain to the courts exactly why the remaining registration scheme left in the NFA lacks constitutional authority and is a direct violation of Americans’ Second Amendment rights. We are hopeful these cases will move expeditiously and rightfully restore the full constitutional rights of gun owners across the nation.”
SAF itself is a named plaintiff in the NFA lawsuit Brown v. ATF and is also backing two additional challenges – Jensen v. ATF and Roberts v. ATF. All three cases seek the removal of the NFA’s remaining registration requirements since the $200 tax on the affected arms was eliminated last year.
“There is no doubt the Supreme Court’s rulings this past term have direct bearing on our current challenges to the NFA’s remaining registration scheme,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The relevant district courts should recognize the rulings for what they are – binding precedent that bolsters SAF’s arguments in these three cases. The One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated the tax for suppressors and short-barreled firearms, and it’s now time to remove the registration burden so citizens can exercise their right to keep and bear arms without fear of being placed on some government list.”
