Quote of the Day

There is no longer any reason for this government gun registry scheme to continue, and our victory will ideally lead to other successful court rulings across the country. American citizens should never have their names on a government registry in order to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

Alan Gottlieb
CCRKBA Chairman
August 5, 2026
Fed. Judge Rules ATF Registration Requirements on SBRs, Suppressors Unconstitutional – TheGunMag

Agreed, just like our First Amendment rights, no one should ever have to register themselves, their books, their church, magazine subscription, ammo purchases, or their guns. What is a little misleading here is that this case was not won on Second Amendment grounds. And because of that (I am not a lawyer, so someone correct me if I’m wrong) this case cannot be leveraged to state and local registries.

And just on the core decision it is not a certainty that it will hold on appeal.

Copilot is of the option that even in the Fifth Circuit, the appeals court is likely to overrule the decision. Furthermore, it thinks the odds are low of SCOTUS buying the argument that no tax means no registration.

Grok is of the opinion the appeals court and SCOTUS will uphold the ruling.

Claude thinks it is a coin flip on appeal.

I just wonder what the odds are of Democrats, if they get control of all the house, senate and presidency, caring enough to reinstate the tax and registration in, say, 2029 -> 2032. If they had the votes to reinstate it, they probably would have the votes to include “assault weapons.” Hence, the silencers, SBR, and SBS are enough of a hook to get them to act and then they up-scale to include semi-automatic rifles. Sure, next June SCOTUS will say the guns cannot be banned. But they could place a tax of $20,000 per SBR, SBS, and “assault weapon” and require registration of all of them.

Celebrate our win but prepare appropriately as needed for the uncertain future.