PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD DOJ: DON’T APPEAL GOA’S WIN!

Thank you to President Trump for supporting the Second Amendment!

President Trump personally ordered the Justice Department not to appeal our NFA victory. The deadline to file would have been October 5th.

But, ATF still hasn’t issued guidance for FFLs and gun owners on how to proceed after the win.

GOA has spoken with the ATF Director Cekada, and he confirmed that the agency is actively working on it.

Our injunction covers the parties to the lawsuit and their customers. This isn’t a nationwide repeal, and your state’s laws still apply.

CBS NEWS: TRUMP ORDERS DOJ NOT TO APPEAL

The President of the United States personally called off the appeal of our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit” victory.

That’s what CBS news reported on September 17th.

Trump made the decision himself, and he told Republican members of Congress in a series of recent calls that he would make sure the Justice Department did not contest the ruling.

A DOJ official told CBS the department plans to notify Congress of the decision.

This is huge news for GOA members, and those concerned about the next moves from the DOJ and ATF.

On August 5th, Judge Hendrix struck down the NFA’s registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and any other weapons, and enjoined ATF from enforcing them.

That’s thanks to our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” which we fought in court for over a year to win.

DOJ had until October 5th to appeal. The President told them to let the clock run out.

GOA is named in the CBS reporting for a reason. We brought this fight, and our members were the first in the country to walk out of a shop with a suppressor and no federal registration.

HERE’S WHAT THEY SAID:

CBS ran the story under a headline calling these firearms “gangster weapons.”

The anti-gun group, Giffords, told CBS that declining to appeal would be a failure to defend public safety, and warned the country could return to the days of Al Capone.

A source familiar with the discussions said some Justice Department lawyers are more worried about their win-loss record than the President’s gun policies, and called the anti-gun narrative a scare tactic.

Gun owners know that getting rid of these restrictions on the Second Amendment means more guns in the hands of law abiding citizens, not the opposite.

ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!

Imagine this, If President Trump had not won the election, we’d have President Kamala Harris.

What a terrible reality that would have been.

But, the fact of the matter is, none of this would have been possible had President Trump not won the 2024 election.

He won that election because gun owners showed up and voted for him.

Had Kamala won, we never would have been able to sue in the first place because she would have NEVER signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law. There never would have been a OBBB, and we would be fighting whatever insane gun control she’d be pushing right now.

Instead, we’re gutting the National Firearms Act. That’s thanks to President Trump.

Remember that the next time somebody tells you voting doesn’t matter.

NOW, HERE’S THE HARD PART:

Winning in court isn’t the same as knowing what the rules are. ATF has still not published guidance, and many gun owners and dealers across the country are unsure of what to do next.

We asked you to contact your representatives and demand that ATF issue clear guidance. You did, and members of Congress have been pressing the agency on exactly this.

I can report that I have personally spoken with the ATF Director. The agency is actively working on guidance.

We will read whatever ATF publishes line by line. If any part of it walks our rights backward, we will challenge it.

A win on paper means nothing if the bureaucracy writes the implementation to take it back.

And before you act on any of this…

The injunction protects the parties to the lawsuit and their customers.

It is not a nationwide repeal.

State law still applies, and some states ban these items outright.

If you are an FFL, talk to an attorney licensed in your state before you change how you run your shop.

In the meantime, if you are an FFL, consider becoming a corporate member so your store can access important legal protections when eligible.

And if you are an individual, protect yourself as a member of GOA, which would include you in our wins.