Momentum is building in the fight against the National Firearms Act. In a significant development, members of the U.S. House and Senate have formally put pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi, demanding that the Department of Justice drop NFA registration and transfer requirements for firearms now subject to a $0 tax.

Led by Congressman Andrew Clyde and supported by dozens of lawmakers, the signed letter makes Congress’s intent unmistakably clear: NFA registration requirements were inseparably tied to taxation, and once those taxes were eliminated, the constitutional justification for registration collapsed with them.

Congress explains that the NFA was upheld by the Supreme Court solely as a tax statute, not as a standalone gun registration scheme. With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and “any other weapon” firearms were reduced to zero.

According to the letter, continuing to enforce registration without a tax:

• Contradicts Supreme Court precedent
• Violates Congress’s clear legislative intent
• Risks transforming the NFA into an unconstitutional federal gun registry

Lawmakers also point out that the DOJ has previously refused to defend laws that lost their constitutional footing—most notably when the Obamacare penalty was reduced to zero.

This is not speculation or political rhetoric. It is a formal congressional directive, signed, dated, and delivered, putting the DOJ and ATF on notice. If the Department continues to defend NFA registration in court, it risks overstepping its authority and rewriting law that Congress explicitly altered.

The outcome of this standoff could determine the future of:

• Federal gun registration
• Suppressor and SBR ownership
• Limits on executive agency power

For gun owners and constitutional advocates, this letter represents a potential turning point in the long battle over the National Firearms Act—and a clear signal that Congress expects the DOJ to follow both the Constitution and legislative intent.