{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/texas-judge-blocks-atf-from-enforcing-nfa-rules-on-untaxed-firearms","slug":"texas-judge-blocks-atf-from-enforcing-nfa-rules-on-untaxed-firearms","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/texas-judge-blocks-atf-from-enforcing-nfa-rules-on-untaxed-firearms","title":"Texas judge blocks ATF from enforcing NFA rules on untaxed firearms","subtitle":"U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements exceed Congress’s taxing authority after taxes were reduced to $0","excerpt":"A federal judge in Texas ruled that the National Firearms Act no longer applies to suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns after Congress eliminated their transfer and making taxes in July 2025. The decision blocks the ATF from enforcing registration requirements for those firearms, with a seven-day stay to allow an appeal.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T23:05:48.975Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-05T22:40:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T16:45:23.902Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":96,"critic":95,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Includes named judge, cited 66‑page opinion, and specific $0 tax figure.","critic":"Quotes from NRA‑ILA, SAF and others separate facts from commentary and outline next steps.","hype":"Headline uses strong language but article remains factual and measured."}},"tags":["#SecondAmendment","#NationalFirearmsAct","#ATF","#GunRights","#TexasCourtRuling"],"entities":["U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix","National Firearms Act","ATF","NRA-ILA","Gun Owners of America","Second Amendment Foundation"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns are unconstitutional after Congress reduced their taxes to $0 in July 2025.","The injunction blocks the ATF from enforcing NFA rules on those firearms but will not take effect for seven days, allowing the government to seek appellate relief.","The decision applies to plaintiffs in the case Jensen v. ATF and their members, including organisations such as the NRA, Gun Owners of America and the Second Amendment Foundation.","NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford called the ruling a major step toward dismantling the NFA, while other advocacy groups said it sets a precedent for future challenges."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled on 5 August 2026 that the National Firearms Act no longer applies to suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and miscellaneous firearms after Congress eliminated their transfer and making taxes in July 2025. The decision, issued in the case Jensen v. ATF, blocks the ATF from enforcing registration requirements for those firearms."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hendrix, appointed by former President Donald Trump, wrote in a 66-page opinion that because the NFA no longer generates revenue from those firearms, its regulatory provisions exceed Congress’s taxing authority. The injunction applies to plaintiffs in the case and their members but will not take effect for seven days to allow the government to seek relief at the appellate level."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The ruling follows legislation signed by Trump in 2025 that reduced the taxes on those firearms to $0. The Senate parliamentarian had previously struck language that would have removed them from the NFA’s purview entirely. The Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left- or centre-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the cost of the NFA’s enforcement or the number of firearms affected by the ruling."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Nemos News Network","url":"https://nemosnewsnetwork.com/judge-says-updated-national-firearms-act-violates-constitution","headline":"Judge Says Updated National Firearms Act Violates Constitution","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T01:55:50.000Z"},{"sourceName":"La Opinion","url":"https://laopinion.com/2026/08/06/juez-federal-de-texas-declara-inconstitucionales-restricciones-sobre-silenciadores-y-armas-reguladas-por-la-nfa","headline":"Texas Federal Judge Declares Unconstitutional Restrictions on Silencers and Weapons Regulated by the NFA","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-06T22:25:14.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Zero Hedge","url":"https://zerohedge.com/political/judge-says-updated-national-firearms-act-violates-constitution","headline":"Judge Says Updated National Firearms Act Violates 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All seven reports stated the ruling removed registration and background-check requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and shotguns. Six digests and both full reports noted the 2025 elimination of the $200 tax under President Trump’s legislation as the trigger for the ruling.","The Independent and Associated Press quoted U.S. District Judge James Hendrix’s reasoning that the regulations could no longer be justified under Congress’s taxing power. Both full reports included the ATF’s June 2026 figure of 6.4 million registered suppressors. They also carried statements from the Giffords Law Center calling the ruling a public-safety setback and describing the now-unenforceable heightened background checks.","Gun-rights groups’ reactions were reported by both full articles, which quoted the Second Amendment Foundation’s statement that the ruling would help Americans exercise Second Amendment rights without fear of government registries. None of the five digests mentioned the 6.4 million figure or the Giffords Law Center’s cost-safety arguments."],"centre":["The centre-rated reports agree that on 29 July 2026 a federal judge in Texas blocked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from enforcing National Firearms Act rules on untaxed firearms. All note the 2025 removal of the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns under a bill signed by then-President Donald Trump.","Eight of the nine centre-rated digests led on the judge’s decision and the removal of registration requirements. The Associated Press report, carried by Washington Top News, added that the ruling removed a layer of background checks and quoted the Second Amendment Foundation calling it a victory for gun rights. It also included a statement from the Giffords Law Center warning the decision was a step backward for public safety.","The centre-rated coverage included the judge’s reasoning that the regulations could no longer be justified under Congress’s taxing power. The AP report alone gave the number of registered suppressors in the U.S. as over 6.4 million. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the ATF’s response or lack of immediate comment."],"right":["All seven right-rated digests led on the ruling’s immediate effect: the National Firearms Act no longer applies to suppressors and short-barreled firearms after Congress eliminated their taxes. The two full reports, published by WND and RedState, quoted the judge’s reasoning that the NFA’s regulatory provisions exceed Congress’s taxing authority without revenue.","WND’s report, written by Harold Hutchison of the Daily Caller News Foundation, described the ruling as a “sledgehammer” to the NFA and quoted NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford calling it a “major step toward dismantling, and ultimately end[ing], the National Firearms Act.” The report also noted that the DOJ had admitted in legal filings that suppressors’ “beneficial use” outweighs their misuse by criminals.","RedState’s report called the decision a “crushing blow” to NFA rules and quoted Second Amendment Foundation Executive Director Adam Kraut saying the ruling leaves “major portions of the NFA in the dustbin of history.” The report also included a tweet from Philip Van Cleave of the Virginia Citizens Defense League stating that suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns “will no longer be NFA items and can be bought using a Form 4473 like a regular firearm” if the government does not appeal.","The digests from OpsLens, Washington Times, ussanews.com, gunowners.org and Tampa Free Press all carried the judge’s name, the seven-day stay and the firearms affected. 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