08/13/2026
🚨 IMPORTANT NFA UPDATE — WHAT THIS ACTUALLY MEANS 🚨
There has been a LOT of information — and misinformation — circulating regarding the August 5 federal court ruling involving the National Fi****ms Act.
We want to explain where things currently stand and, more importantly, what this means for Diamond K Armory customers.
First, let’s make something very clear:
🇺🇸 Diamond K Armory is NOT anti-2A, and we are certainly NOT pro-NFA.
We fully support the Second Amendment, and we are excited to see successful challenges to federal firearm restrictions.
However, celebrating a major court victory and determining what we can legally do as an FFL/SOT today are two different things.
WHAT DID THE COURT ACTUALLY RULE?
On August 5, a federal judge ruled that certain NFA registration and approval requirements cannot constitutionally be enforced as applied to NFA fi****ms for which Congress reduced the federal making and transfer tax to $0.
That includes:
• Suppressors
• Short-Barreled Rifles (SBRs)
• Short-Barreled Shotguns (SBSs)
• Any Other Weapons (AOWs)
This was a major victory.
However, it does NOT mean that the entire National Fi****ms Act has been repealed.
Machineguns and destructive devices were not given the same $0 tax treatment and are not covered by this portion of the ruling.
The court also did not decide the case on Second Amendment grounds. The victory was based on Congress’s enumerated taxing powers.
WHO DOES THE RULING CURRENTLY PROTECT?
This is probably the biggest source of confusion online.
The court did NOT issue a nationwide injunction covering every gun owner and every FFL in America.
The injunction currently protects the plaintiffs in the consolidated cases and, where applicable, their current and future members and customers.
That includes organizations and businesses involved in the litigation, such as GOA and the Silencer Shop Foundation case plaintiffs.
That distinction is extremely important.
Simply living in Texas, owning fi****ms, or seeing that the seven-day stay expired does not automatically mean you are personally protected by the injunction.
There are still important questions surrounding exactly how “members” and “customers” are treated in individual transactions and how dealers should implement the ruling.
THE SEVEN-DAY STAY HAS EXPIRED
The court originally stayed its judgment for seven days to give the federal government an opportunity to seek appellate relief.
That seven-day period has now expired.
That means the injunction is significant right now for the parties and other persons/entities actually covered by it.
However, the legal process may not be finished. The federal government may pursue appellate relief, and additional guidance concerning implementation is still developing.
SO WHAT IS DIAMOND K ARMORY DOING?
For now, we are continuing to follow the existing NFA transfer procedures, including the Form 1/Form 4 process, unless and until we have reliable guidance establishing that a particular transaction can legally be handled differently.
If you currently have an NFA item pending with us:
DO NOT CANCEL YOUR APPLICATION.
Nothing about our current processing procedure is changing at this time.
We will continue processing your application normally unless we receive authoritative guidance allowing us to do otherwise.
WHY ARE WE BEING CAUTIOUS?
This has absolutely nothing to do with supporting the NFA.
We are protecting our customers and protecting our licenses.
An NFA transfer handled incorrectly can potentially expose both the dealer and the customer to extremely serious federal consequences.
We aren’t willing to use one of our customers as a test case.
And we aren’t willing to gamble the FFL/SOT that allows us to serve our customers because somebody on Facebook says:
“THE NFA IS DEAD! JUST HAND THEM THE SUPPRESSOR!”
When we know with confidence that we can legally hand you your suppressor without the existing NFA process, trust us — we’ll be just as happy as you are to do it.
THE BOTTOM LINE
❌ The entire NFA has NOT been repealed.
❌ This is NOT currently a nationwide injunction protecting everyone.
❌ Do NOT assume you are automatically covered simply because the seven-day stay expired.
❌ Do NOT cancel a pending Form 1 or Form 4 based on something you saw on social media.
✅ The August 5 decision is a major legal victory.
✅ The injunction protects the plaintiffs and, where applicable, their current and future members and customers.
✅ The original seven-day stay has expired.
✅ The ruling applies to the challenged NFA requirements involving untaxed NFA fi****ms, not the entire NFA.
✅ Additional legal and regulatory developments are still possible.
🇺🇸 WE SUPPORT THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
🇺🇸 WE SUPPORT THIS CHALLENGE TO THE NFA.
🇺🇸 WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR CUSTOMERS FROM BECOMING FEDERAL TEST CASES.
The moment we have clear, reliable guidance allowing us to change how we handle these transactions, we will update our procedures and let our customers know.
Until then, please be patient with us and other FFLs while this develops.
Diamond K Armory
Type 07 FFL / Class 03 SOT
