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Texas Law Shot Down: No More Shielding Non-Commercial Gun Silencers

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Texas Law to Shield Non-Commercial Gun Silencers Gets Shot Down | Texas Lawyer
















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The U.S. Fifth Circuit ruled against a Texas law meant to allow residents to evade federal firearm reporting requirements. Credit: Paul/Adobe Stock

Texas did not establish a valid quasi-sovereign interest because it has no self-interest “apart from the interests of particular private parties,” the U.S. Fifth Circuit ruled.

June 25, 2024 at 02:32 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • The U.S. Fifth Circuit scrapped a Texas gun law intended to let citizens evade federal reporting requirements.
  • The Texas law let residents make non-commercial firearm silencers without getting ATFE permission.
  • The Fifth Circuit upheld a Department of Justice summary judgment granted in the Northern District of Texas.

A federal appeals court scrapped a Texas gun rights law that tried to use the state as a shield for citizens wanting to avoid federal reporting requirements.

Since 1968, firearm silencers have been considered subject to regulation.

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