A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) as an unconstitutional firearms registration plan.
The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Aug. 1.
Gun Rights Groups File Lawsuit Challenging National Firearms Act
Second Amendment advocates say the reduction of the excise tax from $200 to $0 makes the Depression-era law an unconstitutional registry.
A SureFire firearm sound suppressors, commonly referred to as a silencer, is displayed during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, on May 28, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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