Comments on: South Dakota is First to Fix What Could Be a Big Problem for a Number of States if Suppressors are Removed From the NFA

By: A Question, I Haz

A Question, I Haz — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:25:00 +0000

Several years ago, I visited Sioux City for a week and was (pleasantly) surprised to see a local suppressor manufacturer with a storefront (and name to match) right there in a strip mall alongside other retailers you’d see anywhere else. Being from SoCal myself, it was a depressing reminder of the Dems’ stranglehold back in my home state. Repeal of the NRA would make no difference here, as suppressors are already illegal to even possess for the plebes.

…same with collapsible batons…

…same with rifle scopes capable of night vision (if mounted…legal if hand held…riddle me that one, geez)

But all these are fully legal in CA for law enforcement, of course. Just like driving while using a hand held cell phone, or buying full cap mags, etc.

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:34:09 +0000

January 2026 NICS Background Checks Dip Slightly While NFA Checks Surge.

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‘The January 2026 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,198,879 is a decrease of 0.7 percent compared to the January 2025 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,207,557. For comparison, the unadjusted January 2026 FBI NICS figure of 2,172,185 reflects a 5.6 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,299,989 in January 2025.
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‘The January 2026 NFA figure of 206,871 is an increase of 121.2 percent compared to the January 2025 figure of 93,518.’
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ht* tps://www.ammoland.com/2026/02/january-2026-nics-background-checks-dip-slightly-while-nfa-checks-surge/

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:31:13 +0000

ATF Reverses Course After Denying NFA Applications for Wanting to “Exercise God-Given Rights”.

“The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has finally done what common sense and the Constitution demanded all along: approve the previously denied or voided Form 1 applications that sparked outrage in the gun community. NFA applications have been denied for answers to box 4 I with language that referenced constitutionally protected activity as a legitimate reason for possessing NFA items. In a stunning reversal, the agency has now approved the forms, including those rejected for constitutionally grounded purpose statements such as ‘exercise my God-given rights’ and ‘for all lawful purposes, including justifiable homicide.’ According to reports, the ATF has acknowledged they ‘should have never been denied’ in the first place.
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ht* tps://www.ammoland.com/2026/02/atf-reverses-course-after-denying-nfa-applications-for-wanting-to-exercise-god-given-rights/

By: Dad

Dad — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:44:43 +0000

Good on them.