ASA & LEADING 2A ORGANIZATIONS FILE LAWSUIT TO CHALLENGE NFA
On October 9, 2025, a coalition of four leading gun rights organizations comprised of the American Suppressor Association (ASA), National Rifle Association (NRA), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), announced the filing of a second joint federal lawsuit in the District of Texas challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA). The named plaintiffs are Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA), FPC Action Foundation, SAF affiliate Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), Hot Shots Custom LLC, and individuals John Jensen, Jeremy Neusch, and David Smith.
In 1937, the Supreme Court ruled that the NFA was primarily a revenue-generating measure and the registration requirements of the statute served to verify who had paid the required tax. With the tax rate of $0 as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the constitutionality of requiring suppressor owners to register with the federal government is no longer valid. This litigation joins Brown v. ATF, and Roberts v. ATF, challenging the NFA, and Anderson v. Raoul, and Padua v. Davenport, the ASA Foundation and Silencer Shop—backed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the ban on suppressors in Illinois and New Jersey, at the forefront of pro-suppressor litigation.
ASA-F WILL FIGHT UNTIL EVERY SUPPRESSOR BAN IS OVERTURNED!
1. THE REGISTRATION AND TAX SCHEME OF THE NFA IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
In 1937, the Supreme Court ruled that the NFA was primarily a revenue-generating measure and the registration requirements of the statute served to verify who had paid the required tax.
2. THE SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTS YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE SUPPRESSORS
Suppressors have been classified as firearms since 1934. As such, they are bearable arms and must be afforded the same Constitutional protections by the Second Amendment as firearms.
3. ASA-F WILL FIGHT TO END THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE NFA
Suppressors are modern day hearing protection devices that should not be subject to the unconstitutional tax and registration requirements of the National Firearms Act.
CASE STATUS
JENSEN V. ATF & Silencer Shop Foundation et al v. ATF
US District Court - Northern District of Texas
Case #2:25-cv-00056 (consolidated with #6:25-cv-00056 "SSSF v. ATF")
Latest Action: 8/5/2026
Action: Judge Issues Summary Judgment in favor of plaintiffs barring enforcement of the NFA by ATF & DOJ on suppressors and short-barrel firearms.
Next: Government's deadline to file a notice of appeal is 10/5/2026
On August 5, 2026, Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted summary judgment in Silencer Shop Foundation et al. v. ATF — the consolidated case that incorporated ASA-backed Jensen v. ATF — holding that the NFA's registration and approval requirements can no longer be sustained as to items for which Congress reduced the tax to $0.
As of this update, no notice of appeal has been filed. Members of Congress have publicly stated that the Department of Justice does not intend to appeal, and reporting indicates the government has chosen not to do so, but DOJ has not confirmed that position on the record. ASA will update this page if a notice of appeal is filed or when the appeal window closes.
ASA-F is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit that was formed to help educate the public on the realities and merits of suppressors.
ASA-F will fight until every suppressor ban is overturned
There are currently 8 states where suppressor ownership and possession are banned.
ASA-F and Silencer Shop have partnered to help sue Illinois
The ASA-F and Silencer Shop backed lawsuit is the first step of many to overturn the unconstitutional bans on suppressors.
ASA-F will back lawsuits in additional states
The lawsuit in Illinois is the first ASA-F backed suit of its kind. It will not be the last. ASA-F will continue until every suppressor ban is overturned!
Winning in court will end the threat of suppressor bans
About the ASA Foundation
The American Suppressor Association Foundation (ASA-F) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization. Formed to educate the public on the realities and merits of suppressors, ASA-F stands at the forefront of pro-suppressor Constitutional litigation.
The ability of the American Suppressor Association Foundation to educate and litigate for your Constitutional rights is tied directly to our ability to fundraise. For more information on how you can help, visit www.Suppressor.org.
