By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
In the aftermath of a federal district court ruling earlier this month enjoining the enforcement of the National Firearms Act as it applies to registration requirements for suppressors, and short-barreled firearms, and guns described as “any other weapon,” and applied that ruling to “current and future” members and customers of plaintiff organizations, two gun rights organizations announced a limited-time offer for dual memberships at a reduced price.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) announced the offer nine days after the ruling was handed down by District Court Judge James Wesley Hendrix. CCRKBA was a plaintiff in the case, while SAF financially supported the lawsuit. Hendrix’ ruling applies to CCRKBA, its present and future members.
SAF and CCRKBA are sister organizations, based in Bellevue, Wash. The limited-time dual membership offer costs $25.
CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb confirmed to TGM that the offer had “gone viral.” And that was after CCRKBA memberships started spiking on their own, following the release of the Hendrix ruling.
Gottlieb conservatively estimated that some 2,000 new members had come on board just over the past weekend, and many of them had made donations in excess of the $25 dual-membership offer.
It certainly didn’t hurt that the Justice Department decided not to file an appeal, and instead allowed the ruling, which declared the NFA paperwork provisions for suppressors and short-barreled firearms unconstitutional, because the tax upon which those registrations were based no longer exists. The $200 federal tax, imposed almost a century ago to discourage people from buying and owning the guns and suppressors was repealed as part of the 2025 “One Big, Beautiful Bill” signed into law by President Donald Trump.
In announcing the officer, SAF declared, “We are thrilled to have secured this permanent injunction on behalf of CCRKBA members, and we are as eager as all of you to start exercising the rights that have been taken from us since 1934. However, our job is to be as certain as possible that all information we provide is as accurate and thorough as possible, and that anywhere where legal or regulatory ambiguity may remain that we advise caution. The implementation and application of this injunction raises a host of additional legal questions for both FFL’s and individuals.
“Before undertaking any conduct we strongly advise that you speak to an experienced attorney in your area,” the SAF announcement continued. “Also note that some states have provisions in state law that outright prohibit the possession or transfer of silencers, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and AOWs, or prohibit the possession or transfer unless in compliance with the NFA. STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT ENJOINED BY THE JENSEN DECISION AND REMAIN IN EFFECT. Please be aware of the law in your state.”
