Between its roller-delayed design, good ergos, and excellent performance, the Kuna is going to be tough to beat at its $1000. And given the fact that you won’t have to shell out another $200 to SBR it after January 1, this is going to be a very popular firearm.
NSSF understood the House’s two-pronged strategy. In the end, that proved to be the correct approach as the Senate parliamentarian ruled that including HPA and the SHORT Act in reconciliation did not comply with the Byrd Rule.
With the passage of the BBB, the tax under Section 5811 will soon be set to $0 (January 1, 2026). As a result, short barreled rifles (and shotguns) will not be subject to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax levied on rifle manufacturers.
Silencer demand is about to skyrocket, but the two other categories — short-barreled weapons (rifles and shotguns) and the nebulous “any other weapons” — also represent growth segments for smart companies.
Don’t look now, but Temu Trace (Everytown’s The Smoking Gun website) figured out that zeroing out the onerous $200 tax stamp on sales of silencers, short-barrel rifles and short-barrel shotguns is just another step on the road to full NFA nullification.
You can’t repeal the laws of economics. Buyers who know the total cost of a silencer they want will drop significantly in six months are going to hold onto their cash until then.
Should the NFA find its way back to the Supreme Court, instead, it could be overturned. Perhaps that’s just a pipe dream, but for gun owners and Second Amendment advocates in general, the potential alone is a reason for hope.
“The tax cut is meaningless. No one cares about the tax. Killing registration was what would have mattered.” That’s insane to me. A reduction of $200 per suppressor or SBR is not chump change, especially for those who make their own.
We may see our side take a page from the Obama/Biden tactic of “sue and settle.” That involved the government collusively working with various environmental groups to file a lawsuit and then “take a knee” and allow a binding judgment to be entered.
While you’re scrolling through web sites deciding what can you’re gonna buy now and digging out that old stripped lower so you can Form 1 it and build that SBR, the NRA, SAF, FPC, and ASA are getting ready to file a lawsuit that will challenge the NFA in its entirety.
