U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) has expressed support for the inclusion of his Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act in the Senate reconciliation text. The legislation, if enacted, would remove federal taxation, registration, and regulation requirements for short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other weapons currently covered under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
“Short-barreled weapons are the weapons of choice for self-defense, and I am proud to have gotten the SHORT Act into the President’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill,’” said Senator Marshall. “‘Shall not be infringed’ is crystal clear, and the SHORT Act takes a step toward rolling back nonsensical regulations that the National Firearms Act has placed upon gun owners. The Biden-era abuses of the constitutionally protected rights of gun owners will be undone.”
The Biden Administration previously used provisions in the NFA to argue that individuals owning pistols with stabilizing braces were in possession of illegal short-barreled rifles. This interpretation led to an enforcement action by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which required affected gun owners to either comply with new rules or register their firearms under a program called “Amnesty Registration of Pistol Brace Weapons.” Proponents of eliminating these restrictions argue that doing so would prevent similar regulatory actions by ATF in the future.
Senator Marshall also encouraged those interested to watch his interview with Newsmax for more information.
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