Gun Owners of America (GOA) just dropped a bombshell, branding congressional Republicans as cowards for ghosting a critical letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding the full repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA). This comes hot on the heels of President Trump’s recent executive action repealing the infamous $200 transfer tax—a relic from 1934 designed to gut the Second Amendment by pricing everyday Americans out of owning suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and other gangster weapons FDR’s ATF cooked up to disarm law-abiding citizens. GOA, ever the no-compromise warriors, isn’t celebrating half-measures; they’re rallying the troops to dismantle the entire NFA framework, which still mandates unconstitutional registration and restrictions that treat modern accessories like machine guns as if we’re reliving Bonnie and Clyde’s heyday.
What’s clever—and infuriating—about this push is how it exposes the DOJ’s sneaky pivot: with the tax gone, they’re now scrambling to prop up the NFA’s registration regime through regulatory sleight-of-hand, while Congress sits on its hands. Remember, the NFA was born from New Deal panic, upheld by a Supreme Court that later admitted its flaws in cases like Haywood v. U.S. (pre-Heller). GOA’s letter, co-signed by heavyweights like the Firearms Policy Coalition, calls Bondi’s bluff—will she use her authority to sunset the registry, or let bureaucrats bury 2A rights under paperwork? The silence from Hill Republicans, many of whom owe their seats to NRA and GOA donors, reeks of political calculus: fear of gun grabber smears from Democrats outweighs delivering real freedom.
For the 2A community, this is a litmus test. If Bondi acts decisively, it could unleash a suppressor revolution—millions of hearing-safe cans flooding ranges without Big Brother’s nod—paving the way for SHORT Act expansions and beyond. But if Congress keeps dodging, it signals weakness, emboldening ATF overreach and future Harris-Walz style bans. 2A patriots, this is your cue: flood Bondi’s inbox, primary the cowards, and keep the pressure on. The NFA’s days are numbered—let’s make sure it dies for good.
