Palmetto State Armory said on October 23 that eligible buyers in Texas and 16 additional states may obtain qualifying short-barreled rifles through participating dealers using only Form 4473 and a background check. An August 5, 2026 permanent injunction in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF protects the company as an original plaintiff and covered customers more firmly than ATF nonenforcement. Federal NFA registration requirements and criminal penalties were never repealed.