by The ATF has an announced blackout on processing NFA items from December 26th at midnight until January 1, 2026. The purpose as Brandon Maddox explains below is to update the system for the new zero tax for suppressors, short barreled rifles and shotguns, and any other weapons.
I noticed that the Department of Justice has filed replies in both Silencer Central Foundation et al v. BATFE and Brown et al v. BATFE. The first case is the one brought by GOA and others while the second was the coalition of the NRA, SAF, FPC, and American Suppressor Association. Disappointingly, the DOJ argues the zero tax is irrelevant and doesn’t do away with the need for registration. I will be having a post on both of those after I have studied them.