NEARLY A CENTURY: Silencers and short-barreled rifles are officially deregulated after the Trump DOJ declined to appeal a federal court ruling that struck down registration requirements under the National Firearms Act of 1934. Rep. Andrew Clyde, who led the legislative push to zero out the $200 tax on these items in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, calls it "the greatest restoration" of Second Amendment rights in almost 100 years. His argument: if the government can tax a constitutional right into oblivion, it's not really a right at all. 47 Republican lawmakers urged AG Todd Blanche not to appeal — and the midnight deadline passed without DOJ action. Gun violence prevention groups say Americans are now "left less safe."