The NFA and GCA are Largely Unconstitutional

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GOA has filed their lawsuit against the ATF on the new proposed rule.
The battle begins!

Read and donate at the GAO website if you feel inclined. I do, b/c they will actually fight.

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[TD="align: left"]We’re once again taking the ATF to court.[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]Gun Owners Foundation just filed a federal lawsuit against the ATF’s proposed “Ghost Gun” and Gun Registry Final Rule, which is slated to take effect August 24.[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]This rule imposes near-universal gun owner registration and restricts the ability to make your own guns at home — a tradition which is older than our Republic.[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]After the recent Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed our Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms, we are optimistic that we can win this fight.[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]But I know it’s going to be a lengthy and expensive legal battle, similar to what we’ve gone through in our bump stock case, which is on appeal to the Supreme Court.[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]The ATF and their gun control lawyers will be fighting us tooth and nail in hopes that they can keep dragging out this legal battle until our funds are depleted.[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]That’s why YOUR support will be essential to keep us in the fight for however long it takes — especially since this battle may end up at the Supreme Court.[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]Please make a tax-deductible contribution to Gun Owners Foundation’s Legal Defense Fund to ensure we have every resource we need in our new legal battle against the ATF.[/TD]
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There is more at the end, which I did not see at first:

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[TD="align: left"]I should note that we have already put the ATF on the defensive.
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[TD="align: left"]Thanks to activists like you who sent over 65,000 angry comments to the ATF, the rule was HEAVILY modified from its original proposed version.
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[TD="align: left"]Here are three of the most significant “victories” that our pressure campaign against the ATF achieved:
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[TD="align: left"]??You will not have to serialize (read: register) every new magazine, barrel, or trigger that you use to upgrade your existing firearm.
??You will not have to register a firearm simply because you Cerakote or color your firearm.
??And you will have greater protection when having a gun dealer check out or modify your privately made firearm — as now, the requirement to serialize a homemade firearm has been limited to only apply when a dealer takes that gun into his inventory overnight.
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[TD="align: left"]In fact, the ATF explicitly concedes that they watered down the regulations because of the “numerous commenters” like you who opposed them.
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[TD="align: left"]Now, I want to be as clear as possible…
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[TD="align: left"]…While it’s good that the ATF rules were modified, a “watered down” assault on our rights is still an assault on our rights.
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[TD="align: left"]That’s why our legal team at Gun Owners Foundation will keep fighting until the ATF’s ENTIRE assault on our rights has been gutted.
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[TD="align: left"]Gun Owners Foundation firmly believes in fighting based on the text and history of the Second Amendment.
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[TD="align: left"]But to win this fight, we’ll certainly need support from our members like you.
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[TD="align: left"]So please, make a tax-deductible contribution to Gun Owners Foundation’s Legal Defense Fund to ensure we have every resource we need in our new legal battle against the ATF.
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[TD="align: left"]In Liberty,
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[TD="align: left"]Erich Pratt
Senior Vice President
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