Capping A Remarkable Inagural Session For The NFA Freedom Alliance.
AUSTIN, TEXAS –-(Ammoland.com)- In a major advance for owners of guns and accessories regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA), most notably silencers or suppressors, Texas Governor Greg Abbott on May 22 2015 signed Senate Bill 473, reforming the state’s so-called “Defense to Prosecution” (DTP) law.
Texas is the second state this session, following Tennessee, to reform DTP laws at the request of the NFA Freedom Alliance.
Todd Rathner, executive director of the NFA Freedom Alliance, commented, “Because Texas has one of the nation’s highest rates of NFA ownership, this bill was a top priority in our inaugural session. Now, Texans who own NFA weapons will be able to rest easy knowing they aren’t going to be arrested because of a poorly worded law.”
The NFA Freedom Alliance’s other legislative victories this session include:
- Montana – Passed a law legalizing hunting with suppressors.
- Arkansas – Passed “Shall Certify” legislation compelling law enforcement to certify NFA forms if the applicant is not a prohibited possessor.
- Tennessee – Passed DTP reform, fully legalizing NFA weapons possession
Founded in October of 2014, The NFA Freedom Alliance entered the 2015 legislative session with a very aggressive agenda and accomplished those goals with the support of grassroots supporters plus a handful of manufacturers and retailers.
Rathner added, “Now that NFA industry has seen what we can accomplish, we hope that support from the manufacturers and retailers will help us make even greater strides in 2016.”
These remarkable successes are just the first step for the NFA Freedom Alliance. The NFAFA needs the support of NFA gun owners nationwide, to continue this vital work.
Anyone wishing to see more pro-NFA initiatives like these can support the NFA Freedom Alliance and earn a chance to win an SBR/suppressor combination, by making a donation at https://secure.nfafa.org/giveaway.cfm.
The NFA Freedom Alliance is the strongest direct action/lobbying organization working at the state and federal level to ease restrictions on the ownership, manufacture, sale, and use of items regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA). www.nfafa.org
One question. My is a felon , she takes responsibility for what happened when she seventeen years old. But in twenty years has not seen a jail cell. My worries is her job has in a high crime Urban area.
I want her to carry a gun . She doesn’t want to see cell or me to see one as well. What do y’all recommend
Most don’t understand affirmative defense , the same problem we have currently in Alaska. It basicly allows an officer to arrest you take your legally owned NFA item , possibly never to be seen again , until you go to court to prove you legally owned it. Problem lies in that evidence does get destroyed , lost and stolen. Furthermore a police officer asking to prove its legal is actually breaking tax laws by asking for personal tax information without a warrant. They can ask for a serial number call tha BATFE and get current status but they wont. The… Read more »
I am sure happy for this victory. We can have quiet shootouts in Texas now. We just need to get silencers on those Harleys.
NFA weapons now legal in Texas ? I got my first SBR in 2010,an AAC 762 silencer last year,and I’m waiting on my stamp right now on a lower for another SBR (300 BLK) build. I don’t know how much longer the Obama regime is going to allow NFA trusts. (The boy has still got his phone and a pen) Get em while you can.