Brady Condemns DOJ Decision to Allow Deregulation of Uniquely Dangerous Firearms and Accessories

DOJ announced it will not appeal the ruling in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF, overturning century-old common-sense regulations on silencers, short-barreled rifles, and “sawed-off” shotguns

Washington, D.C., October 1, 2026 — The nation's oldest gun violence prevention organization, Brady: United Against Gun Violence, expresses grave alarm at the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) public filing that it will not appeal the ruling in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF,  in which the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down the National Firearms Act's (NFA) nearly 100-year-old requirements for owning and transferring silencers, short-barreled rifles, and “sawed-off” shotguns. Brady filed an amicus brief in the case and previously denounced the ruling.

Brady President Kris Brown said:

“It is unconscionable that our government is turning its back on what has been, for nearly a century, a noncontroversial and incredibly effective means of preventing criminal access to the deadliest firearms and accessories. The vast majority of Americans are not asking for this. They simply do not want it. Instead, the administration is openly choosing to put lives at risk by expanding the availability of uniquely lethal firearms and devices that can eviscerate public safety in our communities, presumably so the gun industry can clear greater profits. An extreme, outspoken few across various levels of government are working on behalf of the gun lobby when they should be protecting their constituents. It’s abhorrent, unprecedented, and immoral.”