08/13/2026
Silencer/ AOW Update:
We are excited to announce that we are able to process silencers (Purchased from Silencer Shop Only) via a 4473 + Background check or 4473 + Valid Texas License to Carry Handgun over the counter while the Silencer Shop V. ATF injunction is in place. This is a landmark decision that will have lasting impacts on the industry. We are grateful that a Texas based company like Silencer Shop and the Silencer Shop Foundation could help simplify silencer ownership. Please keep in mind that the ATF will probably appeal within the 60 day time frame, so this situation may be tentative.
What this means for our customers:
1: Any suppressor we have that we purchased from Silencer Shop (which is a majority of what we have and what we can get) can be purchased over the counter as of now with a completed 4473 and background check approval.
2: A " valid" Texas License to Carry Handgun qualifies as an exemption to the NICS background check.
3: Any suppressors or AOW's NOT purchased directly from Silencer Shop do NOT qualify. In other words, if we purchased certain suppressors (like Sonicore Suppressors) directly from the manufacturer, they will still have to be processed through the Form 4 approval process as it has been.
4: This injunction only applies to certain states and to states that do not have a "State Form 4" requirement.
5: Any Silencers that are currently "in Process" waiting on a Form 4 approval will have to remain in process pending an approval.
Here is a link from the Silencer Shop Foundation that goes into more detail:
The NFA Registration Is Gone: How Silencer Shop Foundation Beat the ATF SILENCER SHOP FOUNDATION News Team Donate Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF The NFA Registration Is Gone: How We Beat the ATF We brought the case. We won. A federal court ordered the ATF to stop enforcing NFA registration against....