ATF to stop enforcing registration rules on gun silencers and short-barreled rifles. What to know - Sun, 18 Oct 2026 PSTThe federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — the ATF — has announced that it would stop enforcing requirements to register and pay tax on gun suppressors, often called silencers, and other items. Last week, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador celebrated that announcement, which followed a victory in a lawsuit Idaho and 14 other…Spokane Spokesman-Review23h agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeatf gun silencer rule change
