Their message? Gun registration schemes are dangerous, unconstitutional, and historically a fast track to confiscation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The case centers on suppressor registration, but the bigger fight is about where the government\u2019s power ends. A three-judge panel upheld registration rules while assuming suppressors are \u201carms\u201d protected by the Second Amendment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The NRA says that logic opens the door for the government to demand registration of every firearm without ever meeting the Supreme Court\u2019s text-and-history test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That test, set out in District of Columbia v. Heller<\/a><\/em> and hammered home in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen<\/a><\/em>, is clear: if the Second Amendment\u2019s text covers the conduct, the government must prove the restriction matches this nation\u2019s historical firearm tradition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s no carve-out for \u201cpresumptively lawful\u201d laws like licensing. Every regulation has to clear the same constitutional bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The NRA brief calls out the panel for blurring the line between licensing and registration. Licensing, the brief notes, deals with ensuring owners know how to safely handle firearms. Registration, by contrast, creates lists of who owns what\u2014lists that history shows are ripe for abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the history lesson isn\u2019t subtle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Glock](\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Glock_Registration.jpg\")
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