Texas gun ruling affirms limits of Congress' power
<p>Second Amendment groups <a class="Link" href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/federal-court-strikes-major-blow-against-national-firearms-act-in-fpc-backed-lawsuit" target="_blank" >applauded</a> last week after a federal judge in Texas <a class="Link" href="https://reason.com/2026/08/06/a-federal-judge-rejects-national-firearms-act-regulations-saying-their-tax-rationale-no-longer-applies/" target="_blank" >ruled</a> that several national firearm regulations were unconstitutional. But the decision did not hinge on gun rights.
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<p>Second Amendment groups <a class="Link" href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/federal-court-strikes-major-blow-against-national-firearms-act-in-fpc-backed-lawsuit" target="_blank" >applauded</a> last week after a federal judge in Texas <a class="Link" href="https://reason.com/2026/08/06/a-federal-judge-rejects-national-firearms-act-regulations-saying-their-tax-rationale-no-longer-applies/" target="_blank" >ruled</a> that several national firearm regulations were unconstitutional. But the decision did not hinge on gun rights. Rather, it affirmed a <a class="Link" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/enumerated_powers" target="_blank" >broader principle</a>: The federal government's powers are limited to those explicitly granted by the Constitution.</p><p>The case involved the <a class="Link" href="https://www.atf.gov/media/25121/download" target="_blank" >National Firearms Act</a>, a 1934 law that targeted weapons and accessories thought to be favored by criminals. Because that law was framed as a revenue measure, U.S.
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- <p>Second Amendment groups <a class="Link" href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/federal-court-strikes-major-blow-against-national-firearms-act-in-fpc-backed-lawsuit" target="_blank" >applauded</a> last week after a federal judge in Texas <a class="Link" href="https://reason.com/2026/08/06/a-federal-judge-rejects-national-firearms-act-regulations-saying-their-tax-rationale-no-longer-applies/" target="_blank" >ruled</a> that several national firearm regulations were unconstitutional. But the decision did not hinge on gun rights.
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