About This Episode:

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen are bringing you our Legislative and Legal Updates episode — and August may have been the single biggest month for gun law in decades. Two federal courts struck down long-standing rules, the DOJ reversed a decades-old position on carrying in post offices, New Mexico's waiting period finally died, and the FBI quietly released a crime report that nobody on the other side seems eager to talk about. California, meanwhile, just sent three more bills to the Governor's desk.

But the big one is the NFA. You've seen the headlines saying it's dead. Riley read the actual court order, and it isn't — not for most of you. He also thinks the Justice Department made a serious mistake in how it handled the win, and that's the part almost nobody is talking about. Jacob pushes back. Tune in so you don't miss!

News Stories Referenced In This Episode

• Silencer Shop Ruling: The NFA Is Not Dead
• Federal Judge Strikes Down NFA Registration for Suppressors and SBRs
• DOJ Says Lawful Gun Owners Can Carry in Post Offices
• Federal Judge Rules Biden-Era Ghost Gun Restrictions Unconstitutional
• District Court Enters Final Judgment Striking Down New Mexico's Waiting Period Law in NRA Victory
• California Anti-Gun Bills Pass the Legislature, Now Heading to the Governor's Desk
• SCOTUS Statutory Ruling Not the Final Word on Biden-Era Frame or Receiver Rule
• FBI Releases Final Crime Report for 2025 to the Dismay of Firearm Prohibitionists
• DOJ's Post Office Directive Marks Another Second Amendment Milestone
• Federal Firearms Rights Restoration
• FBI Releases 2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics
• FBI's Latest Report Leaves 'More Guns, More Crime' Hypothesis in Tatters
• Texas News Report — The Center Square
• Grassroots Judicial Report — August 26, 2026