One Big Beautiful Bill Act opens door to ending some gun controls

Published August 6, 2025 12:38pm ET



The Independence Day signing by President Donald Trump of his “big, beautiful bill” could clear the way for the most sweeping change ever in America’s gun laws.

Several of the nation’s most prominent Second Amendment advocacy groups said one tweak made to the 91-year-old National Firearms Act opened the door to its unraveling, and with it, ending federally required gun registration.

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