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Limits on certain firearms, silencers lifted for some in Texas after judge’s order takes effect

The Trump administration declined to immediately appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Lubbock that invalidated parts of the 1934 National Firearms Act.

Nearly century-old federal restrictions on certain short-barrel firearms and silencers were lifted Thursday for some gun groups and government agencies in several states, including Texas, after the Trump administration declined to file an emergency appeal challenging a federal court order.  Gun rights activists and Republican lawmakers called the change a historic win for the Second […]

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