Any Other Weapon (AOW)s in 2026?

[Gawernator]

If anyone signed up today, would it apply to them or just GOA members pre deadline?

You can join. It’s any member. I joined SAF so I can carry in USPS

 

[LarpAnonymous]

Was just coming back to this thread after the injunction last night to see how it affected AOW's.

Wanting an AOW shotgun and curious how I could achieve this in CA.

 

[TheRatDragon]

You can join. It’s any member. I joined SAF so I can carry in USPS

Good cause I joined today because I didn't have any F-ing money yesterday.

 

[TheRatDragon]

Was just coming back to this thread after the injunction last night to see how it affected AOW's.

Wanting an AOW shotgun and curious how I could achieve this in CA.

If you join the GOA you don't need a tax stamp, just buy em regularly now. (At least thats what I believe is happening.)

If you don't join the GOA, I also have good news for you. As of today, the ATF has begun approving AOW tax stamps for Californians again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CAguns/comments/1vniil5/aow_form_1_approved

 

[LarpAnonymous]

If you join the GOA you don't need a tax stamp, just buy em regularly now. (At least thats what I believe is happening.)

If you don't join the GOA, I also have good news for you. As of today, the ATF has begun approving AOW tax stamps for Californians again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CAguns/comments/1vniil5/aow_form_1_approved

Interesting, thank you!

I was under the imoression the AOW would have to come from one of the named plaintiffs in the case (i.e PSA) to be transferred via 4473 without form 4 AND you would have to be a member of one of the named orgs.

Thoughts?

 

[M_N04H]

If you join the GOA you don't need a tax stamp, just buy em regularly now. (At least thats what I believe is happening.)

If you don't join the GOA, I also have good news for you. As of today, the ATF has begun approving AOW tax stamps for Californians again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CAguns/comments/1vniil5/aow_form_1_approved

Submitted and approved in less than a week. Meanwhile, I've been waiting over 6 months.

 

[Gawernator]

If you join the GOA you don't need a tax stamp, just buy em regularly now. (At least thats what I believe is happening.)

If you don't join the GOA, I also have good news for you. As of today, the ATF has begun approving AOW tax stamps for Californians again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CAguns/comments/1vniil5/aow_form_1_approved

I thought we don’t even need a tax stamp anymore? This is confusing lol

 

[deedz]

To clarify, could I hypothetically join the GOA still today and just throw a fore grip on my SSE AR pistol and get the engraving work done?

Instead of submitting a form 1?

 

[TheRatDragon]

To clarify, could I hypothetically join the GOA still today and just throw a fore grip on my SSE AR pistol and get the engraving work done?

Instead of submitting a form 1?

I would wait for ATF guidance before you do anything but generally speaking it appears that is a possibility. I URGE everyone to please await ATF instruction. This is 92 years of law that was just declared unconstitutional in one day and thrown out. Let's wait for what they have to say first.

 

[TheRatDragon]

To clarify, could I hypothetically join the GOA still today and just throw a fore grip on my SSE AR pistol and get the engraving work done?

Instead of submitting a form 1?

Correct but again I stress waiting for the ATF to say something and also for the other FFLs to say something to. Just wait a bit, we've been waiting a long time, we can wait a little while longer.

 

[TheRatDragon]

Interesting, thank you!

I was under the imoression the AOW would have to come from one of the named plaintiffs in the case (i.e PSA) to be transferred via 4473 without form 4 AND you would have to be a member of one of the named orgs.

Thoughts?

You are correct in your impression, you MUST be one of the named plaintiffs in the case and the GOA is a membership based organization via $25.00 purchase/donation of a membership and being a member of the GOA entitles you to the permanent injunction federally speaking. However as I've stated previously, I would await ATF guidance and I stress that you DO NOT do anything like put a vertical grip on a pistol or anything like that yet. Do not attempt to buy an AOW and have it transferred to an FFL/SOT unless you plan on applying for an eForm 4 stamp like I did. Once we know more, we can figure out a better plan. But CadeH said it perfectly and this seems to be the case. But don't forget that silencers, SBRs, and SBSs are still illegal here in California and will continue to be and we won't be able to change anything about that for a long time. But when it comes to AOWs, it seems like we may be able to benefit from this injunction.

 

[TheRatDragon]

Submitted and approved in less than a week. Meanwhile, I've been waiting over 6 months.

That was me a year and a half ago with my eForm 4. Once again, congratulations. It feels f*cking amazing, doesn't it?

 

[joefrank64k]

This will be so cool.

AOWs for everyone!! Haha!!

 

[CadeH]

If anyone signed up today, would it apply to them or just GOA members pre deadline?

"both current and future" is the wording from the final judgement.

 

[CadeH]

Interesting, thank you!

I was under the imoression the AOW would have to come from one of the named plaintiffs in the case (i.e PSA) to be transferred via 4473 without form 4 AND you would have to be a member of one of the named orgs.

Thoughts?

You are a named plaintiff in the case if you are a member of the GOA

 

[AR15barrels]

If anyone signed up today, would it apply to them or just GOA members pre deadline?

The exact wording from the court decision is as follows:

the Court permanently enjoins the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives, the United States Department of Justice, Todd Blanche in his official capacity, Robert Cekada in his official capacity, their divisions, bureaus, agents,officers, commissioners, employees, and anyone acting in concert or participation with them, including their successors in office, from enforcing the challenged provisions of the National Firearms Act as to untaxed firearms against the plaintiffs and, where applicable,the plaintiffs’ agencies, political subdivisions, members, and customers—both current and future.

Bold added as it clarifies your specific question.

Notice that you only need to be a silencershop customer to get the benefit.
You don't actually have to join GOA unless you are doing something that you cant do through silencershop such as Eform1's.

 

[AR15barrels]

You are a named plaintiff in the case if you are a member of the GOA

You are a named plaintiff in the case if you are a customer of silencershop.

 

[AR15barrels]

I thought we don’t even need a tax stamp anymore? This is confusing lol

The tax stamp is still required in many states and it's on the approved form1 or form4 when you get it back.
The tax is $0.

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[CadeH]

You are a named plaintiff in the case if you are a customer of silencershop.

You are also a named plaintiff in the case if you are a member of the GOA. There is no requirement to specifically be a customer of silencershop to be a named plaintiff.

the Court permanently enjoins the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives, the United States Department of Justice, Todd Blanche in his official capacity, Robert Cekada in his official capacity, their divisions, bureaus, agents,officers, commissioners, employees, and anyone acting in concert or participation with them, including their successors in office, from enforcing the challenged provisions of the National Firearms Act as to untaxed firearms against the plaintiffs and, where applicable,the plaintiffs’ agencies, political subdivisions, members, and customers—both current and future.

"plaintiffs" rather than plaintiff, GOA is one of the plaintiffs. Applies to their members, both current and future.

The tax stamp is still required in many states and it's on the approved form1 or form4 when you get it back.
The tax is $0.

You Could Buy a Suppressor With No NFA Registration | Silencer Shop

A federal court barred the ATF from enforcing NFA registration on Silencer Shop suppressors — no Form 4, no registry, no wait. Here's what it means for you.

www.silencershop.com

California doesn't require a tax stamp or registration under PC 17710(a) to possess an AOW- the law just requires the AOW to be lawfully possessed under the federal GCA of 1968 to be granted an exemption from state prohibited weapons charges listed under 16590. As a member of the GOA you are lawfully possessing an AOW under the federal GCA without a tax stamp or registration, as there is a permanent injunction against the GCA's registration and taxation and other assorted requirements for AOWs.

 

[TheRatDragon]

You are also a named plaintiff in the case if you are a member of the GOA. There is no requirement to specifically be a customer of silencershop to be a named plaintiff.


"plaintiffs" rather than plaintiff, GOA is one of the plaintiffs. Applies to their members, both current and future.

California doesn't require a tax stamp or registration under PC 17710(a) to possess an AOW- the law just requires the AOW to be lawfully possessed under the federal GCA of 1968 to be granted an exemption from state prohibited weapons charges listed under 16590. As a member of the GOA you are lawfully possessing an AOW under the federal GCA without a tax stamp or registration, as there is a permanent injunction against the GCA's registration and taxation and other assorted requirements for AOWs.

What if you're like me, someone who actually paid the $5 dollar AOW tax stamp before it became $0, got approved for a red AOW stamp on eForm 4 and is a GOA member? I imagine I am one of maybe a few at most here in California. What happens now?