(LOOTPRESS) – Federal gun regulators are moving to overhaul one of the most commonly used National Firearms Act (NFA) forms — and the changes could significantly simplify life for West Virginia gun owners and dealers.
On October 30, 2025, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published proposed revisions to ATF Form 5320.1 (“Form 1”), the application used when individuals, trusts, or other entities want to make and register an NFA firearm such as a suppressor,

(LOOTPRESS) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has quietly taken a major step toward reforming the way it regulates federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs). After years of aggressive enforcement under the “Zero Tolerance” policy — a strategy that led to hundreds of FFL revocations nationwide — the agency is now reversing course and signaling a new era of cooperation rather than punishment.
For West Virginia’s gun dealers, gunsmiths, and sporting-goodsretailers,