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The short version
What actually changed
For most of a century, taking one of these home meant a federal registration process, a $200 tax, and a wait that routinely ran close to a year. A federal court ruling in 2026 set that registration requirement aside for people it covers.
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The tax is gone
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The wait can be gone too
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It depends on where you are
Where you stand
Three kinds of states
The ruling lands differently depending on your state's own law. Broadly, the country splits three ways for covered buyers.
Open
27
States treating these like an ordinary purchase
15
Extra step
Legal, but the state still adds its own step
9
Not allowed
State law doesn't permit civilian possession
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