ATF Proposes Joint Registration for Spouses Under the NFA
ATF Proposes Joint Registration for Spouses Under the NFA
ATF is proposing to allow married couples to file a joint application as makers and/or transferees of NFA-regulated firearms. Under current regulations, spouses who wish to jointly possess an NFA firearm typically establish a legal trust to do so, a process that involves legal expense and administrative complexity. This proposal would allow both spouses to be registered jointly as possessors without creating a trust. Under a joint registration, the transfer of a firearm between spouses would not constitute a separate NFA transfer, reducing both administrative burden and cost for law-abiding NFA firearm owners.
“ATF’s New Era of Reform | ATF.” ATF - Reduce Burden, www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform. Accessed 9 July 2026.
Federal Register :: Joint Registration for Spouses under the National Firearms Act, www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09154/joint-registration-for-spouses-under-the-national-firearms-act. Accessed 9 July 2026.
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