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The Fifth Circuit ruled that suppressors are protected “Arms” under the Second Amendment, creating a direct split with the Ninth Circuit while leaving the NFA registration fight for another day.
George Peterson’s case began with an armed ATF raid on his Louisiana home and business. It ended, at least for now, with the Supreme Court refusing to review his NFA suppressor conviction and a two-year prison sentence hanging over him.
On December 9, 2025, a three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reissued a significant ruling in the case of United States v. George Peterson.
The DOJ says that the “NFA’s modest burden on suppressors” does not deny Peterson’s right to keep and bear arms.
Explore the legal implications surrounding suppressors and Second Amendment rights following the US v. Peterson decision.
A three-judge panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect suppressors.
