Fortunately, Kentucky has a state law which requires local enforcement to quickly approve NFA applications before they are sent to the ATF, so long as the applicant can satisfy the criteria of a standard Form 4473. I live in a free state.

But I shouldn't have to petition the ATF in order to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights. Or put up with bullshit regulations such as short barreled rifles cannot be taken outside the state of registration without prior written approval from the ATF. All of this should have been stripped completely from the NFA.

Now, there is a theory that with that the removal of the $200 tax, the remaining provisions in the NFA regarding these items will quickly face a legal challenge and should, per the black letter of the law, fail in the absence of the tax. But we all know how long it takes for these legal challenges to work their way through the courts.