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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 ATF Releases NFA guidance in response to the Texas NFA lawsuit: "Effective October 9, 2026, ATF will no longer require individuals to seek ATF approval under the NFA before making or transferring short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, silencers, and “any other weapon[s]” as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(e). ATF will also no longer require such items to be registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. These policies apply uniformly to anyone otherwise subject to these requirements, not just to the plaintiffs in the litigation."

$𝟐,𝟏𝟐𝟑.𝟗𝟒 𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤. After injuries sustained in Iraq left U.S. Army veteran Brooke King needing surgery. Through ForgiveCo’s collaboration with @BornPrimitive + @blckriflecoffee, that debt is gone. “When it was lifted, I felt lighter. I cried.” That is what impact is all about. #ForgiveCo #Veterans #DebtRelief

Dolly Parton supported U.S. troops and veterans through performances, a dedicated patriotic album, symbolic honors, charitable efforts, and public expressions of gratitude spanning decades. In 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, she visited U.S. troops at bases including Fort Hood, Texas. There she posed with service members (notably for a Vanity Fair shoot), performed, and boosted morale with her presence and humor, reminding soldiers far from home that they were appreciated. On Veterans Day 2003, she released the album For God and Country. It mixed traditional patriotic and military-themed songs such as “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” and “The Ballad of the Green Beret”with original compositions including “Welcome Home,” “Brave Little Soldier,” “Red, White, and Bluegrass,” and others. Parton described the project as a way to give “praise and honor and thanks” to service members, particularly amid post-9/11 conflicts, and noted she had long wanted to create a patriotic album. In September 2004, the 134th Air Refueling Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base unveiled nose art of Parton on a KC-135 Stratotanker, naming the aircraft “Miss Dolly.” She attended the unveiling and called it an honor, likening it to World War II pin-up art and affirming her pride as an “all-American girl.” Dolly Parton passed away on August 25, 2026, at age 80 in Nashville, as confirmed by her family. Her decades of quiet, consistent kindness toward those who serve, rooted in genuine gratitude and her own Appalachian roots, remain a bright part of her legacy. In a world that often feels divided, her warmth and patriotism offered a steady reminder of shared values and simple human care; many who served will remember her not just as an entertainer, but as someone who truly saw and valued them.

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Okay, hear me out… What do y’all think? Me. @sophaller . The Marine Corps Ball this year…