After 40 Years… Machine Guns Could Be Legal Again

About this video

Colion analyzes a West Virginia bill that would create a state office to transfer machine guns to qualified citizens by leveraging what he describes as a state exemption in federal firearms law. He argues this is a strategic legal test of whether the statutory language permitting transfers “by a state” allows downstream civilian possession of post-1986 machine guns. Colion frames the bill as a constitutional pressure test rooted in federalism and Second Amendment parity, not nullification, and explains why he supports forcing courts to clarify whether the exemption is real or merely decorative.

Key takeaways

• Colion explains that West Virginia’s bill uses what he identifies as a state transfer exemption in the National Firearms Act to test whether states can lawfully transfer post-1986 machine guns to civilians
• He argues the bill does not eliminate background checks or prohibited person laws—it only changes who conducts the transfer from private dealers to the state
• Colion contends this is a strategic legal challenge designed to force federal courts to interpret whether the statutory exemption language has real operational meaning or is merely symbolic

Episode details: published February 28, 2026 · 8:04 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Colion Noir’s legal commentary reflects his positions and teaching, attributed to him — it is not legal advice. His defensive-incident breakdowns are his analysis of reported incidents, attributed to him.

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