“Silencers are not illegal if you pay the tax stamp on them.”
Silencers fall under the National Firearms Act at a federal level and most states also cover them.
If you are manufacturing silencers you are most likely breaking the law.
If you are target shooting in your back yard you would be stupid unless you have a 180 acre back yard.
Wow, either people like you are really getting to me today or you can’t read without assuming certain things.
First: Silencers are legal for civilian possession in now 36 states. They have always been legal under Federal law provided you can own a gun, pay the tax stamp and do all the paperwork. It require fingerprints, a photograph and a signature by your Sheriff. It is a one time federal tax of $200 for each suppressor.
Second: You can legally build your own silencer (assuming you can legally own a firearm). In order to build your own silencer, you must first fill out a Form 1, get finger printed, fill out a citizenship form, get your chief of police to sign the Form 1 and send the ATF a check for $200 along with all your paperwork. As soon as the approved paperwork is returned to you, only then can you begin to build your own silencer.
Third, where the heck did I say they were target shooting in their own back yard???? It was for outdoor ranges around cities. Heck a lot of gun clubs were on the shores of lakes where towns were. They used them out of politeness to keep the noise levels down, and not freak people out. People used them when they went hunting during the different seasons so as not to scare people.