[redfreedom]

I wonder if silencers would be a simple OTC purchase if all the BS paperwork and “tax” were removed from the purchase? I can’t see paying more than one or two hundred bucks for a suppressor.

I checked out prices on the first Google search site listed and an AR15 suppressor can be over $1,000. That’s ridiculous, I never paid that much for the rifle and all the goodies attached to it.

[SauronOfMordor]

If the BS were removed, lots of people would make their own.

[coloradan]

I have read that there are countries in Europe where, despite relatively restrictive gun laws generally, not using a suppressor is considered rude, so getting them and getting one attached to one’s hunting rifle, is quick, cheap, and easy.

[fso301]

I wonder if silencers would be a simple OTC purchase if all the BS paperwork and “tax” were removed from the purchase?

So simple to produce that most current silencer manufacturers would not be able to remain in business if all restrictions were removed... and you can't overlook that fact when considering who may be lurking behind the curtains of this case.