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.
So simple to produce that most current silencer manufacturers would not be able to remain in business if all restrictions were removed...
I interviewed Brandon Maddox about this issue. Brandon created Silencer Central, which sells about half the silencers in the USA.
His response was he was all for removing silencers from the NFA. The demand would be so great, his sales and profits would skyrocket.
From the interview:
“Weingarten: Did you have a position on the Hearing Protection Act (HPA)?
Brandon Maddox: We would love for that to pass. It would open it up where we would be able to sell more suppressors.
We are both a dealer and we also are manufacturers. We have a line of products that are some of the best-selling in the nation. People may not realize this, because people do not have access to them because we sell direct. We could sell a whole lot more if they became non-NFA items.”
Brandon Maddox believed the demand would be so great, it would take a while to meet it. In the meantime, established manufacturers would be producing non-stop for years.
Sure, you can make a cheap .22 silencer very easily. Making silencers which work with high powered rifles, shotguns, and semiautomatic high powered pistols is a bit more complicated and takes some expertise.
As with most things, there will be a sorting out by price and quality.