Brandon Maddox at Silencer Central in 2024
Posted on 06/10/2024 6:54:19 AM PDT by marktwain
Brandon Maddox and Silencer Central is an American success story. Brandon went from a Federal Firearms License (FFL) in his home to the largest silencer dealer in the USA. Today, Brandon’s companies dominate the silencer/suppressor market, regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
This correspondent met Brandon Maddox at the 2024 SHOT Show. Brandon had read several AmmoLand articles, recognized this writer, and started a conversation. Brandon graciously agreed to be interviewed. This is the second in a series of articles resulting from several interviews. Quotes have been lightly edited for clarity.
Silencers are currently regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Such items require a $200 tax, with a Byzantine, intrusive application process, including a photograph, fingerprints and a wait time of several months to over a year to accomplish.
The Hearing Protection Act (HPA) would move silencers/suppressors out of the jurisdiction of the NFA and regulate them with the same standards as rifles or shotguns. Brandon Maddox has strong opinions about the HPA.
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.
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Brandon Maddox at Silencer Central in 2024
>>The Hearing Protection Act (HPA) would move silencers/suppressors out of the jurisdiction of the NFA and regulate them with the same standards as rifles or shotguns.
It’s movement in the right direction, but why would mufflers need to be regulated at all? Do we regulate barrel shrouds, hand grip plates, or “Hello Kitty” stickers with “the same standards as rifles or shotguns”?
The Hearing Protection Act was introduced during the final year of Obama’s second term, reintroduced when Trump took office, and there were also various versions of it like the SHUSH Act, and the SHARE Act. None of them even made it to the floor for a vote. After the Vegas shooting, any hopes of such a thing going forward were squashed, thanks in large part to Paul Ryan.
Zactly.
Ryan was at the height of his career as House Speaker, with a majority Republican House, a majority Republican Senate, and a Republican President when he decided not to run again, and do everything in his power to oppose President Trump.
I was in an indoor range recently and I made the mistake to enter the firing area...for a few seconds...without ear protection. Big,big mistake...my ears were ringing for days.
Hearing Protection Act - never heard of it, but ...
I thought I was about 80% deaf, so the VA sent me to an independent hearing specialist.
He tested me and concluded that I’m NOT 80% deaf; I’m only 78% deaf.
2% Is .....
Well ...You know The Thing!
Just for general information, tax stamps for suppressors are being issued in days after application. I have seen posts on X claiming 24 hours. I have no personal experience.
ATF Wait Times
What is the current wait time for a suppressor?
eForm 4 suppressor approvals are commonly taking a few days, for both individual and “standardized trust” submissions.
https://www.silencershop.com/atf-wait-times
Make them like purchasing a non-firearm. Just pick out what you want and pay for it and walk out the door.
Agreed, but we have found incrementalism works.
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