“Yep. — Perhaps that’s the reason that suppressors are regulated by the BATFE.”
No, the reason is for the 200 bucks and they are a$$holes...
“Yep. — Perhaps that’s the reason that suppressors are regulated by the BATFE.”Personal opinion: For starters, suppressors and SBR/SBS should not even be regulated under the NFA at all.No, the reason is for the 200 bucks and they are a$$holes...
Suppressors make shooting even more enjoyable. They are a hearing-safety item. If anything, OSHA should *REQUIRE* them (if the govt just *must* be involved). The govt MAKES you put a muffler on your vehicle, but you have to jump through hoops and pay a $200 permission fee to have one on your gun. Boggles my mind. Bad guys already know about oil-filters and other improvised suppressors, so I don't see what the regulation accomplishes. Even if suppressors were deregulated and made legal, an oil filter will always be cheaper and more readily available to the bad guys than a suppressor. So again, WTH?
As for SBR/SBS If I can legally carry a concealed handgun with modern ammo in a hi-cap mag, then that pistol is well beyond the mark of "deadly enough to kill people" -- I can't kill someone any "deader" if I use a SBR or SBS. And there is no such thing as shooting someone "just a little bit" in my opinion. So, if you qualify to carry a concealed handgun, then there's no logical reason to disallow SBR/SBS. Not saying I would carry one concealed, but I'd rather have an SBR/SBS for home defense if given a choice. Plus, I see no reason for the govt to be involved, much less pay them yet another $200 for their permission to exercise a basic, fundamental, God-Given right.
As much as the mere existence of the NFA tax-stamp process irritates me as an infringement, I've had not one problem with the BATF folks that process the NFA applications. Quite the contrary, my experiences have always been good, without exception. I can't speak for the entire BATF, but the division that handles NFA applications (at least to me) seems to be on the law-abiding shooter's side. So, although I agree with most of your sentiment, the NFA guys at BATF have always done right by me.