Tell me how a suppressor, which is not an intregral part of a firearm; and is already regulated by state and Federal law would be protected under the second amendment.
It would be like saying bi-pods or slings are firearms.
I am all for suppressors and I wish MA did not outlaw them...but as a matter of law, they are not firearms. If think they are...remove them and try to fire the weapon. It still goes “bang.”
IF silencers are not protected under the 2nd amendment, they are ABSOLUTELY AND POSITIVELY PROTECTED under the doctrine of enumerated powers.
Enumerated powers, as a matter of fact, predate the 2nd amendment.