but.. if a supressor is ruled to be NOT a firearm...
I think a lot of the ATF’s and gov’s view of things gets quickly tossed out the window.
Up to now.. MANY items have been ruled as guns or bombs by ATF. a bent piece of metal, by itself, unconnected to anything per ATF IS a Machine gun. That crap under your kitchen sink, used to clean that sink, IS legally a bomb/ unregistered destructive device..
If that “solvent trap” or muffler pipe is NOT a firearm, but an accessory. Then constructive posession becomes a lot more difficult. constructive posession, to make. a fire arm accessory? And as parts/ accessories, not guns. It could give a lot more leeway to states to handle regulation.
I think a lot of the ATF’s and gov’s view of things gets quickly tossed out the window.
It is somewhat difficult to see how it can "not be a weapon" and be "dangerously unusual".
The National Fireams Act declared silencers to be firearms by governmental fiat. The government is not required to be rational or consistent.
The ATF is caught in the restrictions on governmental power inherent in the Second Amendment. This may or may not be a good test case. It is in the fifth circuit. The Fifth has been more Second Amendment friendly than most.