[uranium penguin]

IANAL...

BUT.. If this judge has ruled that suppressors are NOT guns/Arms.. And it gets upheld.

I think this just became a whole new ball game.

[bert]

Once fastened to the barrel of the gun, the silencers are part and parcel of a protected armament.

During the war, to kill progressives in a secret manner, the sound suppressor is required, just as is the magazine and the hammer.

[zeugma]

I think this just became a whole new ball game.

Possibly. One might argue that IF they are not firearms, and they obviously do not contain Alcohol, Tobacco, or Explosives, what jurisdiction does the BATFE have over them at all? Personally, I think of suppressors as safety device with ancillary health benefits.