Hearing Protection Act has a high profile supporter . . .

[Perd Hapley]

I like the idea of using a suppressed rifle.

I like the idea of Bambi-huggers whining about it.

[MechAg94]

My wonder, if this passes, is how soon the tech will become accessible enough to drive prices down.  Hate paying as much for a can as I paid for the handgun.  If I do get b bsa ck to hunting, though, I like the idea of using a suppressed rifle.

I would think it could be pretty fast at least for the simpler designs.  They can farm out additional fabrication or if they don't someone else will step in.  Considering that some major gun manufacturers have suppressor lines, I bet they would be mass producing them in short order.  I would be guessing though. 

My other question:  If you have a suppressor ordered and waiting for ATF approval, can you just go get it then?

[MechAg94]

And I guess the question I still have is will the ATF suddenly start approving NFA applications faster under the new administration and catch up on the backlog?

[KD5NRH]

And what does this do to the process of making it for yourself?  Or building a firearm with an integrated suppressor?

[charby]

And what does this do to the process of making it for yourself?  Or building a firearm with an integrated suppressor?

if they are dropped from the NFA, I would assume it would be just like making your own firearm, like folks do now with 80% receivers or the sheet metal AK-47s.

[KD5NRH]

if they are dropped from the NFA, I would assume it would be just like making your own firearm, like folks do now with 80% receivers or the sheet metal AK-47s.

Cool.  Seems like a MCAce 10" .38Spl or .45ACP adapter in a cheap breakover shotgun would just be begging to use all that extra outer barrel length as the outer shell of a suppressor.  I guess the ideal would be to mount suppressor guts directly to the front of the adapter so the whole assembly slides into the shotgun.  If you could figure a way to index it, getting accuracy up to the point to justify mounting better sights shouldn't be all that hard.

[Fly320s]

They can farm out additional fabrication or if they don't someone else will step in.

Only if they farm it out to other FFLs.  There was that one AR manufacturer in AZ that got in trouble with the BATFEio for farming out to non-FFL manufacturers,

[Scout26]

Only if they farm it out to other FFLs.  There was that one AR manufacturer in AZ that got in trouble with the BATFEio for farming out to non-FFL manufacturers,

They must have been Plum Crazy to do that...

[Pb]

I have hyperacusis and tinnitus from shooting a shotgun once.  I was wearing plugs.  This can't pass fast enough. 

[T.O.M.]

Follow up thought...if this passes and suppressors become far more common for hunting, target and competition use, will they lose the stigma such that a suppressor on a home defense firearm becomes a good idea?

[Scout26]

Think of how much this would boost the gun industry.  Integral suppressors on new firearms.  Plus the number of new suppressors along with retrofitting existing guns and existing designs.

Huge Growth industry.  

[Fly320s]

They must have been Plum Crazy to do that...

Yes, but what was their name?   

[MechAg94]

And what does this do to the process of making it for yourself?  Or building a firearm with an integrated suppressor?

What I have heard is the suppressor would still have to be bought with a NICS check and I heard something about a $5 fee.  So I am not sure if the regulations go away completely.  It may end like guns are now.  You can make your own, but add a serial number and don't go into business selling them. 

I would rather seem them become unregulated complete same as a car muffler. 

[mtnbkr]

I would rather seem them become unregulated complete same as a car muffler. 

Well duh.

Considering what we have today, I'll take a 4473 and $5 fee to move the ball down the field a bit.

Chris

[Triphammer]

Wouldn't a $5 fee indicate it was still NFA as "Any Other Weapon"? Everything I've reads looks like a normal firearm; NICS check, skipped if you have a CCW.

[Scout26]

Yes, but what was their name?   

What's on second.  Who's on first.