10-27-2015, 12:19 AM
Since the 1930's when the US authorities came up with a clever plan to control suppressors, precisely because they couldn't ban them.
Tax them at a price that at the time was way more than the average Joe could afford and you have prohibition by any other name. The $200 tax has not changed so by todays prices it comes across as an annoying revenue raising exercise as opposed to what it was originally designed to do.
Hey, I'm with you on this, since when is a suppressor a threat to anyone by itself (unless you throw it at them I suppose). The gun has the same potential with or without a suppressor. Plus the advantages of sound reduction outweigh the potential misuse and evidence of misuse in countries where they are still permitted. Let's tax mufflers on all cars to offset the few who might misuse them to sneak up to a bank while robbing it...
Tax them at a price that at the time was way more than the average Joe could afford and you have prohibition by any other name. The $200 tax has not changed so by todays prices it comes across as an annoying revenue raising exercise as opposed to what it was originally designed to do.
Hey, I'm with you on this, since when is a suppressor a threat to anyone by itself (unless you throw it at them I suppose). The gun has the same potential with or without a suppressor. Plus the advantages of sound reduction outweigh the potential misuse and evidence of misuse in countries where they are still permitted. Let's tax mufflers on all cars to offset the few who might misuse them to sneak up to a bank while robbing it...