Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Why Silencers Won't Go to Title 1 Status

As you probably know, most guns are "Title I", in that you don't need approval (and a tax stamp) from BATF to own one. Suppressors are Title II items; you need BATF approval and you have to buy a $200 tax stamp to own one. There has been talk for awhile about pushing suppressors down to Title I status (before 1934, they were unregulated be gun parts).

Why it won't happen is this: Last year, BATF processed about 500,000 applications to buy/transfer suppressors. If you do the arithmetic on that, last year, the BATF brought in a hundred million dollars in revenue from suppressor applications alone.

I don't see the Feds walking away from that kind of money anytime soon.

6 comments:

Old NFO said...

Sadly correct... It'll never be like Finland where you can buy a supressor in the in hardware store...

Phil said...

XO XO for the link.


The really stupid thing is that any handy man could make one in his garage.

I believe you are correct that it's mainly about collecting Dead Presidents over keeping tabs on who has what anymore.

Joe said...

This is what happens when we waste a generation electing politicians who hate taxes. Now, everything is user fees.

I'll feel sad about suppressors after I've finished crying over the destruction of the patent office.

Frank Van Haste said...

Dear Miss Fit:

May I ask a question (arising out of my total ignorance of nearly all aspects of firearms)? Why would anyone want a suppressor (for other than nefarious purposes)?

Regards,

Frank

Comrade Misfit said...

Frank,

Because, depending on the cartridge, you can shoot without needing to use double-hearing protection. Because if you're shooting on your own property, you can shoot without disturbing your neighbors. And it's sort of like pulling back the prop after takeoff by a couple-hundred RPMs to keep the tips subsonic and not annoy everyone in the area.

Frank Van Haste said...

Dear Miss Fit:

Thank you...all makes perfect sense.

Frank