Could the Hearing Protection Act pass now?

[thinhorn_AK]

I know a lot of people who have gotten suppressors in the last 5 years or so. Most of them are my age (mid 30s) but my dad who is mid 60s along with a lot of his friends are starting to buy them. This is mainly in the south and rocky mountain west, typically hot beds of gun nuts so I wouldnt be surprised if it was less common in the rest of the US.

My dad just got his first 2 silencers at age 73 and his buddy who is the same age got into them a few years earlier.

They are certainly becoming more and more common. I think the price, taxes and the lack of information about what it takes to get one holds a lot of people back. Lots of people still think it’s a huge deal to get one.

 

[Spoonbill]

They are certainly becoming more and more common. I think the price, taxes and the lack of information about what it takes to get one holds a lot of people back. Lots of people still think it’s a huge deal to get one.

True, it took me a while to get one despite having friends with several of them. It is still a bigger hassle than it should be to get one but they are worth it. I think with increased ownership, there is a chance we see them removed. Here is an interesting article about the amount of suppressors being bought.

Firearm Suppressor Demand Explodes At Historic Rate | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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[ScreamingPotato]

My dad just got his first 2 silencers at age 73 and his buddy who is the same age got into them a few years earlier.

They are certainly becoming more and more common. I think the price, taxes and the lack of information about what it takes to get one holds a lot of people back. Lots of people still think it’s a huge deal to get one.

Shoot, I know people who won't buy things if it doesn't come with Prime overnight shipping. The lack of instant, or almost instant, gratification is probably what gets most people..

 

[MuleyFever]

There are new reports that the alleged suspect had a 3d printed gun.

I just read an article that said t he same.

"Police found “a black 3D-printed pistol” with a loaded Glock magazine and a “black silencer” that was also 3D-printed in his backpack, according to the criminal complaint."

 

[cuerro viejo]

Shoot, I know people who won't buy things if it doesn't come with Prime overnight shipping. The lack of instant, or almost instant, gratification is probably what gets most people..

Wait, that’s brilliant Amazon Shop Idea!!!! Prime same day delivery

 

[ScreamingPotato]

Wait, that’s brilliant Amazon Shop Idea!!!! Prime same day delivery

Even better if I could put it on my wish list my wife would buy them for me for birthdays and Christmas, same day delivery and all!

 

[cuerro viejo]

Even better if I could put it on my wish list my wife would buy them for me for birthdays and Christmas, same day delivery and all!

Right!! Good news is would cut cost down a lot

 

[pacoalcracker]

the healthcare hitman took all potential chances to declassify suppressors from a class3 item off the table. never going to happen now. does not matter if that suppressor was 3D printed and illegal as far as batfe is concerned. I figured this was going to happen sooner or later with all of the attention given to suppressors in recent years.

 

[Spoonbill]

the healthcare hitman took all potential chances to declassify suppressors from a class3 item off the table. never going to happen now. does not matter if that suppressor was 3D printed and illegal as far as batfe is concerned. I figured this was going to happen sooner or later with all of the attention given to suppressors in recent years.

Negativity like that is why we end up always losing. After the HPA got shelved in 2018, I emailed my congressman and called him a coward. If every gun owner did the same these politicians would start playing ball. They do not want to lose their cushy jobs and free dinners from lobbyists, so if we scare them enough they will get it passed.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

the healthcare hitman took all potential chances to declassify suppressors from a class3 item off the table. never going to happen now. does not matter if that suppressor was 3D printed and illegal as far as batfe is concerned. I figured this was going to happen sooner or later with all of the attention given to suppressors in recent years.

They still caught him, so it didn't really change anything. If that handgun went BANG the dude still would have been dead.