Silencers need to be removed from the NFA restricted list. Period.
Posted on 07/22/2014 4:27:48 AM PDT by servo1969
Today, the gun world is buzzing with news of a "revolution in silencers." SilencerCo has announced today they will be producing the Salvo 12, the first ever commercially produced shotgun sound suppressor.
The official press release reads:
“Confirming its place as a trailblazer in the firearms industry, suppressor manufacturer SilencerCo has unveiled the first commercially-viable shotgun silencer ever produced. The company made the announcement today at an exclusive event near its Utah headquarters.” Active content removed Active content removed
“The Salvo 12 represents a revolution in silencers, not just an evolution,” said Joshua Waldron, Chief Executive Officer for SilencerCo. “There is a huge installed base of shotgun hunters and shooters that has been waiting for a product like this for a long time, and we are proud to deliver it.”
SilencerCo was formed in 2008 and is one of the leading manufacturers of silencers for firearms.
As I remember it, the barrel was actually cut to 18”+
but the stock was cut making it shorter than 26” thus
illegal.
Silencers need to be removed from the NFA restricted list. Period.
Yep. Oh, the barrel was legal at 18.25 inches. But there's another requirement Weaver didn't know about regarding overall length, and that's the one they tried to get him on, or more properly blackmail him on. They weren't actually after a firearms law conviction, they were after Weaver to become a spy within a white supremacy organization for them.
I can see the tacti-cool types wetting themselves over it, but it will screw up the handling of any gun used for clays or wingshooting beyond repair.
I’ll pass on the $1400, but they’ll come down when the government no longer harasses people for buying them. Personally I think it’s a great advance. I’ll now be able to miss chukar quietly.
Silencers are legal if registered + $200 tax.
Weaver was accused of not paying the $200 tax when the cutting of a shotgun barrel a half-inch under the 18” limit. Seems a gov’t agent with ill intent (entrapment) talked him into doing so.
Correction, see #23. Point is he didn’t pay the $200 tax, thanks to entrapment.
Me want!! lol
Or border patrol ......
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