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Gun Control & RKBA

beemerphill

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1. This is good news.

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Mon May 24, 2021, 09:43 AM

May 2021

The laws making suppressors hard for the average man to purchase answered a question that no one had asked. Very few suppressors have ever been used to commit a crime, and they have legitimate uses by honest gun owners. I am curious how this plays in the Federal Courts.

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Texas Senate has passed HB 957, exempting Texas-made suppressors from the NFA. [View all] Dial H For Hero May 2021 OP

This is good news. beemerphill May 2021 #1

I agree. Suppressors should be sold over the counter, the same as virtually any other gun accessory. Dial H For Hero May 2021 #2

Yes beemerphill May 2021 #3

In countries where suppressors are essentailly unregulated such as New Zealand, a rimfire suppressor Dial H For Hero May 2021 #4