The news for readers here, however, is what was included in the bill. The final version doesn’t just zero out the $200 tax stamp on suppressor purchases, it removes them entirely from regulation under the National Firearms Act.
As ever, companies will adapt or die. That has been a theme as silencers have grown in popularity even without regulatory changes (remember AAC?), and any changes to the law will accelerate the same dynamic.
“This is not about freedom. It’s about greed. And it’s proof – again – that these politicians don’t care about protecting America. They care about protecting the gun industry’s bottom line.”
You may hunt, and you may know how to field dress and break down the critters you harvest, but that
“I really want to ask, who asked for this? Was it the assassin lobby?”
What if the average gun owner could sidle up to a SilencerCo kiosk at their local gun store, fill out the Form 4, submit their fingerprints right there, and pay only $5 on top of the cost of the can? And what if they could pick up their silencer the same week?
Dead Air started from scratch with the RXD design. As you can see, the core of their RXD22Ti (above) is 3D-printed Triskelion in a titanium tube to keep it as light as possible.
The new RXD Series line of suppressors lfrom Ruger and Dead Air Silencers isn’t a rebrand or a re-skin—it’s a ground-up innovation built to complement Ruger’s renowned firearm platforms with uncompromising performance, design, and maintainability.
No one should have to have a law degree to understand the technical serialization requirements for a simple hearing protection device. Senator Sheehy has done gun owners a great service by introducing this bill.
Senseless and overzealous suppressor restrictions currently block gun owners and sportsmen from practicing their sport with the safety tools they need. It’s time to put and end to it.
