“I’m just shocked that wait times are so short now!”

I’ve been saying here, and in TTAG for about 12+ YEARS now, there is zero reason the wait has to be over a year before approval, as the damn government is so computerized.

I’m just glad it FINALLY came to pass…

“For about $550 you can have a suppressor AND build the foundation for repealing unconstitutional suppressor laws in the courts.”

*Applause*… 🙂

I got kicked out too, likely because I’ve never bought a can. Funny way to drum up business.

Specialist38 and Doc Samson,

As Geoff PR stated, I empathize with your sentiment. I have the very same sentiment. That is why I refused to purchase any suppressors when I had to fill out a bunch of forms AND pay a $200 tax AND wait 15 months. All three of those in combination were the proverbial bridge-too-far for me.

Now that wait times are typically a few days, I decided that the following important reasons compelled me to pinch my nose and take the gut punch of having to file forms and pay a tax on a Constitutionally enumerated right:
1) Protecting me and my family’s hearing
2) Reducing recoil and making shooting more accurate and pleasant
3) Making recreational shooting pleasant for neighbors
4) Reducing my sonic signature if I end up in an end-of-the-world scenario
5) Bringing suppressors ever closer to “in common use” for future court cases

That last reason could be huge if it forms the basis for courts striking down suppressor laws which require prior approval and the $200 tax stamp. That is why I am appealing to everyone to at least purchase a rimfire suppressor. (Courts won’t care whether suppressors “in common use” are rated for rimfire versus centerfire calibers.) For about $550 you can have a suppressor AND build the foundation for repealing unconstitutional suppressor laws in the courts.

Just Sayin,

.22LR suppressors are about $320 on average. The tax stamp is $200. And Silencer Shop charges $25 to use their kiosk (which takes your finger prints), generate your trust documents, generate your ATF Form 4 electronic filing, and pay your $200 to the ATF.

Thus, $320 + $200 + $25 == $545.

And I rounded up to $550 because Silencer Shop adds on the credit card company processing fee (rightly so in my opinion) on the $200 tax stamp expense. (You pay for the $200 tax stamp with your credit card when you are going through the process at Silencer Shop.)

Summary: it will cost most people very close to $550 in total cash outlay to purchase a .22LR suppressor via a single item trust through Silencer Shop, which I highly recommend.

10mmForLife,

This article is correct: our ATF overlords are approving Silencer Shop’s electronically filed “boiler plate” trusts for individual suppressors with a mean time of about 6 days.

For reference “mean” time means that they are approving 50% of submissions in less than 6 days and 50% of submissions in more than 6 days.

I purchased two suppressors in late July and hit a summer vacation “bubble”–it took ATF five weeks to approve mine. I just submitted another (hopefully my last!) on Tuesday of this week and expect approval within the next few days.

Same. I refuse to buy just because our “overlords” have made things slightly less inconvenient while remaining just as unconstitutional…