Fuck that. The tax stamp is only affordable currently, because there was no provision in the law for it to scale with inflation. $200 in 1934 was a lot of money. It's still a lot of money, particularly on a couple-hundred dollar 22LR suppressor. The paperwork should be a formality, not a requirement.
A suppressor should be encouraged, like hearing protection, and at worst, sold as a serialized item on a 4473.
Fuck that. The tax stamp is only affordable currently, because there was no provision in the law for it to scale with inflation. $200 in 1934 was a lot of money. It's still a lot of money, particularly on a couple-hundred dollar 22LR suppressor. The paperwork should be a formality, not a requirement.
A suppressor should be encouraged, like hearing protection, and at worst, sold as a serialized item on a 4473.
Thanks for bringing this up.