Poll: If the Hearing Protect Act Passes, what will you do ....

[Martini_Up]

start making my own.

 

[Inquisitor]

Duh!

I have a welder.


It's not like it has to fly to mars or anything.
It's a length of pipe with some baffle.

But under the Hearing Protection Act it is still a firearm. Even in Gun Hating Europe it is a "muffler" with minimum restrictions. In NZ there are no restrictions. But the best we can do in the US is call it a firearm?

 

[Medic!]

But under the Hearing Protection Act it is still a firearm. Even in Gun Hating Europe it is a "muffler" with minimum restrictions. In NZ there are no restrictions. But the best we can do in the US is call it a firearm?

I can legally build my own firearm?

 

[Baseacegoku]

I can legally build my own firearm?

as a matter of fact. You can.

 

[Medic!]

Rhetorical question.

Thanks for the answer.

 

[DB is Here]

I'd buy one for the 300 BO I'm building...If it passes or not.

 

[partsed]

Here is my 80% silencer....

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

Stock up on oil filters.

 

[wired]

I will send an invoice in to .Gov asking for about $2000 worth of tax stamp funds back.

 

[Roger65]

And that is the biggest hurdle to passing the HPA- the government no longer will get $200 for every can sold

But I think I know a way to recover the lost tax revenue:

Repeal the Hughes Amendment!

 

[CountryGent]

Repeal the Hughes Amendment!

 

[Member 34319]

My curiosity is if they are removed from the NFA, that's one thing. Would they still require manufacturers to go through all the hoops to make them?

If they removed the restrictions to make them and it upend the door for any small firearms company to start making them with out needing all the special licensing the prices will come down significantly.

 

[CountryGent]

That is an interesting question concerning manufacturing. As far as I can see, there is no direct reference to that in the text. However, the bill does say "To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns." So, presumably, the same licensure, regulations, etc., that applies to manufacturing regular long guns would then apply to silencers. And the preemption of certain state laws mentions "making" of silencers. Text below, emphasis added.

Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a law of a State or a political subdivision of a State that, as a condition of lawfully making, transferring, using, possessing, or transporting a firearm silencer in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, imposes a tax on any such conduct, or a marking, recordkeeping or registration requirement with respect to the firearm silencer, shall have no force or effect.​

 

[RainMan_PNW]

I'm curious how it would shake out for the "home" builders that currently make them on a Form 1. Will they be able to now simply make them (so long as they do not sell them) the same way one would complete an 80% lower?

 

[mkwerx]

I'm curious how it would shake out for the "home" builders that currently make them on a Form 1. Will they be able to now simply make them (so long as they do not sell them) the same way one would complete an 80% lower?

That's the idea - they would be treated like any title I firearm, meaning if it's legal to make 'em in your state, you could, no paperwork necessary. I foresee Mag Lights becoming REALLY popular again

 

[wired]

Why treat them like a firearm at all because they aren't firearms! They are mufflers. That's all.

 

[mkwerx]

Why treat them like a firearm at all because they aren't firearms! They are mufflers. That's all.

I'm with you - but I'll take the baby step approach over keeping them NFA items.

 

[tjwong]

I would buy many more cans!

 

[Wombat of Doom]

I'd be a rebel and buy and shoot the loudest , most obnoxious gun I could find ...
Just kidding!

Most of my guns are muzzleloaders ... I'd hate to think just what kind of mess I've have if I suppressed one of those.

It would be fun to have a suppressed rifle , just because.
Not sure if I'd get one in .22LR , .45acp for fun or .308 for hunting.
Andy

I would love to see a suppressed black powder muzzleloader.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

My post was mostly "tongue in cheek".
I mostly shoot and collect original muzzleloaders.
Also I try to shoot like Daniel Boone and Kit Carson ... So since they didn't have a suppressor , none for me , thanks.

That said one on a modern gun ( rimfire or centerfire ) might be neat.
Andy