01-11-2024, 07:35 PM
ported45 Wrote:I would like to know how a gun part (suppressor) that is not even necessary for the operation of a firearm is classified ITSELF as a firearm? Isn't that how the ATF is able to regulate them in the first place, that suppressors are considered "firearms" in and of themselves?
The ATF doesn't classify a suppressor as a firearm, they classify it as an accessory. However their logic to the ability to regulate them is the same logic they are using to attempt to regulate bump stocks and now pistol braces. Their logic being that because they are considered as accessories and not firearms, they are not protected nor regulated under 2A and that allows any agency to regulate them as they see fit.