Lawmakers Warn ATF Over Suppressor Crackdown

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Republicans on Capitol Hill are pressing federal gun regulators over an apparent sudden and arbitrary change to the practice of self-manufacturing suppressors.

U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) and 24 of their colleagues in the Senate last Wednesday fired off a letter to ATF officials demanding answers on the recent crackdown. Two days later, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and 141 Congressional colleagues added their signatures to a longer, 13-page, letter to ATF with the same general vibe.

In short, they want to know what’s the deal with solvent traps, and why the ATF is now lowering the boom on gun owners simply seeking in good faith to obey the law.

Historically, the ATF has required Americans trying to comply with NFA regulations to file a Form 1, pay the mandatory $200 tax – and, once all the red tape was processed over several months – they would be allowed to make the suppressor for their personal use. That is, until this month anyway.

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