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PHORTO
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The suppressor 'ban' is the same kind of knee-jerk reaction as the switchblade ban in the 1950s because of public reaction to "West Side Story". The government used that bias to impose the ban without any resistance.
But now, many states that had also banned switchblades under state laws have repealed those prohibitions, realizing in a cooler state of mind that the bans were ridiculous.
I don't see much public outcry in defense of the availability of suppressors, and I don't hold out much hope that they won't eventually be eliminated entirely. The least harm will be done if the ATF just leaves them as they are under current regulations. |
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