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Guess what, if you go in your garage and make a can with even one baffle inside and a hole in each end big enough for a bullet you’ve built a silencer (however

Guess what, if you go in your garage and make a can with even one baffle inside and a hole in each end big enough for a bullet you’ve built a silencer (however shitty). If you don’t have a class III license you just broke the law. Furthermore, I’m pretty sure 3D printing an impractical but illegal silencer is within the reach of most makers. Technology is going to continue to make breaking all manner of laws easier for stupid people. I’m not sure what, if anything should be done about this (generally speaking).

LyndsySimon 8y ago
> make a can with even one baffle inside Actually, you don't even have to do that. The ATF has ruled in the past that it the device is intended to reduce the report, it's a suppressor. > Furthermore, I’m pretty sure 3D printing an impractical but illegal silencer is within the reach of most makers. It's within reach of everyone with access to a soda bottle and a roll of duct tape. --- Gun laws in the US are Byzantine. There are all kinds of things that fall under the same law as suppressors (National Firearms Act of 1934) that make no sense at all. For instance - installing a vertical grip on a pistol, or installing a barrel of less than 16" on a rifle. Using any of the items on this page on an AR-15 lower receiver that is configured as a rifle _or was sold by a dealer in the past while configured as a rifle_ is a felony and carries the same penalty as possessing an unregistered machinegun: https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15/barreled-upper-assemblies.html?upper_barrel_length=1352 https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15/barreled-upper-assembl...