Mike Matteson
Well-Known Member
Class 3 Federal Firearms License To Own A Suppressor.
Why is this so hard and drawn out?
The suppressor is allowed in 42 states, and 40 states allow it to be used while hunting. I started an application for a Class 3 firearms license a few months ago, to purchase a suppressor. Reading, and getting the paper work together to submit, it hit me oddly. It takes 9 to 14 months to get the Class 3 license for a suppressor. Why does this take so long and so many hoops to go through, probable the Fed's like to make it hard and people give up.
So this got me to thinking, and maybe it won't get me to far,n so I am trying to put pen to paper.
In looking into it more, I began to wonder why? It's not much more that a glorified piece of pipe. The suppressor would have to be thrown to work without being attached to a firearm, which generally requiring a firearm barrel to be threaded to attach the suppressor. Most firearms don't come threaded at the muzzle. This takes time to work over the barrel to attach the suppressor. Much more than just purchasing a firearm. The suppressor is worthless if not attach to a firearm.
Now a Firearm can do great Bodley harm. AGAIN, that only takes about 15 minutes to be approved and walk out the door, with the firearm. The suppressor takes 9 to 14 months to get approved. The suppressor can't hurt anybody, unless you hit someone while you have it's in your hand. By itself, it just an expensive piece of pipe.
This law went into effect sometime in the 1930's, and for why or what I don't know? Our law makers were hard at work over thinking this, that become a problem.
Now my feeling is; we need to get a letter campaign going to our Federal Congressmen, and Senators. 1. Requesting this law be changed to reflect what the suppressor really is. 2. Now I do feel that a personal check or application should be done, just like the application for a firearm,and cleared the same way. 3. There is a $200.00 Federal Stamp that presently has to be paid too. Why again I don't really know why. That costs or charge needs to be dropped or stopped.
Here the conclusion I came up with: To purchase a firearm it take about 15 minutes to do the paper work at a firearm store, and have it approved by the Federal Government, which I don't have a real problem with. The Federal Government is checking to see if you are a felon, or you are not wanted, and no court orders against you. In most state you can sell your firearm to anybody else without even filing any paper work. So the same principal should apply for the suppressor.
So see what people think here and see what we can do.
Why is this so hard and drawn out?
The suppressor is allowed in 42 states, and 40 states allow it to be used while hunting. I started an application for a Class 3 firearms license a few months ago, to purchase a suppressor. Reading, and getting the paper work together to submit, it hit me oddly. It takes 9 to 14 months to get the Class 3 license for a suppressor. Why does this take so long and so many hoops to go through, probable the Fed's like to make it hard and people give up.
So this got me to thinking, and maybe it won't get me to far,n so I am trying to put pen to paper.
In looking into it more, I began to wonder why? It's not much more that a glorified piece of pipe. The suppressor would have to be thrown to work without being attached to a firearm, which generally requiring a firearm barrel to be threaded to attach the suppressor. Most firearms don't come threaded at the muzzle. This takes time to work over the barrel to attach the suppressor. Much more than just purchasing a firearm. The suppressor is worthless if not attach to a firearm.
Now a Firearm can do great Bodley harm. AGAIN, that only takes about 15 minutes to be approved and walk out the door, with the firearm. The suppressor takes 9 to 14 months to get approved. The suppressor can't hurt anybody, unless you hit someone while you have it's in your hand. By itself, it just an expensive piece of pipe.
This law went into effect sometime in the 1930's, and for why or what I don't know? Our law makers were hard at work over thinking this, that become a problem.
Now my feeling is; we need to get a letter campaign going to our Federal Congressmen, and Senators. 1. Requesting this law be changed to reflect what the suppressor really is. 2. Now I do feel that a personal check or application should be done, just like the application for a firearm,and cleared the same way. 3. There is a $200.00 Federal Stamp that presently has to be paid too. Why again I don't really know why. That costs or charge needs to be dropped or stopped.
Here the conclusion I came up with: To purchase a firearm it take about 15 minutes to do the paper work at a firearm store, and have it approved by the Federal Government, which I don't have a real problem with. The Federal Government is checking to see if you are a felon, or you are not wanted, and no court orders against you. In most state you can sell your firearm to anybody else without even filing any paper work. So the same principal should apply for the suppressor.
So see what people think here and see what we can do.
