Biggfoot44
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Yes , the entire NFA of '34 is both pointless and unconstitutional. ( Seperate long story about the politics in '34 being skipped here.)
Chance of outright eliminating = zero.
A serious attempt to repeal totally would likely spur the anti's to call for more restrictions.
BUT there are low hanging parts ripe for reform.
CLEO signoffs have been obsolete since about a week after NCIC was created.
Form 20's can be eliminated , or if not greatly simplified.
The technical language and definitions confusing , quixotican and often contradictory.
Other than the concept of having a Tax Stamp at all , 80yrs of inflation have made it trivial compared the origional intent. The big hassle is the wait. The wait times are not linear or sequential. The form 1's and 4's are gathered into batches , then dropped as a stack on the particular examiner assigned to your state's forms. So forms mailed the same week could have a two month window to receive back. But 10 month-ish is recent. And that's just for ATF. For people filing as an Indivuals , there's the CLEO signoff. Of the one that will do so at all , they rarely would simply whip off a signature. They will typically do their own invetagation paralleling the ATF's . My local people who go that route , report 6 weeks to 3 months for CLEO signoff , before it can be sent to ATF.
My local assocates filing w/o CLEO report eFile having single digit week turnaround. IF the submission and aproval both fit within a window where the eFile system is actually working. It seems to be down more than it is ever up.
[ Back at supressors specifically] the main semi-legitiate concern was about illegal hunting. But suprise , that was the same argument anti-crossbow all those years. But with the huge increase of popularity and increases hunting opportunities in the past 5-10yrs , there is no corresponding increase in illegal hunting. The favored tool of poacher for 50+yrs ( probably 100, but let's be conservative ) has been .22lr rifles. Which in broad generalization has about similar noise signature as a supressed centerfire rifle.
The high prices of supressors are to an extent a USA thing. Due to the hassle in buying one , lots of buyers plan to ONLY buy one ever , and therefore want the absolute best-iest of all things very tiny , very light , and Hollywood quiet. In other parts of the world where they can be purchased over the counter , or with minimal hassle , they have different criteria - rugged, simple design, inexpensive , and sort of quiet. If one is hearing safe , or reasonably close , they declare victory. If components burn thru after thousands of rounds , they throw it away , and buy a replacement.
Chance of outright eliminating = zero.
A serious attempt to repeal totally would likely spur the anti's to call for more restrictions.
BUT there are low hanging parts ripe for reform.
CLEO signoffs have been obsolete since about a week after NCIC was created.
Form 20's can be eliminated , or if not greatly simplified.
The technical language and definitions confusing , quixotican and often contradictory.
Other than the concept of having a Tax Stamp at all , 80yrs of inflation have made it trivial compared the origional intent. The big hassle is the wait. The wait times are not linear or sequential. The form 1's and 4's are gathered into batches , then dropped as a stack on the particular examiner assigned to your state's forms. So forms mailed the same week could have a two month window to receive back. But 10 month-ish is recent. And that's just for ATF. For people filing as an Indivuals , there's the CLEO signoff. Of the one that will do so at all , they rarely would simply whip off a signature. They will typically do their own invetagation paralleling the ATF's . My local people who go that route , report 6 weeks to 3 months for CLEO signoff , before it can be sent to ATF.
My local assocates filing w/o CLEO report eFile having single digit week turnaround. IF the submission and aproval both fit within a window where the eFile system is actually working. It seems to be down more than it is ever up.
[ Back at supressors specifically] the main semi-legitiate concern was about illegal hunting. But suprise , that was the same argument anti-crossbow all those years. But with the huge increase of popularity and increases hunting opportunities in the past 5-10yrs , there is no corresponding increase in illegal hunting. The favored tool of poacher for 50+yrs ( probably 100, but let's be conservative ) has been .22lr rifles. Which in broad generalization has about similar noise signature as a supressed centerfire rifle.
The high prices of supressors are to an extent a USA thing. Due to the hassle in buying one , lots of buyers plan to ONLY buy one ever , and therefore want the absolute best-iest of all things very tiny , very light , and Hollywood quiet. In other parts of the world where they can be purchased over the counter , or with minimal hassle , they have different criteria - rugged, simple design, inexpensive , and sort of quiet. If one is hearing safe , or reasonably close , they declare victory. If components burn thru after thousands of rounds , they throw it away , and buy a replacement.
