The 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban further compounded this by making threaded barrels a banned criterion in firearms construction. Sound suppressors can aid in the cycling of semi-automatic pistols and act as the ultimate compensator when it comes to reducing recoil.ĭue to misinformation about sound suppressors generated as a result of the NFA and the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968, they by and large remained out of the realm of the average shooter’s experience. This had the detrimental side effect of development in these areas languishing and remaining stagnant until the latter half of the 20 th century.Īlthough often depicted as the tools of assassins, spies and mob hit men sound suppressors offer a number of benefits to the shooter apart from the obvious reduction in noise. Such firearms came under the control of the federal government and required the purchaser to submit fingerprints, photographs, sign-off by a county sheriff, a tax of $200 and an extensive background check.Īs a result, most of these items were put out of the realm of affordability for the average US citizen and in some cases an unfair stigma was attached to them, which persists to this day.
The National Firearms Act was passed in 1934 as a response to sensationalized crimes committed by gangsters and Depression-era bank robbers who wrongfully used firearms and sound suppressors in the commission of their crimes. The reason for this has to do with the first Federal attempt at gun control in the form of the previously mentioned NFA. However, in the United States they are considered an NFA (National Firearms Act) weapon and subject to the same taxes, paperwork and regulation as owning a machine gun, sawed off shotgun or short barreled rifle. Throughout most of the rest of the world they are as regulated as an automobile muffler and can be bought over the counter with no paperwork or are subject to very little regulation. One of the most misunderstood and controversial accessories for shooting enthusiasts in the United States are sound suppressors, more popularly known as silencers.
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