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by rtschl
Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:00 pm
Forum: General Legislative Discussions
Topic: Texas-Made Suppressors Exempt From NFA Regulations HB 957
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Re: Texas-Made Suppressors Exempt From NFA Regulations HB 957

Don't forget Kansas tried this and people have been convicted on federal charges. I would not touch a non NFA Taxed suppresser.

I couldn't find it but I remember someone (gun friendly) on Twitter making the argument that the problem is not that it's an interstate commerce /state's rights 10th Amendment issue, but a tax issue, which gives the Feds legal authority regarding suppressors. You have to pay a federal tax for it. That has nothing to do with interstate commerce and as we can see in the case of the Kansas law that the Feds charged and convicted people. I think that is as wrong as ObamaCare being a Tax, but unless the Congress or the Supreme Court changes it, I think the same will happen here as it did in Kansas:

A retailer there then began selling unregistered suppressors. He, along with one of his customers, was arrested by the ATF, prosecuted and convicted. They appealed to the Supreme Court, but were denied cert.

The article below I'm citing has links about the case in Kansas.

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/texas ... egulation/

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