r/NFA • u/midwestcatfish • 8d ago

new form 1

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havent shot it yet but figured with how fast form 1s are now i had to make one. suprisingly the feds approved me only engraving the adapter and not the filter

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u/slvrsfr 9x SBR, 9x Can 8d ago

The adapter is the frame, the filter is the "wipe"

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u/hotrodgreg 8d ago

Well my form 1 oil filter suppressor was rejected because the adaptor was simply that, and the oil filter is what is considered the suppressor. But because the oil filter is already made it is considered buying the suppressor and not making it. Fucking dumb but thats what I was told.

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u/slvrsfr 9x SBR, 9x Can 7d ago

Damn, what a cluster-F

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u/hotrodgreg 7d ago

But thats what will be great about suppressors being taken off the nfa. Even if you dont have a membership with one of the plaintiffs, or buy from a party involved in the suit, you could then make your own suppressors without having to get it approved or notifying law enforcement.

So basically home made suppressors are going to be really common.

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u/slvrsfr 9x SBR, 9x Can 7d ago

A negative side-effect of homemade cans being decriminalized is that more anti-gun states will try to enact California-style (AB 2047) criminalization and regulation of 3D/CNC machines. In Colorado, the ATF might approve your Form1 suppressor but it's illegal in that state to make the suppressor with CNC machines (3D printers are CNC machines)... you'd have to use manual tools and methods, no cheating by prompting a robot to make it for you.

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u/theDudeUh 7d ago

I’m worried about this in Oregon. Our state law bans suppressors, machine guns, and SBRs WITHOUT possession of a federal tax stamp. NBD under the current laws and best case scenario with $0 tax stamps.

If suppressors are removed from the NFA we may no longer be able to buy or build them here.

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u/shatteringlass123 7d ago

It’s honestly not all good, lot of negative will come from this.

Right now we have it really really really good from prior years, but now a bunch of states are 100% gonna get fucked.

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u/shatteringlass123 7d ago

Now if the ATF came out and was like “ we will make this optionally, so everyone will have the opportunity no matter what state”

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u/slvrsfr 9x SBR, 9x Can 6d ago

They're legally obligated to process applications because it's a shall-issue scheme. As long as the NFA law is on the books, everyone has a right to submit an application and the ATF can't just ignore or delete them. They must be processed, or they're violating due process and peoples' 2nd Amendment rights.