Suppressor wait times

[ID_Matt]

Submitted 6/15/23
Approved 12/4/23

My dad just had one approved in about the same time frame. June was a good month to submit I guess!

 

[buckshot-0]

AB Raptor 10
Certified 3/15/23
Approved 12/04/23
Silencer Shop trust.
Finally

 

[rackcity24]

Diligence defense LTI
Certified 5/3/2023
Approved 12/5/2023

Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk

 

[6.5x284]

Diligence defense LTI
Certified 5/3/2023
Approved 12/5/2023

Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk

Congrats! I'm waiting on one of those from June!

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

I feel bad to even post this, but just adding as a point of reference of how f’d up this whole process is. I have had 3 other silencers approved in the last 2 years with wait times from 5-9 months on each.

Scythe-Ti, Silencershop Single Shot Trust

Certified 10/12/2023
Approved 12/8/2023

 

[4090Sharps]

I feel bad to even post this, but just adding as a point of reference of how f’d up this whole process is. I have had 3 other silencers approved in the last year with wait times from 5-9 months on each.

Scythe-Ti, Silencershop Single Shot Trust

Certified 10/12/2023
Approved 12/8/2023

Congratulations! Today is day 200 of my AB Raptor 10. Come on, ATF!

 

[TxLite]

I feel bad to even post this, but just adding as a point of reference of how f’d up this whole process is. I have had 3 other silencers approved in the last year with wait times from 5-9 months on each.

Scythe-Ti, Silencershop Single Shot Trust

Certified 10/12/2023
Approved 12/8/2023

Giving me hope. Certified 10/5

 

[Bluefish]

I am still waiting on July, august, and September certifications. Waits are all over the place, some short, some really long. I saw a graphic of wait time vs submission date Used to be pretty linear, but recently it lost all semblance of a pattern.

 

[TxLite]

I am still waiting on July, august, and September certifications. Waits are all over the place, some short, some really long. I saw a graphic of wait time vs submission date Used to be pretty linear, but recently it lost all semblance of a pattern.

I think it’s always bounced around a bit or at least had quite a few outliers. My first one in 2017 took 11 months. The next two in 2019 were at 2 months while some guys were waiting over a year.

 

[Hnthrdr]

I feel bad to even post this, but just adding as a point of reference of how f’d up this whole process is. I have had 3 other silencers approved in the last 2 years with wait times from 5-9 months on each.

Scythe-Ti, Silencershop Single Shot Trust

Certified 10/12/2023
Approved 12/8/2023

Wut?! thats amazing. Glad that someone got theirs quick, I was 10 months for my first two, now I’m 6months deep on my next two…

 

[pattimusprime22]

I feel bad to even post this, but just adding as a point of reference of how f’d up this whole process is. I have had 3 other silencers approved in the last 2 years with wait times from 5-9 months on each.

Scythe-Ti, Silencershop Single Shot Trust

Certified 10/12/2023
Approved 12/8/2023

Congrats! This gives us all that shimmer of hope for reasonable approval times

 

[feanor]

I just got mine at 9 months

 

[madgrad02]

I feel bad to even post this, but just adding as a point of reference of how f’d up this whole process is. I have had 3 other silencers approved in the last 2 years with wait times from 5-9 months on each.

Scythe-Ti, Silencershop Single Shot Trust

Certified 10/12/2023
Approved 12/8/2023

well I am not holding my breath - also certified my Scythe-Ti that same day... pass some of that good mojo this way!

3 in total waiting... hopefully sooner than later!

 

[eltaco]

I feel bad to even post this, but just adding as a point of reference of how f’d up this whole process is. I have had 3 other silencers approved in the last 2 years with wait times from 5-9 months on each.

Scythe-Ti, Silencershop Single Shot Trust

Certified 10/12/2023
Approved 12/8/2023

Love it!

I am waiting on a Scythe-Ti with a SilencerShop Individual from September. Hate to see some of these guys waiting so long, but also fun to have a glimmer of hope not everyone ends up waiting 10mo+!

 

[dieselchessy]

11/21/2022 and still waiting.
Guess they have to keep the average up somehow.

 

[6.5x284]

11/21/2022 and still waiting.
Guess they have to keep the average up somehow.

ouch

 

[Bluefish]

11/21/2022 and still waiting.
Guess they have to keep the average up somehow.

I would be calling my congressman and senator. That’s way outside the normal wait.

 

[Vern400]

My understanding is that the hearing protection act is being put forward in Congress again. We need to get together when petitions and opportunities to write congressman come up and spam the crap out of those guys.

In europe, if you shoot a high-powered rifle without a suppressor you're considered somewhat of a barbarian and not considerate of your neighbors. There are no special restrictions on suppressors and most of Europe although the guns are tightly regulated. There's a lot of precedent that says it's suppressors really aren't a huge safety issue to the public.

The way the Bill's written right now I understand all you guys are going to get your 200 bucks back.

Of course when they're legalized there will be a huge shortage. Then the companies that don't know how to run their business without huge prices will go under. But the competition will bring up some good suppressors at a much much lower price than what we have to pay today. That's if the free enterprise system is allowed to work like it should.

 

[Axlrod]

My understanding is that the hearing protection act is being put forward in Congress again. We need to get together when petitions and opportunities to write congressman come up and spam the crap out of those guys.

In europe, if you shoot a high-powered rifle without a suppressor you're considered somewhat of a barbarian and not considerate of your neighbors. There are no special restrictions on suppressors and most of Europe although the guns are tightly regulated. There's a lot of precedent that says it's suppressors really aren't a huge safety issue to the public.

The way the Bill's written right now I understand all you guys are going to get your 200 bucks back.

Of course when they're legalized there will be a huge shortage. Then the companies that don't know how to run their business without huge prices will go under. But the competition will bring up some good suppressors at a much much lower price than what we have to pay today. That's if the free enterprise system is allowed to work like it should.

It was introduced again Jan 9. According to Govtrak it has 2% chance of getting past committee and 0% chance of being enacted.

Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 152)

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.

www.govtrack.us

It went no where when Trump was in office and the GOP controlled both chambers of congress. Don jr. was even shown at a photo op at one of the big manufactures of suppressors. It is dead.

Hearing Protection Act: 2024 Status – Silencer Central

For a few years now, we’ve heard talk of the Hearing Protection Act. It has promised to make silencer ownership easy and free of burdensome paperwork, expensive tax stamps, and Federal registration.

www.silencercentral.com

 

[Sevens]

I would just like there to be some fast-track approval for individuals who’ve already gone through the process. You wait your ~9 months for the first one, but then anything you buy for the next, say, 4 years is auto approved or works like buying a rifle.

At the very least, there should required batch approval for folks with multiple in the queue. It’s all electronic now, seems like it shouldn’t be hard to link new applications for the same person or trust together automatically.

I know we all make this complaint about the inefficiency of the process, I’m just frustrated. Have 2 suppressors I can go use, don’t see why I can’t have my other two in the queue now.