Wasn’t sure to put this here or in the NFA forum…
Currently, under NFA rules, the acquisition of a suppressor requires the purchaser to be fingerprinted, photographed, and to undergo an extensive background check. The purchaser must then pay a $200 tax to the federal government and the suppressor is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). This is the same cumbersome process required for purchasing a machine gun, short-barreled rifle, and/or short-barreled shotgun.
Cline’s bill would eliminate the process — and the $200 tax — by moving suppressors outside NFA oversight.