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KaiserB wrote: This included fashioning a 2 liter bottle for the end of your rifle to make a poor mans silencer. Assembly of said parts or possession of parts that could be readily assembled require a Form 1 and a Tax Stamp,

KaiserB wrote:

JJVP wrote:A suppresor adapter is not an NFA item. Google search found dozens of places that sell suppresor adapters. If an adapter was an NFA item, then a threaded barrel would also be an NFA item. The suppresor itself is the NFA item. The same as a lower being the "gun", but not the upper in an AR-15. If you buy it online, you have to get it through an FFL. Not so for an upper.

The above is my opinion only. IANAL nor stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Parts that can be fashioned or assembled into a silencer or suppressor are considered NFA items under current ATF rules and case law. This included fashioning a 2 liter bottle for the end of your rifle to make a poor mans silencer. Assembly of said parts or possession of parts that could be readily assembled require a Form 1 and a Tax Stamp,

You are correct in 1 point in that a booster or adapter for a suppressor is not considered an NFA controlled part in some instances, however adapter made to fit items on barrels that could be used to silence, quiet or supress the sound of gunfire are considered NFA regulated parts.

See: http://www.atf.gov/publications/downloa ... pter-2.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

NOTE: the language in the definition of silencer contains no provisions that permit an owner of a
registered silencer to possess spare or replacement components for the silencer. However, licensed
manufacturers who are SOTs may possess spare silencer components in conjunction with their
manufacturing operations.

2.1.7 Silencer. A firearm silencer and a firearm muffler are defined as any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm.18 Firearm silencers are generally composed of an outer tube, internal baffles, a front end cap, and a rear end cap.

The definition of a silencer also includes any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a firearm silencer or firearm muffler.
The following illustration depicts parts that are designed and intended for use in assembling a firearm silencer. Another example of parts redesigned and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a firearm silencer are automotive engine freeze plugs that have been modified by drilling a hole through their center to permit passage of a bullet.
Also included within the silencer definition is any part intended only for use in the assembly or fabrication of a firearm silencer.

Any of the above illustrated components meet the definition of a firearm silencer and are subject to the NFA. NOTE: the language in the definition of silencer contains no provisions that permit an owner of a registered silencer to possess spare or replacement components for the silencer. However, licensed manufacturers who are SOTs may possess spare silencer components in conjunction with their manufacturing operations.

OldCannon wrote:They can claim whatever they want. When the ATF sees it, they will say it's NFA. The rest will be decided in court, LONG after all your firearms and money are gone.

hpcatx wrote:Both ads appear to be for the thread adapters, not the actual suppressors, and therefore are not NFA restricted. You can purchase threaded barrels, adapters, thread protectors, etc., online (at least before the recent run on all things gun related) and the parts do not require FFL transfers.