The Year of the Can: The White Hot Silencer Business 20 Days In
Here at SHOT Show, the busiest booths are those of suppressor manufacturers, with retailers and buyers looking for what’s new, when it will ship, and what the pricing will be.
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Explosion of Silence: ATF Gets 150,000 eForm Submissions On First Day of Zero Dollar Tax Stamps
Gun owners from all across the country—except, of course, for California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode
We Don’t Know About the Chinese Calendar, But 2026 is the Year of the Suppressor
On Friday, NSSF announced that it got word that ATF processed over 150,000 eForms on Jan. 1. The normal daily volume is closer to 2,500.
Firearm Instructors Look Ahead to What’s Coming in 2026
Everyone warned about online or ‘Instagram instructors’ who can actually harm the industry. “They’re people who just want to do flashy things with no purpose,” Magowan said. “These are guys who shoot fast but don’t ever show you their targets.”
With the NFA’s Tax Gone, Registration of Silencers, SBRs and SBSs Should Be Gone, Too
That the NFA can no longer be justified as an exercise of Congress’s taxing power on suppressors, SBRs and SBSs and is thus unconstitutional should be the end of this matter.
My Advice? Don’t Wait. Get That Suppressor or SBR Now
My guess is that sales are going to go nuts at the end of the year with buyers planning on registering their NFA items in January. I expect backorders to be very long with supply very hard to get — allocated for dealers and pre-sold to long lists of customers.
Horse, Barn Door: A Dartmouth Student Sounds the Alarm on the Threat Posed by More Affordable Silencers
“Even if silencers have some legitimate uses, removing the federal tax and treating them like common firearm accessories opens the door to widespread abuse. Responsible gun owners can still protect their hearing with earmuffs. Communities can’t protect themselves from gunfire they never hear coming.”
This is a Really Good Time for Gun Companies to Think Smaller
Silencer demand is about to skyrocket, but the two other categories — short-barreled weapons (rifles and shotguns) and the nebulous “any other weapons” — also represent growth segments for smart companies.
The Evolution of the Suppressor Market If (When) the $200 Tax Goes Away Will Be Fun to Watch
That “year after year” bit is key, because the market will evolve. This isn’t just a price change in a static market. There are new segments to open up.
SHORT Act Added to Big Beautiful Bill While Dems Try to Kill Suppressor NFA Deregulation
In a bold legislative move, the U.S. Senate has added language from the SHORT Act—which would deregulate short-barreled rifles (SBRs)