tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post8646350394953505676..comments2024-02-13T14:28:21.282-05:00Comments on New Jovian Thunderbolt: UBCNew Jovian Thunderbolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-16725092319682858982014-12-16T13:51:39.458-05:002014-12-16T13:51:39.458-05:00Suppressors were put on the NFA as part of a last ...Suppressors were put on the NFA as part of a last ditch effort to prevent FDR from banning pistol ownership.<br /><br />The word "pistol" was replaced with the word "silencer" at the last moment.<br /><br />When you know this, the tax on short barrelled rifles and shotguns, and the weird language in the suppressor section starts to make sense. It was all originally about preventing people from making pistols by cutting down long arms, or by assembling pistols out of the huge store of pistol parts in inventory.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.com