Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the tax stamp fee went to $0, there has not been a dramatic increase in wait times. Many in our ranks as gun owners, ...

For decades, suppressors sat on the edge of the hunting world. Plenty of shooters liked the idea of reducing blast and protecting their hearing, but the federal process, extra costs, and lingering ...

A growing trend in the shooting world is the use of suppressors to quiet matters down and be a bit easier on the ears. Suppressors reduce sound intensity and are often called “silencers” which is a ...

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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is making a major move to change how the federal government regulates firearm suppressors. On April 2, 2026, the group filed an amicus brief asking the U.S.