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<blockquote data-quote="1911user" data-source="post: 1061062" data-attributes="member: 543"><p>The simple answer is FDR wanted to ban silencers entirely along with just about everything except common rifles and shotguns. Pistols were going to be treated the same as machine guns and silencers, but pistols were pulled from the bill to ensure passage. FDR (and cronies) thought the pesky 2nd Amendment would be a problem in court since they were having enough problems with other legislation already. Simple solution: tax them out of existence instead of a ban. </p><p></p><p>The current $200 transfer tax hasn't changed since 1934. That was back when a nice Thompson subgun sold new for $25-30 and a good Maxim silencer would have been only a few dollars. At least inflation has been good for something...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1911user, post: 1061062, member: 543"] The simple answer is FDR wanted to ban silencers entirely along with just about everything except common rifles and shotguns. Pistols were going to be treated the same as machine guns and silencers, but pistols were pulled from the bill to ensure passage. FDR (and cronies) thought the pesky 2nd Amendment would be a problem in court since they were having enough problems with other legislation already. Simple solution: tax them out of existence instead of a ban. The current $200 transfer tax hasn't changed since 1934. That was back when a nice Thompson subgun sold new for $25-30 and a good Maxim silencer would have been only a few dollars. At least inflation has been good for something... [/QUOTE]
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