Looks like the ATF is reviewing out-dated rules and regulations with an eye to eliminate some, and there are plenty that serve no purpose. There should be as few laws as practical, and a strict review on what laws remain and only keep laws that serve a demonstrable proven record of legitimate public safety.
Here is a start for laws that serve no purpose other than to harass, frustrate, and confuse gun owners, and criminalize arbitrary nonsense.
* Silencers, suppressors. In an era of noise pollution, more populated shooting range locations, and wide-spread hearing loss, these have got to be de-regulated. We mandate mufflers for cars to reduce noise. We should at least allow shooters to easily buy suppressors for their guns. A home defense shooting could cost all in proximity permanent hearing loss. In other countries that are stricter gun control, suppressors are either available or mandated to reduce noise pollution.
* Arbitrary length of weapon classifications and designs. While the terms "handguns" and "longguns" are useful for classifications, they are woefull outdated for legal purposes. It's outrageous and nonsensical to have laws which criminalize putting a shoulder stock on a handgun, have a handgun over X number of inches, or a long-gun under X number of inches. Or an AR15 pistol which is illegal to shoulder, but an AR15 rifle that is legal to shoulder but only with X length barrel, and so forth. None of these laws serve a single articulate legitimate need. The world has "handguns" that shoot rifle rounds, and "longguns" that shoot pistol rounds, so these distinctions are so badly designed and outdated they should be eliminated. Handguns, for instance, are no more lethal with stocks or forward grips. And the definition states that it is meant to be fired one-handed. However, nobody in any firearms profession (ATF, military, law enforcement, etc.) trains primarily to shoot "one-handed" and in fact the most common training is a two handed grip on the handle. So it's woefully outdated. Pistols would actually do well to have a forward vertical grip to control them better for better accuracy, meaning greater public safety and less errant rounds. The same argument is made about pistol shoulder stocks, to increase accuracy meaning less errant rounds and greater public safety. Some lives have certainly been lost due to errant pistol rounds, and even 1 life is 1 too many on that regard, when it could have been controlled better. The whole legal distinction for criminal purposes needs to be eliminated as arbitrary, outdated, and unnecessary nonsense.
*922 - This law requiring a certain number of domestic or foreign parts is absurd. I can think of no other product with the same requirements. It's overly confusing and most gun owners either don't know or understand it.
That's a start. What unreasonable laws would you eliminated.
ATF ordered to cut regulations
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