On Sun, 20 May 2012 12:31:12 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Sun, 20 May 2012 09:48:39 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:




My state, Texas, just allowed hunting with a suppressor, effective September
1st.

Whether you build your own suppressor (usually pretty easy) or buy a
commercial one, the BATF requires a $200 tax for each one.


Why do yo want one for hunting? So as not to scare away the target?

Does it matter?

Why the $200 tax, other than they can get it?

Same reason there is a (the same) tax on transferring automatic weapons.
....m0ostly because the gun grabbers couldn't make them illegal to own.