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Suppressor Law

The tax went to zero. The registration, the fingerprints, the background check and the wait did not.

The NFA from Maxim to the $0 tax of 1 January 2026 — what changed and what emphatically did not, the buying process today, the three live federal cases, the pending bills, and the eight states that still say no.

Photo: Hiram Percy Maxim's silencer patent drawing by Hiram Percy Maxim

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    Volumes

    1. Vol 1 Overview — What a Silencer Legally Is, and What Changed
    2. Vol 2 History — Maxim, 1934, and the $200 That Never Moved
    3. Vol 3 1 January 2026 — Exactly What Changed
    4. Vol 4 Buying One — The Process, Start to Finish
    5. Vol 5 The Litigation — Peterson, Comeaux, and the Post-Tax Challenges
    6. Vol 6 Legislation — The Bills, and What Each Would Actually Do
    7. Vol 7 State Law — The Eight, the Forty-Two, and Michigan
    8. Vol 8 Living With It — Engraving, Trusts, Repairs, Loss, and Constructive Possession