OPINION: Outdated suppressor ban leaves Alaskans in legal limbo after TX court ruling
Last month I wrote about suppressors and told you most Alaskans were not affected by a federal court ruling in Texas. That was true then. Not true after yesterday, and the change has still left Alaska in a legal mess we need to
OPINION: Feds ease up on suppressors, but Alaska still calls them ‘prohibited’ weapons
The suppressor part of our law is particularly hard to defend because Alaska already lets people hunt with them. We have one Alaska law telling you that you can put a suppressor on your rifle and go hunting, while another Alaska law calls that same suppressor
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