In a decision that could have broad implications throughout the silencer industry as well as with shooters/consumers, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATFE or ATF) has notified silencer manufacturer Dead Air Armament that the wipes used in their Ghost M silencer is a silencer part…

…Historically, the ATF has viewed wipes made of rubber or other disposable materials not to be silencer parts, making them replaceable by the end user. Replacing actual silencer parts, no matter how small, can only be accomplished by an FFL/SOT.

Source: BREAKING: ATF Decides Dead Air Wipes Are Silencer Parts – The Firearm BlogThe Firearm Blog

We are back to the Clinton Era shenanigans by ATF.  Back in the day, they would arrest people for having illegal silencer parts that later on trial turned out to be nothing more than regular rubber washers for sinister applications such as garden hoses or absorbing vibration.

And in most cases, the case would reach court (eventually) and the judge would make a decision (eventually) that those were not silencer parts and you would be free after a considerable expenditure of money.  And what was the punishment given to the ATF agents for wasting the time of the courts and the monies of the taxpayers engaging in such ridiculous persecution? You silly Bug! You are talking about an agency that sent weapons to Mexican Cartels, weapons that were responsible for God Knows how many dead so far and the death of two American Law Enforcement Agents and nobody got as much as a reprimand! Arresting somebody under a fake interpretation of rules they make up as they please and subjecting him to shame and financial ruination? Hell, they probably got an attaboy!

And you all were giddy about the White Paper thinking the agency under this administration would behave more friendly to Gun Owners.

For some reason I vaguely seem to recall something said  about this predator and his spots.