Silencer Shop
Silencer Shop is a distributor of firearm suppressors and other items regulated under the National Firearms Act. Based in Austin, Texas, it is the largest distributor of firearm suppressors in the country.[1]
History
Dave Matheny founded Silencer Shop in 2010. The company earned $19,000 in revenue within its first month of operations and reached $1 million in annual revenue by 2013.[2] By 2016, the company sold approximately 3,000 silencers per month.[3]
Silencer Shop Kiosk
In 2016, the company introduced identity documentation kiosks at partnering firearm dealerships. The kiosks are designed to facilitate the collection and storage of demographic data required by law, such as fingerprints.[4] The company has distributed more than 1,200 kiosks across the country.[5]
Advocacy
Silencer Shop is the top financial sponsor of the American Suppressor Association,[6] a lobbying group which advocates reduced restrictions on suppressors. In 2020, the group succeeded in overturning a ban on the sale of firearm suppressors to private foreign buyers.[7] The company also sponsors the Second Amendment Foundation.[8]
Silencer Shop CEO Dave Matheny is a member of the American Suppressor Association's board of directors.[9] He has publicly commented on the ATF's NFA application process, claiming that the process hinders people from exercising their rights by imposing a burden of time and money.[10] On March 18, 2015, he testified before the Texas House Legislative Council on HB989, a law clarifying Texas state laws regarding NFA ownership.[11]
Matheny and the company have both donated to right-leaning PACs.[12]
Manufacturers Carried
- Advanced Armament Corporation
- Barret
- Bowers
- CGS
- CMMG
- Crux
- Daniel Defense
- Dead Air Silencers
- F1
- Gemtech
- Griffin Armament
- GunWerks
- Innovative Arms
- Knight’s Armament
- OSS Suppressors
- Palmetto State Defense
- Q
- Radical Firearms
- Ruger
- Rugged Suppressors
- Sig Sauer
- SilencerCo
- Spike’s Tactical
- SureFire
- Tactical Solutions
- Texas Silencer Company
- Thunder Beast Arms
- Yankee Hill Machine
Appearances
- Michael Berry Show
- Matter of Facts
- Black Man with a Gun
- KHOW-AM // Ross Kaminsky Show
- WIND-AM // Chicago's Morning Answer
- Firearms Nation Podcast
- The Silencer Shop Podcast
- Big Honker
- Gun Owners Radio
- Huntin Fool
- Bulletproof with Antonia Okafor
- AR-15 Podcast
- Second Amendment Radio
Reference section
- ↑ Gershman, Ben Kesling, Elizabeth Findell and Jacob (2021-06-17). "Texas Firearms Bill Revives Gun-Rights Strategy Rejected by U.S. Courts in Past". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ Palazzolo, Joe (2013-10-03). "Silencers Loophole Targeted for Closure". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ Jones, Ashby (2016-01-28). "Gun Silencers Sell Briskly Before New Regulation". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ Thornton, Nathan (2019-03-11). "Buying a Suppressor with Silencer Shop's SID Kiosks". International Sportsman. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "How to Use a Silencer Shop Kiosk". www.silencershop.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ asa_admin (2020-03-12). "SILENCER SHOP RENEWS TIER 1 SPONSORSHIP OF ASA". American Suppressor Association. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ LaForgia, Michael; Vogel, Kenneth P. (2020-07-13). "Inside the White House, a Gun Industry Lobbyist Delivers for His Former Patrons". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "Second Amendment Foundation". Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "Staff". American Suppressor Association. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "House Republicans Fight ATF's Attempt To Bog Gun Purchases Down". The Federalist. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ [tlchouse.granicus.com "Criminal Jurisprudence"] Check
|url=value (help). March 18, 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-20. - ↑ Valentine, Matt. "How Silencers Became the Next Gun Control Fight". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
External links section
American Suppressor Association
National Shooting Sports Foundation
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